Dodge 2500 Transmission
- Thread starter huntinkid
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Houndoc
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- Grantsville
Our Ram 2500 CTD is an 05 with the auto tranny. 115K miles and not problems with it so far.
However, we have had some of the front-end/death wobble issues the trucks are prone to that were not a cheap fix.
Overall has been a great truck, however.
However, we have had some of the front-end/death wobble issues the trucks are prone to that were not a cheap fix.
Overall has been a great truck, however.
larrybenny
larrybenny
- Location
- Salt Lake City area
In the mid 2000 era, the auto trans were improved drastically. 97-2002 not so. If you are going to be towing weight over 6,000 lb's I would recommend the manual trans. The only problem with the 5-spd. manual trans was 5th gear spinning off the shaft while overworking it under load, towing heavy. There is an update on the 5th gear secondary shaft where a clamp nut can be installed to stop this from happening. I own a 96 2500 diesel truck (juiced up) with the 5-spd. and have not had any issues with 5th gear, even towing 13,000 lb. However when towing a ton of weight uphill, I downshift to 4th.
thanks guys i agree with all of ya! but with what you said skip i'm 19 and a college student and its gonna be a major investment for me to buy a diesel so i would want one that will last a while because i dont think i could afford a new tranny if the one i get fails or let alone anything else so i'm crossin my fingers and lookin for the right deal i dont wanna force it just quite yet
so this is the truck i'm lookin at http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=0&nid=443&tab=list/view&ad=4502370 hopefully somebody buys it in the next couple days because in a week or 2 i just might buy it... with only 80 thousand miles i think its a heck of a deal.... what do you think?