Attention: TDR Forum Junkies I have had a very intermittent gear grind when I am shifting my NV5600 in my 2002 2500 4x4. I have taken the truck to two dealers and they could never get it to grind. I am not surprised by this because it has only happened about 12-20 times in 42,000 miles, so a dealer driving 5 miles has a better chance of winning the lottery than duplicating the problem. The grind that I have is as follows. You go to make a shift and you have the clutch depressed all of the way, you attempt to make the shift and it grinds like you do not have the clutch depressed. I bring it back to N release and then depress the clutch again and it shifts fine.
My real concern is that the last time that it acted up I took the shift assembly apart to see if there was a problem in the linkage. When I took the linkage off the trans. I noticed, what I would consider, a considerable amount of syncro debris on the isolator. I have jpg's but they are too large. I will e-mail if someone wants to see them. I took it to a dealer and they said that it was normal. I have asked several of my friends and they say that it is excessive for the mileage.
After I got it back from the dealer I installed the BD short shift kit. I cleaned off this debris and saved it in a bag. I also took an oil sample. Does anyone know the wear metal limits in the transmission oil? Has anyone seen syncro debris when they have installed the BD short shift kit?
Below is the history of the trans.
Date Miles Problem
11-23-01 2931 Leak at flywheel housing unsure if it was engine or trans. oil Byers Dodge in Columbus OH checked level, OK and put ultraviolet dye in the trans. oil. They said I would be fine to get back to NJ.
11-24-01 3491 Dropped off at Flemington Dodge the leak was bad now and I also complained that the trans sometimes would grind on 1 to 2 shifts and 2 to 3 shifts. The trans. input retainer was leaking. They installed a new retainer, seal, clutch, clutch bearing/spring, and resurfaced the flywheel. They attributed the grinding to possibly the low oil due to the leak. They could not duplicate.
03-30-02 13711 I had Greenfield Dodge check for the intermittent trans grind. They could not duplicate either. It had grinded two times the week before I dropped it off. Once on a 2 to 3 up shift and once on a 4 to 3 downshift.
06-09-03 41853 Trans. grinded on the 2 to 3 up shift several times when the trans oil was cold. When I got home I decide to pull the shifter to see if there was something wrong with the shift linkage. When I pulled the shift tower off the trans. I found what I would consider a large amount of syncro or bearing debris. I took it right to Dick Greenfield Dodge. They test drove it and found nothing abnormal.
Thanks,
Neil
My real concern is that the last time that it acted up I took the shift assembly apart to see if there was a problem in the linkage. When I took the linkage off the trans. I noticed, what I would consider, a considerable amount of syncro debris on the isolator. I have jpg's but they are too large. I will e-mail if someone wants to see them. I took it to a dealer and they said that it was normal. I have asked several of my friends and they say that it is excessive for the mileage.
After I got it back from the dealer I installed the BD short shift kit. I cleaned off this debris and saved it in a bag. I also took an oil sample. Does anyone know the wear metal limits in the transmission oil? Has anyone seen syncro debris when they have installed the BD short shift kit?
Below is the history of the trans.
Date Miles Problem
11-23-01 2931 Leak at flywheel housing unsure if it was engine or trans. oil Byers Dodge in Columbus OH checked level, OK and put ultraviolet dye in the trans. oil. They said I would be fine to get back to NJ.
11-24-01 3491 Dropped off at Flemington Dodge the leak was bad now and I also complained that the trans sometimes would grind on 1 to 2 shifts and 2 to 3 shifts. The trans. input retainer was leaking. They installed a new retainer, seal, clutch, clutch bearing/spring, and resurfaced the flywheel. They attributed the grinding to possibly the low oil due to the leak. They could not duplicate.
03-30-02 13711 I had Greenfield Dodge check for the intermittent trans grind. They could not duplicate either. It had grinded two times the week before I dropped it off. Once on a 2 to 3 up shift and once on a 4 to 3 downshift.
06-09-03 41853 Trans. grinded on the 2 to 3 up shift several times when the trans oil was cold. When I got home I decide to pull the shifter to see if there was something wrong with the shift linkage. When I pulled the shift tower off the trans. I found what I would consider a large amount of syncro or bearing debris. I took it right to Dick Greenfield Dodge. They test drove it and found nothing abnormal.
Thanks,
Neil
