Originally Posted by brettbel

It was 1st and 2nd gear ration malfunction. Since I read so many horror stories about rebuilds and the lack of tranny shops in the area. I took it to my local garage and they installed a tranny from Jasper Engines and Transmissions for a total of $2800, comes with a 3yr/100k mile warranty. I only drive about 3k a year so this should be good. So far, so good......

Originally Posted by brettbel

Doing what I could, today I changed the transfer case fluid, transmission fluid and filter. The problem persists.....
No chunks or abnormally large shavings in the pan. Fluid was worn but not burnt. The transfer case fluid was NASTY. Curious thing: they say 5-6 qts of tranny fluid after filter change, I drained out only about 4.5 and the level was fine before hand. The transfer case says to refill with 2 qts, but I drained about 4 qts out!!!!
I did find out that it was the first time the tranny fluid was changed by the notorious yellow plug in the pan. I bought the truck 6 months ago and for a 2005 it has 118k on it.
What to try next, hmmmmm...........
Any suggestions?
Oh and now the truck runs weak. When I shift into R or D, the engine almost stalls and the odometer display dims. Vacuum line maybe?

Originally Posted by Miller69

You actually didn't change your tyranny fluid. The 5-6 quarts is what the pan should hold. The lines are also full, and they run to the radiator and transmission cooler. The only way to actually replace all your tyranny fluid is to vacuum it through. Tranny shops have a special set up that circulates all the old out and replaces it with new fluid.

Originally Posted by Mark Kovalsky

The transmission holds about 12 quarts of fluid. 6-8 quarts are in the torque converter. Some is in the cooler lines, and some is in the clutches and servos inside the transmission.