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Jesse T.
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9/04/2002
15:49:29

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Has anyone adjusted the bands on there tranny? i am going to do this soon to mine. Did you notice anything different at all.

Jesse T.



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9/04/2002
16:12:22

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jesse t,

i have asked that same question and someone told me that there are no adjustments on them... but i dont know because with my shift kit i got this stuff to change different thinggy-ma-gigs in the tranny around the bands...



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9/04/2002
16:21:37

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I have a Haynes manual and it says how to adjust the bands. There are two adjustments. You torque them and then back off a bit.

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Jesse T.
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9/04/2002
16:46:09

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Yeah I have the same manuel, I was just wondering if they would help me out a lil, or dont even bother doing it, i know that it says to do it like 60k miles and that is what I have.

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9/04/2002
19:07:19

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I have a manual that shows how to do it too...I just don't comprehend why you would torque something down...then back it off again. It just does not make any sense to me. Maybe I am just being silly but it is as clear as mud to me. Any comments???

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9/04/2002
20:32:11

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I adjusted mine when I put in the TransGo kit, so I can't say if it did anything.

As for torque it and backing it off, it's a close tolerance and when you torque it it's setting it to a nominal reference point. The backing it off a specific number of turns, it's more accurate then using a feeler gauge.

If you had 3 guys tighten a bolt you would have 3 different torques, in doing so your reference point would be different.

I hope this helps


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9/04/2002
23:40:16

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BE CAREFUL WITH BAND ADJUSTMENT!!!!!!!!!

My dad did a band adjustment on his 318 Ram, and the Haynes Manual was wrong!! It gave him a number to torque it to and then back off 2.5 turns, but the problem was the torque was too large to back off. It really messed up the shift point on the tranny. It took him forever and a whole bunch of headaches to get it fixed, and its still not back to how it was. Just a word of caution. Make double sure you are right before you try it.

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9/05/2002
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I agree with the last post BE CAREFUL!
Plus before you do anything you must find out what Tranny you have. I have a 97 Dakota with the Auto in it and I did the band adjustment no problem BUT Dodge made 3 Different Automatics for that year. It took me to call the dealer tell them my VIN# and then they told me exactly what tranny I had. In the book you have, you will notice 3 different torque # for both ajustments thats why you must find out what tranny you have. So just a heads up


Also you whated to know if it gave me anything as far as HP no. The only thing it is suppost to do is adjust for ware that's all.

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9/05/2002
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Cool, thanks. Well I guess that I aint going to waste my time on it.

Jesse T.



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9/05/2002
22:20:08

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J-R-M did you need any special tools for the tranny band adjustment? I have a '01 with a 42RE auto tranny. The shop manual will suggest using a special tool for the front band, but is it really needed?



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9/08/2002
20:58:33

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Sorry for the long delay

No I didn't need any
The front adjustment is a pain in the rear because of where it's located but other than that it was easy.

Oh and do it on a vehicle lift not on the ground.



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