Got my new 05 with G56 and have a ????

[LJFiler]

I picked up my 05 3500 SRW 4x4 with the G56 in it this weekend. When I got to the dealership I had asked the extra quart of transmission fluid had been added to the transmission, salesman said that my transmission “according to the VIN was not included in the recall that needed the extra quart of oil. ” Has anyone heard of this being correct? Did some of them come from the factory with the proper amount of oil? I drove the truck home which is 200 miles with no problems. So either the salesman was correct or I just got lucky. The more miles that I drove the better the transmission shift, no real complaints about the truck so far, but only time will tell.

 

[johnsdodge]

I just checked with my service manager and he confirmed that only the early G56's needed the extra fluid.

 

[AfterBurner]

How do you like that transmission so far?

 

[Chaw]

I will jump on this one. I have been driving a G56 for a couple of days (400miles) and love the shifting so far. I had a NV5600 in my 2000 dually and also got the chance to drive a 05 truck with the 5600 still on a dealers lot. The G56 seems to be a more positive shift and the clutch comes in very smooth. I have will have to get used to the . 79 overdrive. The engine turns 2200 at 70. This truck will need to have at least 33" tires to bring the RPM's down a little.

 

[LJFiler]

I have only driven the truck 200 miles, and have no complaints with the transmission. My 01 has the 5600 transmission, but I think that the stock G56 shifts better than the stock 5600. I also have to agree that it is going to take some time to get used to the 2200 rpm's at 70. I will keep you posted as the miles are clocked on the new truck.

 

[dhill]

I just checked with my service manager and he confirmed that only the early G56's needed the extra fluid.

So how do we determine if we have an early one or not?

 

[100 Proof]

So how do we determine if we have an early one or not?

Check the fluid. If it's a quart low, you have the early one. :-laf



100 Proof



(Just kidding. Sometimes I can't help myself. )

 

[klenger]

Given that they only started delivering G56's about a month ago, aren't they all the early ones? And since they were all on hold, they pretty much all got delivered at the same time.



This is sort of like the quotes:

"The next time you don't get the memo, send me an email and I'll send it again"



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"Email will be down till further notice, so please log off now. We will send you and email when the server is back up"

 

[JHardwick]

This is sort of like the quotes:

"The next time you don't get the memo, send me an email and I'll send it again"



of



"Email will be down till further notice, so please log off now. We will send you and email when the server is back up"

:-laf :-laf

 

[Tim]

Given that they only started delivering G56's about a month ago, aren't they all the early ones? And since they were all on hold, they pretty much all got delivered at the same time.

Not true, as many were sold before the hold even existed.

 

[dhill]

Check the fluid. If it's a quart low, you have the early one. :-laf



100 Proof



(Just kidding. Sometimes I can't help myself. )

Sometimes a guy just doesn't know how he's going to make it through the day without a little help from his friends.



And besides I must be an early one too, I've always been told I was a quart short.



Dave

 

[johnsdodge]

the dealer determines that with your VIN #.

 

[LEPage]

I wish you all good luck with these gear boxes. When I called Blumenthauls to check on a new NV5600 today, he told me they are not holding up well at all. But then my 5600 didn't either.

 

[RLinder]

G56

I also just got my new 2005 and it has the G56 in it and I also like it very well and the clutch is very smooth. But, I wanted say that my truck was built complete w/ inspection in four weeks and I waited for 2. 5 months because I was told they were holding all 05's w/ the G56 in them because they were not finished with the testing on them and maybe it had to do with the transmission oil too but I really don't know what to think other than what the dealer told me and wait a hell of a deal I got for waiting that long.