I'm looking at a 96 4x4 dually that has a rebuilt auto with 60k on it. I'm worried about the trans and was wondering how much it wuld cost to convert it to a 5 Speed. Any help wuld be greatly appreciated.

 

if i were you i would keep the auto and throw a billet low stall converter and a valve body or transgo shift kit in and you will love the automatic.. mine has almost 400,000km on the original auto and works better than new since adding those parts, and all it did was tow for 7 years..

 

The 96s had the 47re or rh. They are a good transmission, IF TAKEN CARE OF, and the HP is reasonable. I wouldn't worry too much about it. My 96 had 200K before rebuild and then I did it "just in case"

Floyd

 

I agree with the above posters, but when I converted last year it was almost as much as buying a built auto. Used trans from junk yard, all other used parts (shifter, clutch pedal) and new parts like clutch/flywheel, master/slave assembly, and bearings for trans ended up being around 3k. Salvage parts locater (like car-parts.com etc.) was great for finding a complete trans with bellhousing. PM me or search for all the other odds and ends if your interested.

 

96 would have a 47re
94 & 95 had the rh

 

Some of the early 96s had t RH.

 

I just had my auto rebuilt with a billet torque converter and a shift kit. It had a massive 2nd gear failure. I haven't towed with it yet but I do like the way it shifts, it is firmer and they set the shift points so it will hold each gear longer which is better for towing.

 

My 94 has a 47RE. am i mistaken? i thot all 2nd gens had RE's seeing as how they have solenoids to shift into 3rd 4th and lock up?
4=speeds
2,6,7,8=strength
R=rear wheel drive
E=electronic
H=hydraulic

 

The E vs H is in the governor set up, RE (96+) don't have the mechanical governor. They use a pressure sensor and solenoid to control pressure.

 

94 is an RH.. basically the same tranny as the re but with less electrical imput.. no TPS on a 94-95 if im not mistaken, correct me if im wrong..

 

My 94 does have a TPS. i thot H was completely hydraulic no solenoids

 

mine has a 47rh with tps, almost 160k on it now, still shifting strong as ever.

 

My 96 2500 is an early 1996, it was built in Nov 1995 and it has the RE in it.
I was told when I had my rebuilt trans installed back in 2006 all 1996s were the RE.

 

This would be correct.