my 48re and bands

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russell crowe

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hi guys please help me :confused: :confused: i have a dodge ram srt10 q\cab 2005 28kms. i live in auckland new zealand and just recently i had gearbox troubles and took it to a well respected drag racer -mechanic after taking him for a drive he hopped straight out and checked trans fluid and held it up to his nose and told me he could smell clutch burn . ok so he said leave it with him hell check it over . he gave the trans a service and adjusted the bands and she runs better now than ever before but he has told me that they had to adjust bands about 4 turns which was far too much and that he recommend that i rebuild transmission please explain guys is this right:
 
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russell crowe said:
hi guys please help me :confused: :confused: i have a dodge ram srt10 q\cab 2005 28kms. i live in auckland new zealand and just recently i had gearbox troubles and took it to a well respected drag racer -mechanic after taking him for a drive he hopped straight out and checked trans fluid and held it up to his nose and told me he could smell clutch burn . ok so he said leave it with him hell check it over . he gave the trans a service and adjusted the bands and she runs better now than ever before but he has told me that they had to adjust bands about 4 turns which was far too much and that he recommend that i rebuild transmission please explain guys is this right:
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I am on the 3rd 48RE rebuild (two since June 2008) in my 2005/QC.
It is important to keep on top of the band adjustments but in your case, 4 turns is quite a bit.. The band inside of the pan which handles Manual Low (First) and Reverse and the outer "Kickdown Band" are the two adjustments that you need to stay on top of; especially if you are drag racing, etc. The outer one is likely the more important of the two and doesn't require dropping the pan to adjust.

I went with a rigid band from an older 1970 (727 Torqueflite) which is the parent transmission to the 48RE. The 2005's factory band is a flimsy deal and has what amounts to a spray on coating of band material; they won't take much abuse. When they fail, the rivets chew into the drum almost immediately and make drum replacement a given. See the attached image of a brand new one.

We made a few mistakes but I think we have the right combination this time. Joe at Westminster has been a lot of help giving advice.

If yours suffers a total failure and there is band material in the pan, make sure you REPLACE the inline check valve near the front cooler. Also change out the 2 electrical pressure solenoids inside the pan (valve body area).

They aren't a bad transmission if you give them 1/2 a chance. They are very similar to the 48RE used in the diesels but there are enough internal and calibration differences to make them unique.
 

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That's great info Ronnie!!

You gonna come down to Orlando and help me beef mine up too!!!??? :D
 
ntw0rk said:
That's great info Ronnie!!

You gonna come down to Orlando and help me beef mine up too!!!??? :D
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I'm no expert on these things. But lots of $$$ and downtime later, I know a few things that won't work! :D
The adjustments are easy to do yourself. Buy a decent inch pound torque wrench and follow the instructions in the service manual for the 48RE (gas engine section).

Ending on a good note it was just a few degrees above freezing here last night (Fall already). A 3900 foot D.A. instead of 5800+ makes a nice difference in power output. I was out at sea level last weekend (not in Orlando though) and I forgot what a huge difference it makes in power output. I envy you guys living at or near sea level.
We picked up nearly 3 pounds of boost in my buddies new Shelby just by dropping 4000 feet. That thing is a missile...11.8 @ 120 M.P.H. (drag radials) and 2 tanks at 27 M.P.G. during the trip-(a bit bigger gallon here in Canada). 270 miles on 45.46 liters= 27 m.p.g. with the a/c on... Cool or what !!??

My stock-build 48RE gave up shortly after the head and cam swap so I didn't really think it would be a good idea rebuilding the tranny to stock specs...
I hope this one lasts for a little while, the drag season here is nearly over.
 
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