Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Well folks:
Yesterday I was on the to SC and it happened. I lost fifth gear again. But then there was a loud whine and grinding noise I was crusing along at 75 when it went. I down shifted to forth and into 4th over and drove on for another 40 miles. Pulled into a rest area, for obvious reasons and when I stopped I had no gear at all. When I let out the clutch just grinding noise. To make a longer story shorter, heat had caused the pressed on bearing on the in-put shaft to weld itself into the transmission. The bearing stopped turning and the in-put shaft was turning inside the bearing. The inter bearing melted and fell down into the transmission. More trouble. All the teeth on the in-put shaft are gone. Smooth. I've taken pictures and if I can get them scaned you'll see them. The entire front of the housing is burned black with the shaft housing even brown. I was towed to Murdock Dodge in Lavonia, Ga. and the mech. said he had never seen such a mess. Should have caught fire. The journal in the top of the housing where the oil is passed was even cracked. I was not using the Castrol lube but was a GL-4. New transmission was $3143. 00 plus installation so I ordered one from Standered Transmission in Texas and I should have Friday.
I told the wife I am blessed that it when it did, for the next day I would have had the fifth wheel behind me going to PF, Tenn. Well my baby is 150 miles away but it is surrounded by new 6 speeds, so it's still around friends.
By the way, the mech looked at the clutch and asked if I wanted a new one. No laber charge with the drive train out. I have the Luk Pro Gold and told him it had 45,000 on it. He said the wear patten was great and didn't want to belive it had that many miles. There are many more miles on it, he said. Said I must have very good driving habits. I think the US Gear OD has done a lot in the wear of the clutch.
Just wanted to let all know something to look out for. Could really ruin a trip.
Preston
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96 3500, Black SLT, 5 speed, turbo diesel, , with US Gear overdrive, Rhino liner, Reese 15,000 lb. fifth wheel hitch, US Gear de-celarator exhaust brake, muffler elimination kit, Amsoil lub. , Mag-hytec rear cover, dual-remote by-pass filters, and Roadmaster Active system, AutoMeter Pyro & boost, Primeloc
Yesterday I was on the to SC and it happened. I lost fifth gear again. But then there was a loud whine and grinding noise I was crusing along at 75 when it went. I down shifted to forth and into 4th over and drove on for another 40 miles. Pulled into a rest area, for obvious reasons and when I stopped I had no gear at all. When I let out the clutch just grinding noise. To make a longer story shorter, heat had caused the pressed on bearing on the in-put shaft to weld itself into the transmission. The bearing stopped turning and the in-put shaft was turning inside the bearing. The inter bearing melted and fell down into the transmission. More trouble. All the teeth on the in-put shaft are gone. Smooth. I've taken pictures and if I can get them scaned you'll see them. The entire front of the housing is burned black with the shaft housing even brown. I was towed to Murdock Dodge in Lavonia, Ga. and the mech. said he had never seen such a mess. Should have caught fire. The journal in the top of the housing where the oil is passed was even cracked. I was not using the Castrol lube but was a GL-4. New transmission was $3143. 00 plus installation so I ordered one from Standered Transmission in Texas and I should have Friday.
I told the wife I am blessed that it when it did, for the next day I would have had the fifth wheel behind me going to PF, Tenn. Well my baby is 150 miles away but it is surrounded by new 6 speeds, so it's still around friends.
By the way, the mech looked at the clutch and asked if I wanted a new one. No laber charge with the drive train out. I have the Luk Pro Gold and told him it had 45,000 on it. He said the wear patten was great and didn't want to belive it had that many miles. There are many more miles on it, he said. Said I must have very good driving habits. I think the US Gear OD has done a lot in the wear of the clutch.
Just wanted to let all know something to look out for. Could really ruin a trip.
Preston
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96 3500, Black SLT, 5 speed, turbo diesel, , with US Gear overdrive, Rhino liner, Reese 15,000 lb. fifth wheel hitch, US Gear de-celarator exhaust brake, muffler elimination kit, Amsoil lub. , Mag-hytec rear cover, dual-remote by-pass filters, and Roadmaster Active system, AutoMeter Pyro & boost, Primeloc
