Chuck B
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Original owner of my 05 RC now with140k. I installed a B&M shifter when they were first offered them back in 06. Much better than stock. Truck sat hardly used the last few yrs but started driving it almost daily last fall. I began to notice the shifter would fall out of its position with a little pressure. Trans shifted fine and never slipped out of gear. I assumed the shifter itself was worn...detent slots? Anyways, a couple months later it got much worse...handle would flob all around but again shifting was perfect and never slipped out of gear. It was bad enough that I was considering throwing the stock shifter back in to verify it was the shifter and not the trans itself.
Before I got around to it my slave unit gave up. Luckily leaving me stranded at home. A call to JMB had a new viper upgrade mstr and slave at my door a few days later. I'm no auto mechanic but know my way with tools. I assumed it would be an easy swap...I didn't realize the trans would have to come out to replace the slave. Undeterred, the dog and I got it done the other morning. Me doing the work and him supervising lol. Trans came out easy but took me a bit longer to get it back in....3hrs total.
I used a speed bleeder and got a firm peddle. Started the truck and success! However, my previously floppy shift lever felt brand new. Even a firm pull while in gear it would not come out of position. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how the issues are related. Can anyone offer a logical correlation? THIA
BTW...driving it reconfirmed my love for the truck and so i stopped by my dealer for some up grades; lower ball joints, upper arms, wheel bearing hubs, spark plugs, new coils, wires, fuel injectors then for some bling JMB catless mids with Billy Boat exhaust. Here's to another 140k!!
Before I got around to it my slave unit gave up. Luckily leaving me stranded at home. A call to JMB had a new viper upgrade mstr and slave at my door a few days later. I'm no auto mechanic but know my way with tools. I assumed it would be an easy swap...I didn't realize the trans would have to come out to replace the slave. Undeterred, the dog and I got it done the other morning. Me doing the work and him supervising lol. Trans came out easy but took me a bit longer to get it back in....3hrs total.
I used a speed bleeder and got a firm peddle. Started the truck and success! However, my previously floppy shift lever felt brand new. Even a firm pull while in gear it would not come out of position. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how the issues are related. Can anyone offer a logical correlation? THIA
BTW...driving it reconfirmed my love for the truck and so i stopped by my dealer for some up grades; lower ball joints, upper arms, wheel bearing hubs, spark plugs, new coils, wires, fuel injectors then for some bling JMB catless mids with Billy Boat exhaust. Here's to another 140k!!