2006 Ram 2500 diesel reliability past 135K?
I have a 2006 Ram 2500 Diesel with 48RE auto transmission with 135K miles on it. I've kept up the maintenance on it and in addition to that, had most ball and u-joints replaced plus most of the hoses....
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There's no cure for the crusties. You can make repairs to the body panels for appearance but when the frame gets soft there's the end for most vehicles.
BTW, I saw a "highways" plow one morning last year that was just sitting in the middle of the road. I believe it was an International. One of the suspension brackets was rusted off. Couldn't even drive it out of the road without unloading the sand. I found out later the truck had 175,000km on the clock. We all know that power train has a lot more life in it but the constant duty of spreading sand and salt in front of the drive wheels meant an early death for the frame.
BTW, I saw a "highways" plow one morning last year that was just sitting in the middle of the road. I believe it was an International. One of the suspension brackets was rusted off. Couldn't even drive it out of the road without unloading the sand. I found out later the truck had 175,000km on the clock. We all know that power train has a lot more life in it but the constant duty of spreading sand and salt in front of the drive wheels meant an early death for the frame.
