Has anyone done this? I am getting ready to yank my tranny in the cummins this weekend because it has gone to hell in a handbasket over the past year. I am sending it up to a buddy in Susnaville, CA that specializes in Dodge trannies. He said he can build it to handle 500hp easily. My question is this: Has anyone ever puled a tranny out of this truck before? Is there page with detailed instructions on how to do this? I REALLY would like to do this in a day. I am basically a home mechanic, but I can wrench. Hopefully I am not in over my ehad. I have rebuilt 7 cars from teh ground up, so I am capable to getting things done.

Thanks
DIma

 

it's really not to hard, the hardest part was unbolting the converter. The access hole is behind and underneith the turbo or front of the trans if you will, ya need to remove the little inspection cover and turn over the engine till the bolts line up with the hole ( I used a prybar on the flywheel teath to move it just right NOT THE KEY) then remove them one at a time. Unhook the driveshafts shift linkage wires cooler lines, remove the dip stick, unbolt the crossmember and bellhousing bolts, get a GOOD trans jack and attach the transmission to it verry well. You do not want it falling off and landing on you (read very heavy).
lower it down slowly and your done.

Dont forget to unhook the battery as you have to remove the starter and that many amps hangin around could get exciting.
Draining the fluid before you start would be good as well.

Just for kicks I unhooked the down pipe and all the fasteners on the front of the exhaust system so I could move the 4" pipe around a bit.
hope that helps.
Like I started with, its really not to hard. I had mine out in 2 hours.

Good luck

Dan

 

Yeah it's a piece of cake, just takes a little bit of time!! If you are good with yours tools you should have no problem what so ever.......ZUKGODs instructions are pretty darn good!!! Good luck man!


~Nick

 

I just did my manual trans. Like stated, not technically difficult. Just time consuming since it was the first tranny I have ever dropped. Took me about 8 hours to do it, but I was taking my time and learning as I went. Biggest pain wasnt till I put it back in, that skid plate, I swear its press fit into the frame.

 

Actually it is. Spreading the frame rails makes it a lot easier to get back in.

I wonder if you could do it with a highlift jack?

A ram off a cherry picker might work too.

 

they use what they call a port-a-power. which is acually a 2 way cylinder with feet on both ends. just put the feet on the frame rails and pump away. works great. i pulled my trans about a month ago to install a dd clutch and now i had to pull it again to replace the syncros. fixing to go stab it back in right now...

 

Can you rent a port a power? Between my friends and I we have a ton of tools, someone needs to buy one of these

 

You can also get it back in by putting the bottom in first. Angle it up that way, tap it in with a 5 lbs sledge and then turn it right side up.

 

.....you DO NOT have to r/r the starter. It bolts to the adapter plate so no need to even unhook the batteries. You can leave the exhaust hooked up too. When you have your inspection cover off look toward the bottom and you'll see an "arrow". Line the lugs of the convertor up with that arrow and your convertor bolt will be lined up in the access hole. As stated above....get a porta power. I usually remove the trans and trans case as a unit, but that may not be feasable for an "on your back" removal session.

 

Well I removed I removed it. I unhooked the batteries and removed the starter. When I'm under my truck moving someting as heavy as a trany I want AS MUCH ROOM as possable

And as I stated I losened my exhaust so I hade more room, same as above. More room is better.

I was able to remove the trans with the t case attached. So its "feasable" to do it on your back.

 

I learned you don't need to spread the frame. If you unbolt the crossmember, just slide it toward the rear of the truck. Theres a spot in that direction where you can pull the member down.

 

Normally I would let this slide, but removing that crossmember is worlds better with a porta power. I have not seen one of those crossmembers "slide" back EVER! not without the help of a BFH.

 

Well I just yanked it all for the msot part. There is a cluster of wires that goes into the drivers side of the tranny. How do I get these out?

Also, can I yank the tranny without removing the converter? I am hopinh to pull the converter later on in the week.

Thanks
Dima

 

There'a a little clip on th harness where it plugs into the trans.
And no, the converter has to come out with the trans.

just for referance I didnt have a hard time with my crossmember. I just smacked it a few times with a BFH and it came out. Back in the same way.

Good luck

Dan

 

I have not used a porta power for the X member. Raise the tranny a bit and push UP on the driver's side. That allows you to swing the member around and come out easily.
george