a service shop in south jersey that know's what they r doing? hubbies trannie line is leaking and we need to get it fixed! really dont want to take it to our local dodge dealer again if we can help it.

thanks again

 

Depending on where it does leak it can be as simple as just tightening the nut a little or pushing the quick-connect back together- a 5 minute job including checking the fluid level and washing the hands. I'd suggest that you or he have a look at it yourselves.

AlpineRAM

 

Not sure how far these guys are from you.
But he has an excellent reputation for his trans work.

http://www.massdiesel.com/

 

Autowurksdiesel.com does a lot of Dodge stuff (look at thier homepage you will see what I mean) and Im sure they will take care of you guys. Not sure where in relation to you in Jersy they are but they are in Caldwell.

 

its actually leaking in the middle of the line, any suggestions?
thanks

 

find the hole and solder it up, my line near the engine rubbed through last week and thats all i did to fix it.

 

The one from the tranny to the cooler devoloped a hole on mine a month back. The new one was only 34 bucks from the dealer. The darn line tool was 10 bucks. A few rags to clean as you go. Took about 30 min to do it and was done outside at about 20 degrees.

 

I used some high pressure hydraulic hose from a farm store. A 3/8" hose 40" long, a 3/8" NPT to 1/4" NPT adaptor, and a swivel connect fitting is all you need. it cost me about $10 for the hose, and $5 more for the fittings. it beats the h#(( out of paying for the "update kit" from the dealer with brass fittings. You need the swivel fitting because you can't put both ends of a NPT together at the same time. 1/4 " to 3/8" adapter in trans first, 3/8" NPT hose end in the bottom of the heat exchanger second, third put the swivel fitting on the end of the hose, last, connect the swivel fitting on the end of the hose to the 3/8" to 1/4" adaptor. You will need to bend your transmission shift linkage. Bend it up about 1/4" to clear the new larger hardware, and reset your shift linkage by loosening the 13mm bolt in the adjuster, putting the shifter in P, pushing the shift linkage all the way forward on the trans, and tightening the bolt. It's about an hour job, and now you have a 4500 PSI rated hydraulic hose on the hottest line in the trans for less than $25. Mine melted a clip a week ago , that's why I know this. Hope this helps.

 

I would use a minnium of 1/2" I.D. line. On my truck I increased the line diameter from 1/2" to 3/4" and got a very noticeable drop in trans temperature. No change in the coolers but all my coolers are 1/2" NPT thread in and out, the factory cooler and factory heat exchanger is in the parts pile. As a side note if you have an aftermarket trans and use 3/8" line they can VOID the warranty because of the restriction you created.
Bruce