another dead torqe-shift tranny

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Jul 15, 2006 | 04:45 PM

james gang 1001

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another dead torqe-shift tranny

Well I just got home from dropping of my 2005 4x4 F-450 at the dealer . The transmission was acting up again (snapring failure) this is the secound time it has failed, the first time was at 14000 miles now I have 16000 miles on it . I'm so pissed off It's gonna take two weeks to fix and who knows how long it's gonna last this time.I pull a 18000# gooseneck trailer around on occasion but thats what this truck is made for. I don't know if I'm gonna keep this thing or not. I went through 5 e4od trannys in my 92 f-350 it was the planetary gear in all of those that went bad . Im thinking about a kodiak 4x4 with the allison auto .Does any body have any suggestions

Jul 15, 2006 | 05:08 PM

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It does sound like you need more truck or a manual tranny.

Jul 15, 2006 | 05:43 PM

IB Tim

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They may have put the first one on backwards.

Jul 16, 2006 | 08:55 AM

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i suggest pulling that much weight around to get a bigger truck.

i went through one e4od tranny on my 1995 f350, and it went out at 122k miles.

no 2004 torqushift probs yet, 44k miles.

Jul 16, 2006 | 09:52 AM

Customz

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you are exceeding the tow rating on that truck by several thousand pounds. No wonder the tranny is failing. Get a bigger truck.

BTW-it isn't the trucks fault, its the operators.

Jul 16, 2006 | 11:52 AM

james gang 1001

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sorry customz paperwork says it's rated for 17200 # for trailer weight

Jul 16, 2006 | 11:56 AM

NavyPowerstroker

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And you said just the trailer is 18000# right? That would be over. Then add whatever you are putting on that trailer. Sounds like it is the jockey not the horse to me.

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Jul 17, 2006 | 10:04 AM

Mark Oomkes

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Originally Posted by Customz

BTW-it isn't the trucks fault, its the operators.

This is BS. My '04 550 has gone through 2 snap rings\cases as well. 2 different operators over 2 years.

The weight may have something to do with it, because mine is right at the max, but they still ought to hold up. I bought a 550 because I knew I would overload a 450.

TransGo has a shift kit and a snap ring that is supposedly 400% stronger. I have both in my 550's and so far so good. Ford warranted the case, TC, and overhaul kit, I paid the labor and parts for the rest. I'm not an expert, but my repair shop said that one of the pressures on the snap ring is over 400 PSI which they said is waaaaaay too much. The shift kit drops it down 25%.