Latest update on RE47 - Some more pics

From : max dodge

Q: all those pics indicate a normally operating trans. good fluid color no dirt or debris.... i doubt you are having a clutch problem since this would normally put dirt all over the pan and vb. this leaves pressure and control problems. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author dont know if this will help but here are some pics of underneath. i unscrewed the drain plug the pan is made by hy-tech and it has a magnetized head on it. on the head was some metallic sludge. it looked like it had been there for a long time. i forgot to take a picture before i wiped it off. in the pan is nothing and fluid is still bright red. i still have to remove the filter which is made from a metal mesh. i dont know if that is good or not. one of the three screws is strangly metric hex so i have to go and buy a metric hex set now. update later on. gb .

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From : tbone

i am not a transmission expert like max but even i can see that those pictures look like a normally operating trans and im still betting on the tc being the problem. if it is you will find little to no pressure anywhere in the trans as it is no longer driving it or driving it with almost no force. if it is a control problem then ignore me and just listen to max as he knows much more about transmissions then i do. i just hope not. that dtt tc costs $1000 though the stator has a lifetime warranty. i dont know if you read my post from thursday but i tried the truck again and it drove. i took it 10 feet put it in reverse and put it back in place. would not move again. that makes me think it is not the tc but i could be wrong. i did read your post which further made me believe that the problem exists in the tc. the way it tried to move and then the sudden failure again does not appear to me to be due mechanical problems with the trans itself and i would think that control issues like this should flag some trouble code. something in the tc could have settled over the time you let it sit and gave it enough bite to drive the trans again although not with full power. it looks like after you shifted the trans the shock shook it free and it went back to full slip mode again. i had a similar experience with a vehicle of my own which made me look at this as a probable cause of your problem as well and a simple pressure test after you put it back together should confirm it. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : roy

i am not a transmission expert like max but even i can see that those pictures look like a normally operating trans and im still betting on the tc being the problem. if it is you will find little to no pressure anywhere in the trans as it is no longer driving it or driving it with almost no force. if it is a control problem then ignore me and just listen to max as he knows much more about transmissions then i do. i just hope not. that dtt tc costs $1000 though the stator has a lifetime warranty. i am by no means a transmission guy but thinking back didnt you post something about no power while towing dtt makes a tc for specific applications. if you have one of the go fasr or tight tcs and used it for towing well.... if it turns out that it is a tc failure you might want to get one that is designed for that purpose or back off a bit. i used one that was dialed in for plowing and some towing it also hooked up real well m/t. you might want to give them a call i think youll find that they will take care of you on the price. they are real good folks to deal with .

From : max dodge

actually the shell of the tc drives the pump via the snout. so an internal failure of the tc would not drop line pressure. pressure should be found in the accumulator tap plug assuming the truck is in any forward range. the whining noise also makes me interested in the tc being the failure point. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author i am not a transmission expert like max but even i can see that those pictures look like a normally operating trans and im still betting on the tc being the problem. if it is you will find little to no pressure anywhere in the trans as it is no longer driving it or driving it with almost no force. if it is a control problem then ignore me and just listen to max as he knows much more about transmissions then i do. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving all those pics indicate a normally operating trans. good fluid color no dirt or debris.... i doubt you are having a clutch problem since this would normally put dirt all over the pan and vb. this leaves pressure and control problems. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author dont know if this will help but here are some pics of underneath. i unscrewed the drain plug the pan is made by hy-tech and it has a magnetized head on it. on the head was some metallic sludge. it looked like it had been there for a long time. i forgot to take a picture before i wiped it off. in the pan is nothing and fluid is still bright red. i still have to remove the filter which is made from a metal mesh. i dont know if that is good or not. one of the three screws is strangly metric hex so i have to go and buy a metric hex set now. update later on. gb .

From : tbone

i am not a transmission expert like max but even i can see that those pictures look like a normally operating trans and im still betting on the tc being the problem. if it is you will find little to no pressure anywhere in the trans as it is no longer driving it or driving it with almost no force. if it is a control problem then ignore me and just listen to max as he knows much more about transmissions then i do. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving all those pics indicate a normally operating trans. good fluid color no dirt or debris.... i doubt you are having a clutch problem since this would normally put dirt all over the pan and vb. this leaves pressure and control problems. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author dont know if this will help but here are some pics of underneath. i unscrewed the drain plug the pan is made by hy-tech and it has a magnetized head on it. on the head was some metallic sludge. it looked like it had been there for a long time. i forgot to take a picture before i wiped it off. in the pan is nothing and fluid is still bright red. i still have to remove the filter which is made from a metal mesh. i dont know if that is good or not. one of the three screws is strangly metric hex so i have to go and buy a metric hex set now. update later on. gb .

From : geekboy

i am not a transmission expert like max but even i can see that those pictures look like a normally operating trans and im still betting on the tc being the problem. if it is you will find little to no pressure anywhere in the trans as it is no longer driving it or driving it with almost no force. if it is a control problem then ignore me and just listen to max as he knows much more about transmissions then i do. i just hope not. that dtt tc costs $1000 though the stator has a lifetime warranty. i dont know if you read my post from thursday but i tried the truck again and it drove. i took it 10 feet put it in reverse and put it back in place. would not move again. that makes me think it is not the tc but i could be wrong. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving all those pics indicate a normally operating trans. good fluid color no dirt or debris.... i doubt you are having a clutch problem since this would normally put dirt all over the pan and vb. this leaves pressure and control problems. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author dont know if this will help but here are some pics of underneath. i unscrewed the drain plug the pan is made by hy-tech and it has a magnetized head on it. on the head was some metallic sludge. it looked like it had been there for a long time. i forgot to take a picture before i wiped it off. in the pan is nothing and fluid is still bright red. i still have to remove the filter which is made from a metal mesh. i dont know if that is good or not. one of the three screws is strangly metric hex so i have to go and buy a metric hex set now. update later on. gb .

From : tbone

actually the shell of the tc drives the pump via the snout. so an internal failure of the tc would not drop line pressure. ok that makes sence. thanks for pointing that one out for me. pressure should be found in the accumulator tap plug assuming the truck is in any forward range. the whining noise also makes me interested in the tc being the failure point. i forgot about him mentioning that symptom. when the tc failed on my nissan it made no noise at all but had identical symptoms otherwise. actually i didnt know it was the tc and removed the trans and took it to a rebuilder as i said im no trans expert and he asked for the tc. he rebuilt the trans it had over 100000 anyway and replaced the tc. after about a month or so i came to the conclusion that the trans was probably fine and the tc is what had failed just after i passed someone on a two lane highway so now i look there first when the failure is sudden complete and silent. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author i am not a transmission expert like max but even i can see that those pictures look like a normally operating trans and im still betting on the tc being the problem. if it is you will find little to no pressure anywhere in the trans as it is no longer driving it or driving it with almost no force. if it is a control problem then ignore me and just listen to max as he knows much more about transmissions then i do. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving all those pics indicate a normally operating trans. good fluid color no dirt or debris.... i doubt you are having a clutch problem since this would normally put dirt all over the pan and vb. this leaves pressure and control problems. -- max join www.devilbrad.com and find out what free exchange of info is all about. there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author dont know if this will help but here are some pics of underneath. i unscrewed the drain plug the pan is made by hy-tech and it has a magnetized head on it. on the head was some metallic sludge. it looked like it had been there for a long time. i forgot to take a picture before i wiped it off. in the pan is nothing and fluid is still bright red. i still have to remove the filter which is made from a metal mesh. i dont know if that is good or not. one of the three screws is strangly metric hex so i have to go and buy a metric hex set now. update later on. gb .