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carringb
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Jul 23, 2012

Anyone knowledgeable on the Aisin (Ram) 6-speed?

One of my trucks ('08 Sterling 4500) is showing some shifting errors under light to moderate throttle. Heavy throttle it generally shifts fine. Intermittently it will miss the 1->2 shift, and hold 1st...
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SoCalDesertRid1
Explorer II
Jul 23, 2012
A 4500/5500 cab/chassis truck used for commercial purposes is often a very heavily used and abused truck. It's service intervals would fall under the 'severe' category. If the owner's manual says change it at 7500 miles, that's what I would do.

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