Question on Transmssion 1995 Dodge Van

From : joe blow

Q: your transmisson is a 32rh. it sounds like you have torque converter shudder. my wifes very high mileage truck developed that problem and the friction modifier that the tranny shops use didnt make any improvement at all. the new chrysler transmission fluid the +4 stuff has done away with the shudder. i expect that will last until the transmission dies of old age. hi i have a 1995 dodge van and this is my first post on this van to this group..it really has been a great truck for me. my question is what tranny do i have in my van model number etc. its a three speed and not a 4 spd over drive unit. i was also wondering what it would cost to rebuilfd this tranny. i had this idiot take a little fluid out of my tranny after i felt that i put to much tranny fluid in. i had added one of those trans x conditioners to try andhelp tighten up shifting and then realized it might be to much. in fact im sure it was some of the fluid started to come out of my bell housing. or maybe it was just starting to develope a leak...so the guy removes the line to the cooler and then breaks it. he puts a new hose on and luckily i checked it the next day. the hose was to big and it was crimped. now im not sure if this problem is related but i get a shudder at like 55 to 70 miles per hour. i never had this shudder before but im not sure if its related. i did take the cooler line off and remofed all the tranny fluid i then dropped the pan and changed the fiilter also. i put the recomended tranny fluid back in. upon inspection of the tranny pan i did find a few small metal pieces but not that much. im not sure if this shudder is related to my fuel pump tranny or what. i say fuel pump cause i have not been aboe to start the van on first turn of the key like i used to. the tranny does slip a little and i do have to feather it a bit to get it into thid. i also noticed theres a lot of play where the u shaft connects to the tranny. i also adjusted the tranny cable and did get a little tighter shift.......i know this is a bit much but any help will be greatly appreciated. personally i think ill be changing the tranny. last could it be the tourqe converter and does mine have a lock up. if i rebuild the trranny so they give you a new converter or is that extra also..any help will be greatly appreciated sincerely mike .

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From : michael

your transmisson is a 32rh. it sounds like you have torque converter shudder. my wifes very high mileage truck developed that problem and the friction modifier that the tranny shops use didnt make any improvement at all. the new chrysler transmission fluid the +4 stuff has done away with the shudder. i expect that will last until the transmission dies of old age. hi i have a 1995 dodge van and this is my first post on this van to this group..it really has been a great truck for me. my question is what tranny do i have in my van model number etc. its a three speed and not a 4 spd over drive unit. i was also wondering what it would cost to rebuilfd this tranny. i had this idiot take a little fluid out of my tranny after i felt that i put to much tranny fluid in. i had added one of those trans x conditioners to try andhelp tighten up shifting and then realized it might be to much. in fact im sure it was some of the fluid started to come out of my bell housing. or maybe it was just starting to develope a leak...so the guy removes the line to the cooler and then breaks it. he puts a new hose on and luckily i checked it the next day. the hose was to big and it was crimped. now im not sure if this problem is related but i get a shudder at like 55 to 70 miles per hour. i never had this shudder before but im not sure if its related. i did take the cooler line off and remofed all the tranny fluid i then dropped the pan and changed the fiilter also. i put the recomended tranny fluid back in. upon inspection of the tranny pan i did find a few small metal pieces but not that much. im not sure if this shudder is related to my fuel pump tranny or what. i say fuel pump cause i have not been aboe to start the van on first turn of the key like i used to. the tranny does slip a little and i do have to feather it a bit to get it into thid. i also noticed theres a lot of play where the u shaft connects to the tranny. i also adjusted the tranny cable and did get a little tighter shift.......i know this is a bit much but any help will be greatly appreciated. personally i think ill be changing the tranny. last could it be the tourqe converter and does mine have a lock up. if i rebuild the trranny so they give you a new converter or is that extra also..any help will be greatly appreciated sincerely mike update problem is fixed. i like to follow up my post with the solution so that others can learn. i want to thank my friend who posted to my question for the time he took to help. the problem ultimatly turned out to be the unversal joint at the back of the truck by the rear end. it was as they say dust and it was the cause of all my shuudering problems......im so happy it wasnt the tranny. the dude tried selling me on a tranny and universal joint so i opted for the universal first and the problem is al solved..cant complain..hope this helps someone else who might have this problem. .