2006 2500 turbo diesel auto trans vibration
From : jeff banta
Q: hi all i just went out to test drive a 2500 with the turbo cummins and the auto trans. i noticed a vibration out of the transmission when first starting out from a stop. is this normal i think its the tranny slipping the first gear.... having had an old 70 challenger with the big trans slipping the first gear always lead to early rebuilds of the clutch pack.... any insight would be appreciated. having once owned a 95 ctd that went through transmissions faster than it did tires...id say that it still sounds like dodge contrary to what many claim still cannot make a reliable tranny with the cummins. gee do ya think things might have changed in 11 years they have. my 05 has been trouble free with the exception of a drone at 65mph that was fixed. roy .
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From : roy
i do not think that will fix it too much load and too little tow vehicle. try running trailer and rear truck tires at max rated cold pressure. low pressure car type tires lack in side/sway stability control. is it a tandum or single axle trailer if it was a single axle trailer you were clearly overloaded for the trailer and truck. ya know im not really sure where in the hell you get your info. the op never mentioned any details as to how much wood he had on the trailer. as such its hard to figure it was overloaded for sure. but lets assume it was. if it was overloaded it would drag like it was in mud and getting to 55mph would be the issue not towing in a straight line. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author max dodge wrote load towards the front so the tongue has some weight on it more weight than is behind the trailer axle. tire pressure should be checked as well. i do not think that will fix it too much load and too little tow vehicle. try running trailer and rear truck tires at max rated cold pressure. low pressure car type tires lack in side/sway stability control. is it a tandum or single axle trailer if it was a single axle trailer you were clearly overloaded for the trailer and truck. -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com .
From : donstaples
load towards the front so the tongue has some weight on it more weight than is behind the trailer axle. tire pressure should be checked as well. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author what causes a trailer to fishtail i was towing a trailer with 2 ric of firewood home the other day and i couldnt go above 55 miles per hour the trailer was weaving back and forth so much... i have a dakota quad cab 4.7 4wd 3.55 axle 2001 and a 5x10 flatbed trailer with 13 tires. what did i do wrong j. .
From : tom lawrence
tom you are mistaken about the o-rings it even shows o-rings in the oem shop manual from chrysler and dodge and says to lubricate them with motor oil prior to installation so argue with that. coasty my personal opinion if i saw an injector leaking i would have bought a complete set of o-rings pulled them all and replaced the o-rings problem solved for just a few bucks. its the line that feeds the injector thats leaking - not the injector itself. thats a flare fitting - no o-ring. the injectors themselves use sealing washers not o-rings at their tips. o-rings cant handle the 1000s of psi in those lines. its not uncommon for those fittings to loosen up over time... just gotta torque em down again and the leak should go away. at worst the line would need to be replaced. again - not a big deal to do. .
From : max dodge
ummmmmmmmmm id say youre wrong and it depends on use and care.........my 91 ctd has 276000 miles on it the trans was rebuilt at about 150000 and is still going strong.ymmv. hi all i just went out to test drive a 2500 with the turbo cummins and the auto trans. i noticed a vibration out of the transmission when first starting out from a stop. is this normal i think its the tranny slipping the first gear.... having had an old 70 challenger with the big trans slipping the first gear always lead to early rebuilds of the clutch pack.... any insight would be appreciated. having once owned a 95 ctd that went through transmissions faster than it did tires...id say that it still sounds like dodge contrary to what many claim still cannot make a reliable tranny with the cummins. .
From : jeff banta
this was a mega cab 2500 short bed 2x4..... didnt notice it when in reverse... okay - i would still suspect a driveshaft vibration. that truck like the qc long beds use a two-piece driveshaft. theres a tsb out on that and as i said is a very simple fix. .
From : tom lawrence
oops!! wrong group sorry about that. please disregard. time to give away a few dog rockets to the newbies. ok heres the deal. im going to put together a half dozen new years newbie packs. what this does is give the unsuspecting a shot at some smokeable cigars not great cigars but cigars none the less. so....youre on your honor that you are in fact a cigar newbie. the newbie packs will go out to the first six 6 newbies to send me via email your snaily mailing address. while i will mail internationally you will be responsible for any customs fees/taxes being levied by your government. the email address is cigarski@gmail.com cigarski - happy new year asc! .
From : Annonymous
please restate the question -- billy 1995 ram 2500 4x4 cummins .
From : tom lawrence
my personal opinion if i saw an injector leaking i would have bought a complete set of o-rings pulled them all and replaced the o-rings problem solved for just a few bucks. its the line that feeds the injector thats leaking - not the injector itself. thats a flare fitting - no o-ring. the injectors themselves use sealing washers not o-rings at their tips. o-rings cant handle the 1000s of psi in those lines. its not uncommon for those fittings to loosen up over time... just gotta torque em down again and the leak should go away. at worst the line would need to be replaced. again - not a big deal to do. .
From : roy
breaks. re tightened torque to 24 ft lb. so far seems ok but it was still wet around it where the rag wouldnt reach when i got in tonight. spray the area down with brake cleaner - that will get rid of the residual diesel fuel and let you spot any leaks sooner. .
From : advocate
i just went out to test drive a 2500 with the turbo cummins and the auto trans. i noticed a vibration out of the transmission when first starting out from a stop. is this normal most likely what you felt was driveline shudder. this was a longbed some have had problems with this requiring a shim above the carrier bearing. its a simple fix and one the service department is or should be aware of. try it in reverse. if you feel the same vibration its probably not the transmission as different clutches are used for 1st rear clutch and reverse front clutch. .