Yeah, damn, nothing like tryin' to keep his hopes up on getting the thing fixed :nope:

He who does his homework doesn't fail in the end!:moon: Seriously They are a joke when it comes to customer service! The B*$cH that owns it only has one thing on her mind!!! Money!!! When you burn someone for 8k and think it's no big deal the word will get out in the diesel community!! Long story short a seal installed backwards = fried tranny in 100 miles cost to replace 8k plus labor! Claim responsibility you would think!
NOT!! 6 months later and only after legal litigation was case closed! Didn't have to go that way! Customer service is what?? Sorry to rant hate to see a freind get burned like that!! and as time goes on this poor guy will fill us in on what they do! TO HIM!!:argh:

While I understand your frustration, he already has the unit, so lets focus more on supporting him through his dilemma rather than to take the opportunity to relentlessly bash a manufacturer.

Metal in pan is bad, but how much? Some is normal. Is it steel or aluminum?

Have you performed a pressure test to see what line and clutch pressures are? Have you checked codes? A TV motor failure can cause this as well. How about shifts? Shifts seem like they are soft or take forever? Does it go through all 4 gears? Lock up correctly?

had the same shudder on mine last time i had the auto before the swap ended up being a direct drive drum cooked and all clutches blown that was after 6 days lol got it rebuild and did the stick swap

it shifts fine. still firm. as long as i'm in higher gears i'm good no problems. i'll take a magnet to the shavings and see what it is.

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how hard was the stick swap?? been thinking about it if i cant get this thing all figured out

easy i did a small write up on bombers here cost 4200 with a valair dd clutch and hydros from tony at mightydiesel i went with a g56 did the swap in the back alley with one friend in 2 days we also converted his to stick now too his is a 01 tho

sweet i'm going to look that up to see about it just incase i cant get this problem fixed

Did you get the single or multi disc BD converter? Also, is this from a stop or in the top gears like its not holding in the lock up?

from a stop. i was told that it was a multi but i got it off a guy that totaled his truck so that is why i'm thinking it could be the converter