Dodge Test Drive(s)
Well today was the day to do a couple test drives. Back ground. We are currently on our second Dodge/Cummins. We purchased a 1 or 2 year old 1993 Std Cab 4x4 Dodge/Cummins and drove and towed wi...
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Me Again wrote:
In June of 2001 we purchased a new 2001.5 Std Cab 4x4 Dodge/Cummins 235HP/460TQ auto tranny truck.
In the summer of 2004 we upgraded from our 26' Terry 5th wheel to a 29' Cardinal 5th wheel. At 32K on the clock I had the 47RE transmission custom built for towing at DTT in BC, Canada, added stage one injectors, and a Edge Comp in timing only mode, DTT smart controller, replace the front half of me MagnaFlow SS 4" exhaust with a Banks 4" turbo mounted exhaust brake, Banks down tube and intermendiate pipe. Later came a PDR-35-12W turbo. At around 325HP and 650TQ at the rear wheels it tows our 12,400 pound trailer very well, delivering average fuel mileage of over 12MPG on long trips. The Dodge has 104K on the clock and is now broken in.
And the custom tranny failed!!!!
Chris
Rather then a new truck we are rebuilding the transmission in our 2001. Chris
Well spent the morning at the tranny shop, and this is what we found. Broken 'direct clutch pressure plate'.
So for those the are interested. The part that broke is number 26 in the on left of second line.
To add more clutches and the part being squared off, they use a direct clutch pressure plate that is machined down like this around the out edge where the snap ring goes.
