12 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 94-98 Discussion of 12 Valve 5.9 Liter Dodge Cummins Diesels with P7100 Injection Pumps

Auto trans rebuild time?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 11-15-2010, 07:43 PM
Swinky's Avatar
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Auto trans rebuild time?

Okay guys my trans has just slowly been going away for the past couple of months, shifts okay but slips horribly I got beat by a stock 7.3 the other day anyways its starting to come back to life and isnt slipping near as bad. I drove the **** out of it yesterday and got in it today and the thing feels way better. Is there any way I have so much grit in my fluid that its gripping more? I know im rambling and it sounds stupid but I just want to know what would cause this.
 
  #2  
Old 11-16-2010, 06:48 PM
blazier18's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: knox county tn
Posts: 1,176
Received 28 Likes on 28 Posts
Default

idk have u checked ur fluid? mine dont slip at all so i couldnt tell u yes or no. it could also be bands need adjusting i had mine adjusted well over a month ago. wat color or smell is your fluid?
 
  #3  
Old 11-16-2010, 07:17 PM
monster12valve's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: willowick, ohio
Posts: 1,355
Received 47 Likes on 44 Posts
Default

truck building the same boost as it was when it was slipping? unfortunetly u cant beat ur tranny into being stronger.... prob need a hd tc
 
  #4  
Old 11-16-2010, 07:41 PM
v8440's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

Let me see if I understand this correctly: Your transmission has been giving you trouble for MONTHS, but you raced your truck the other day? Am I the only person who sees something wrong here? Have you checked even the most basic of things, like: Is the fluid level correct? What does the fluid look like? If your truck has a manual kickdown linkage, is it adjusted properly? If you don't know the answer to any of these questions, or don't understand what they're about, stop racing your truck and get someone who knows what they're doing to look at the transmission. I'm sorry if I come across as harsh here, but if you race a truck with a slipping transmission you're basically formally requesting in writing to have the transmission fail on you.

I can promise you this: If it fails and you have to foot the bill yourself, you will have a newfound respect for both your truck and the cost of abusing it.
 
  #5  
Old 11-19-2010, 07:06 AM
Swinky's Avatar
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

The trans is stock with 185k on it. It went out completely the day after I posted that. I guess its just one of those things that runs its best right before it goes out.

---AutoMerged DoublePost---

Originally Posted by v8440
I can promise you this: If it fails and you have to foot the bill yourself, you will have a newfound respect for both your truck and the cost of abusing it.
Yeah I knew it was going to need to be rebuilt so I didnt even really care try and take care of it. and i was getting 9 mpg with it slipping as bad as it was diesels 3.20 a gallon here soo thats not happening.
 

Last edited by Swinky; 11-19-2010 at 07:06 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
  #6  
Old 11-22-2010, 09:03 AM
v8440's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

It must have been slipping something terrible to get 9 mpg. Hopefully it didn't eat a bunch of hard parts up when it went.
 
  #7  
Old 11-22-2010, 05:01 PM
12vcummins96's Avatar
Administrator

Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Pearland Tx
Posts: 5,765
Received 340 Likes on 273 Posts
Default

i agree
 
  #8  
Old 11-24-2010, 03:04 AM
Cody Cummins's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Mercersburg, PA
Posts: 372
Received 12 Likes on 12 Posts
Default

yea i had mine rebuilt at 165k got 242k on it now and everything seems to be smooth! But here is a tip, when you do get it rebuilt make sure and do it right, and put some heavy duty parts in!
 
  #9  
Old 11-24-2010, 11:40 AM
big willy's Avatar
Diesel Wrench
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Columbia, Tn
Posts: 730
Received 38 Likes on 24 Posts
Default

yes heavy duty parts is the best thing you can do next to just going out and buying a suncoast or something cus i've got a stock tranny that'll hold 600 hp thanks to some heavy duty parts
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
DieselDan_5.9
5.9 Liter CR Dodge Cummins 03-07
3
07-30-2015 07:05 AM
Walker.B
LB7 Performance
2
06-29-2015 09:38 PM
kydieseltech
24 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 98.5-02
5
05-28-2015 05:00 AM
apehangerjoe
Chevy/GMC 6.2L and 6.5L
2
03-26-2015 03:01 AM
countryboy040993
12 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 94-98
22
11-12-2014 11:25 AM



Quick Reply: Auto trans rebuild time?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:19 PM.