Gear Vendor, no shift?

[ghputnam]

Installed GV 50K ago, worked ok but now it takes 10 miles on the interstate for it to go into gear. Outside temp does not seem to matter. I change the oil every 10K or so (synthetic). Have e-mailed GV but get no responce. After I drive for a 1/2 hr it will go in fine for the rest of the trip. The next day we start all over again. Any thoughts?

 

[JohnBoy5]

i am not sure how these things work. why dont you call them?

 

[ata]

Have you taken the internal filter out and cleaned it. I had the same problem with mine. I could not believe all the metal fines that where in it. Anyhow it worked fine after the filter cleaning.

 

[MFerraro]

I am considering a gear vendors for my truck. Would like to hear what you guys think of the unit.

 

[JMarketos]

I installed a GV unit on my truck little over a year ago. I'm pretty sure that I made a post about it, and shared info like the PN of the rear axle flange (used if you want to make a new custom drive shaft and keep your original one intact). I have had no problems at all with the GV unit, but honestly I only have put about 2K miles on it since install.

 

[NIsaacs]

They use a special set of double contacts for the power to the shift motor, simular to a two speed rear axle. They can be troublesome with age.



Nick

 

[joet]

I put one in my 96 4x4, had the drive shaft shorten and balance. Every thing was ok for the first thousand miles, then I started to get a vibration at 55 MPH. GV told me it was the drive shaft. I took the truck to another guy, who does a lot of drive shaft, After a month and three items stolen from my truck, he made a one piece drive shaft with the slip joint at the GV unit. I was glad to leave that place, but still had a vibration. GV reconmended a guy in Bakersfield and he made a one piece shaft that bolted to the

output shaft of the GVunit with a slip joint just after that. Looked good, but still had a vib. GV said to try hose clamps. Did that and it did help some. Loosen the engine mounts and drove it ten feet. Not much help. Tryed without the tires no change. (Most of the checks done on jacks) Then I read that someone had a shock mount on the GV unit. That dampen 95% of the vib. You know you can't use the exhaust brake in o/d, so when I decel and want to come out of o/d to use the exh brake, the transfer case and trans has to change rpm right now. I don't like the noise that makes. During accleration it's not noticalbe.



96 2500 4x4, #10TST plate, 4" exh, exh brake