1996 Dodge - What Other Areas Can I Address Without Removing

From : martin

Q: on aug 14 1126=a0am martin funkychateaus...@yahoo.com wrote ok im going to replace the filter and fluid this weekend and adjust the bands. =a0is there anthing else i can service/clean without dropping the transmission anybody have a clue about the valve body thing is it ok to remove it and take it apart for cleaning anything in particular i need to watch out for like springs that are going to fly across the garage martin for example is there a way to drain the dirty fluid out of the torque converter maybe a drain plug behind the inspection cover can i remove the valve body the stuff that gets modified/replaced when installing a shift kit and perhaps do some good by disassembling and cleaning it what else =a0i want to give myself the best possible chance of having a truck that moves forward when i put it back together and refill. thanks martin .

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From : martin

on aug 17 1154=a0am ed medlin ed@ edmedlin.com wrote on aug 14 1126 am martin funkychateaus...@yahoo.com wrote ok im = going to replace the filter and fluid this weekend and adjust the bands. is there anthing else i can service/clean without dropping the transmission anybody have a clue about the valve body thing =a0is it ok to remove it and take it apart for cleaning =a0anything in particular i need to watch out for like springs that are going to fly across the garage martin i watched the mechanic do my 95 4x4 and didnt see anything unusual b= ut he is the expert and not me. mine was done at 170000 miles the first tim= e after a lot of heavy towing and hard driving. he did the shift kit and = it sure makes it shift stronger and seems not to shift up and down quite so often on medium grades. the shift kit actually comprised of enlarging o= ne of the ports in the valve body for more quantity of flow and a remap of t= he computer mopar high performance. he didnt charge for it and said they = do it on all the dodges of that era. i caught mine before it self-destructed and it cost about 1400 bucks. ed hopefully he