hello,
I have 73,000 miles on my truck an as far as i know the transmission bands have never been ajusted so im thinkin they should probly be done soon i took it to the dealer an he said the bands were not ajustable and he could change the filter an fluid for 190.00 bucks i have the filter i gotta get the fluid what i was wondering is are the bands ajustable>? anyone in new york want to come over and ajust the bands for me i dont know where else to take it an i think it should be done
thanks dennis

 

also sometime when its really cold out my truck will crank over a few more time then normal and then will be at high idle 1000rpm instantly, normal or not?
thanks dennis

 

You really need to buy a service manual. You will learn a lot and save money.
The bands are easy to adjust, but ussually they are ok.
How does it shift to 2nd and 3rd? How about reverse?

 

A band adjustment for the front band takes about 3 minutes. A fluid change takes maybe 30. Ye gods this guy is trying to rip you off.

 

As far as adjusting the bands, I don't know, But the High Idle thing is Normal. I was just up in Long Eddy N.Y. and it was 9 degrees in the morn, and after I started my truck, it went to High Idle. The truck will do it on its own when the temp is cold enough. If you let it run, and tap the brake after a few mins to get down to norm idle, and you let it sit and idle, if its cold enough, after a min or so, it will go back up to high idle on its own again. Just figued Id let you know.

 

PM sent, also here's a good link for the procedure:

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ighlight=bands

 

Don't know about the bands...but my truck will also fire up in high idle.Usually it will run for a bit before going into high idle but it seems the colder it is the more likely it will fire in high idle...Thank god for 0w40.

 

The high idle will come on somewhere in the 30s. Mine did it one morning when it was 34*.

 

thanks guys it shifts fine i was just wondering if it should be done thanks again

 

If you like the way it shifts, don't mess with it. Adjusting them may change the shifting firmness, or give you a clunk or other funny noises your not used too if too tight. If you get a nice shift, it's because the clutch packs,oneway bearing, and bands are working in perfect sync with each other , why mess with perfection. Besides, I've rebuilt transmissions with very high mileage, and the bands coming out aren't any thinner than new bands going in. They don't seem to wear much at all, that's way most overhaul kits don't even include bands, their sold separately as needed.