Transmission
Fleet Mechanic
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wonder if it would be a good idea on truck with some miles, some of them towing miles, to go through the effort to drop valve body, find the bolts and remove them, add some maybe blue locktit and reinstalled at proper torque.. ?? sounds like an expensive problem that can be corrected quite cheaply. not having to be towed somewhere is alway better in my book. who how hard is this to do?? any video of the procedure??
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Originally Posted by Pastor Jared Parmley
Does anyone have a pic of the feed bolts that could be loose? Thanks
Originally Posted by carl2591
wonder if it would be a good idea on truck with some miles, some of them towing miles, to go through the effort to drop valve body, find the bolts and remove them, add some maybe blue locktit and reinstalled at proper torque.. ?? sounds like an expensive problem that can be corrected quite cheaply. not having to be towed somewhere is alway better in my book. who how hard is this to do?? any video of the procedure??
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The reason they say not to reuse them is they are coated with a dry threadlocking sealant. If the threads of the Feed bolts, Center Support, and OD-Intermediate Cylinder are cleaned & dried, a threadlocker can be applied and bolts retorqued. One of the reasons the bolts loosen is wear on the Center Support pads; causing movement as the clutches apply. Retorquing them can buy some more transmission time, but does not address the root cause.
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