Best Tranny Mod
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Best Tranny Mod
The only thing I have ever worried about my truck is the transmission. I honestly have no reason to be worried but I know how much a new one costs so i was wondering what I could do to keep having to replace it for awhile.
Heres what I have
Early 99
Auto (replaced w/Ford tranny probly 35k miles ago)
138k miles
35 inch tires
Superchip 1705 on extreme
I pull a 7x14 enclosed landscaping trailer.
My question:
What can I do to keep my tranny together for another 100k miles??
Any mods, I would like to complete them myself but I have a good mechanic that can do any work. Thanks in advance.
Heres what I have
Early 99
Auto (replaced w/Ford tranny probly 35k miles ago)
138k miles
35 inch tires
Superchip 1705 on extreme
I pull a 7x14 enclosed landscaping trailer.
My question:
What can I do to keep my tranny together for another 100k miles??
Any mods, I would like to complete them myself but I have a good mechanic that can do any work. Thanks in advance.
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Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Damon (South East Texas)
A BTS or John Wood accumulator valve body would be a good start. If you are so inclined, you could install a TransGo Tugger2 shift kit in the valve bodies youself. A larger trans cooler such as the 6.0 or an add-on like the TruCool would extend the trans life.
Lead Driver
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Posts: 8,298
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From: Damon (South East Texas)
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From: La La Land
Well, I watched all half hour of their video, after taking five minutes or so to download it.
Why, pray-tell, did they drop the solenoid pack, or for that matter, the main valve body?
All they did was change the accumulator springs. They didn't even address the habitually-leaky and sticky line pressure modulator valve plunger and sleeve in the accumulator body!
I guess I could understand it if they decided that something in the pack or main body needed cleaning or something, but nada! They did nothing! Changed a gasket? Huh?
I'm sorry, but this doesn't instill any confidence in Transgo's product line at all for me!
Other than an initial orientation to inside the pan (and for a beginner it'll be worthwhile), there's nothing really there....
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Why, pray-tell, did they drop the solenoid pack, or for that matter, the main valve body?
All they did was change the accumulator springs. They didn't even address the habitually-leaky and sticky line pressure modulator valve plunger and sleeve in the accumulator body!
I guess I could understand it if they decided that something in the pack or main body needed cleaning or something, but nada! They did nothing! Changed a gasket? Huh?
I'm sorry, but this doesn't instill any confidence in Transgo's product line at all for me!
Other than an initial orientation to inside the pan (and for a beginner it'll be worthwhile), there's nothing really there....
Pop
Cargo Master
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Man Cave
I put the John Woods VB in which also come with a Transgo Plate. It made a big difference to the shifts. Firm but not to firm. Its supposed to decrease heat build up during shift due to less slippage. For a couple hundred bucks I think its money well spent.
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From: Northeast TN
Well, I watched all half hour of their video, after taking five minutes or so to download it.
Why, pray-tell, did they drop the solenoid pack, or for that matter, the main valve body?
All they did was change the accumulator springs. They didn't even address the habitually-leaky and sticky line pressure modulator valve plunger and sleeve in the accumulator body!
I guess I could understand it if they decided that something in the pack or main body needed cleaning or something, but nada! They did nothing! Changed a gasket? Huh?
I'm sorry, but this doesn't instill any confidence in Transgo's product line at all for me!
Other than an initial orientation to inside the pan (and for a beginner it'll be worthwhile), there's nothing really there....
Pop
Why, pray-tell, did they drop the solenoid pack, or for that matter, the main valve body?
All they did was change the accumulator springs. They didn't even address the habitually-leaky and sticky line pressure modulator valve plunger and sleeve in the accumulator body!
I guess I could understand it if they decided that something in the pack or main body needed cleaning or something, but nada! They did nothing! Changed a gasket? Huh?
I'm sorry, but this doesn't instill any confidence in Transgo's product line at all for me!
Other than an initial orientation to inside the pan (and for a beginner it'll be worthwhile), there's nothing really there....
Pop
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Joined: Jan 2002
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From: La La Land
There are several steps in the instructions that aren't in the video. <snip> Mike and Joe both did great writeups on the transgo install.Transgo Tugger Kit Install by Mike
And yes, I had already read Mike's (and Joe's) very comprehensive write-up back when he did it. I guess I just expected to see more of the whole thing, given that it took them a half hour to show what they did.
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