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6 speed trouble still

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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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6 speed trouble still

2001 2500 5.9 6 speed 196K

changed my master and slave when shifting problem began acouple of months ago, added 1 litre of Dodge tranny fluid, still have bad shifting up and down sporatically with 3 and 4. noticed today the shifter seems to have more play than i recall. In 6th at 100km i can pull toward the seat the shifter down 1 1/2" plus. anybody experience this before? thanks
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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I heard something about the shaft coming loose from the ball at the bottom before, but not seen it. Maybe take the shifter off & have a look at it. It only takes about 20 minutes to have it off.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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i'll check that out, thanks
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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I would say check the shifter first too. Hopefully its not the guts of the trans. I have been through all of that! What a pain
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