2002 Dakota help?

From : joseph arseneau

Q: 2000 dodge fsm calls for medium duty schedule a atf change at 24k heavy duty schedule b at 12k. that is just about twice as often. lets deal with current applications. for the 48re dc calls for fluid/filter changes every 30000 miles for severe service from my 03 fsm. ford calls for the same from fords online publications. gm actually allison wants fluid/filter changes every 12000 miles from allisons online publications. now - whos excessive here with the advances in materials and lubrication it most certianly is better tell that to the supposedly-highest-technology transmission out there... both dodge and ford trannies can go over twice as long on fluid/filter changes. especially when you pretty much have to take the trans apart remove the pan to do it. right.... because removing twelve bolts is just like disassembling the entire transmission. its no different than a differential tom... are you going to piss and moan about dana or aam axles as well and for each change you have to remove 4000 bolts to drop the pan only off by 3988. hey for you thats pretty damn good... doesnt have a drain remove and replace the filter while it continues to drip fluid on you only if youre stupid enough to put you head in the way. hope that the new gasket that comes with the kit is not damaged or folded so that it will leak for sure funny... i could have sworn my gasket was re-useable. oh yeah - thats because it is. reinstall the 4000 bolts that hold the pan on yep - just like the 4000 bolts that hold a differential cover on... making sure not to overtighten any of them or strip any of them correct. basic mechanical knowledge and practices are required. if you cant handle that youre better off paying someone who knows what theyre doing... just like anything else on the truck. .

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From : ron

if regular fluid/filter changes are performed and the transmission isnt abused ie. fluid burnt up theres no need to do anything other than drop the pan yep all 4000 bolts change the filter and re-fill. good to know thanks. one more thing. i have 25k on my truck right now. i usually prefer to change my own fluids however there is the whole band adjustment thing which i would rather not mess with. so is it wise then to take it in and let the dealer do the tranny i will in turn just change the trasfer case and diffs myself. craig c. .

From : joseph arseneau

sorry bud not a dealer!! just a happy dodge ram diesel owner - bdwill and lorne must be dealers dont try it youll do more harm than good. i have a 2001 durango and the ignition cylinder is jammed and no amount of wheel jiggling and key wiggling will get it to turn. so does anybody have any info on causes and solutions. im pretty sure im gonna have to change it at this point so if you know of any special tools or tips id appreciate it. .

From : parnelli

wrote on 19 sep 2005 013550 -0400 snoman uselinktoemail@autoforumz.com wrote coasty wrote i have a dodge raider with a broken spark plug in the engine. does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it out hopefully just the porcelain end is broke and the nut head is still there if so just us your spark plug socket with an extension to get some leverage. if you totally twisted the nut head off leaving the threads you will need to use an easyout tool to remove the rest of the plug. if the plug metal body is stuck in head even a easyout may not work because it takes a lot of force to break one off and it is likely cross threaded too. if this is the case your best bet is to remove head and try to drill plug out just under the size of the hole and collapse the old plug and remove it and check the threads. if you use a easyout and break that off too drilling will be a lot more difficult to do. if you break the ezout the head has to come off. if it is already off there is no problem as the ez out can be very easily removed from the back side. just a good jab with a punch motivated by a small hammer and the job is done. as for requiring a lot of torque to break off a plug shell - some take very little after 3 years or more of hot and slop. i broke of a easy out in a broken head bolt once 30 years ago. i managed to drill it out with a nitrate bit just under the bore size and a very big drill motor and salvage the threads too. easy outs do not always work if the bolt wrung off to begin with because it was seized up. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-broken-spark-plug-ftopict138574.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=673053 .

From : parnelli

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