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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / June 2005

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98 RAM 318 Auto trans. Band adj.

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oz - 29 Jun 2005 15:40 GMT
Shifting up seems to be getting a little spongy of late.Any special trick to
adjusting the bands? It looks pretty straight forward in the book. Any
problems anyone else run into?       Thanks in advance.
Oz
Tom Lawrence - 30 Jun 2005 01:21 GMT
> Shifting up seems to be getting a little spongy of late.Any special trick
> to adjusting the bands?

Not really...  as long as you have a torque wrench (click-type preferable
here, as it's pretty tight, and unless you're an ostrich, it's hard to crane
your neck up enough to read the wrench).  Tighten to 72 in.lbs., back off
the indicated number of turns, then tighten the jam nuts.  Make sure you
hold the adjuster in place while you re-tighten the jam nut - they like to
spin with 'em.

While you're at it, I'd take the opportunity and install a drain plug in the
pan, to make future fluid/filter changes and adjustments a little less
messy.
Bryan - 30 Jun 2005 07:46 GMT
> > Shifting up seems to be getting a little spongy of late.Any special trick
> > to adjusting the bands?
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> pan, to make future fluid/filter changes and adjustments a little less
> messy.

And, unless they've changed the adjusting screws, you'll need an 8-point
socket to turn them.  I believe they're 5/16" square-head screws.
Bryan
TranSurgeon - 30 Jun 2005 14:09 GMT
intermediate (front) band:

loosen lock nut, tighten inner bolt down 'snug' (will need a 5/16 open-end),
back off 1-1/2 turns, then tighten lock-nut

G

> Shifting up seems to be getting a little spongy of late.Any special trick to
> adjusting the bands? It looks pretty straight forward in the book. Any
> problems anyone else run into?       Thanks in advance.
> Oz
 
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