msta999

Sounds like a few of you have got it made. I worked at a Dealership for two years, the only diesel tech and one of two auto trans techs. All was good and the pay was great. Then I got deployed and went to Iraq. 17 months later I show'd up to see if I still had a job and was told yes it was still mine. My first day back I found out that all the teams were full and they added me on to "my" team as a 5th tech and the diesels still went to the guy that replaced me. Also each team now had an auto trans tech too. Now the shop has 6 Diesel techs and 5 trans techs. I know the shop should have had one of each on each team to begin with, but it still sucked. I lasted about ten months and then went to work for another dealer, which produced only around 40 hrs a week and finally found the job I have now (Union), which is a good job and I should be making about what I was making before I left for Iraq in two years. so much for getting your job back when you get back from serving. It's all good I guess, but I did like working at that place and I got to know the guy who took my place and he is a good guy and I didn't want to say anything that might effect someone elses hrs. It has only been 3 months but I do miss working at the dealer. Got to love them diesels. I don't work on diesels or auto transmissions anymore, kind of seems like a waiste of experience.

The hot line told me about the shims, After I installed them, the shutter was less but still there, inwhich case the hot line said to use the larger hanger bracket, which took care of it. In the begining I used a driveline angle tool to verify it was the drive line.

Yes, Thats what I ment. The last drive line problem I had felt like the back tires were going over little bumps on take off. Use the drive line angle tool, ended up finding out the truck had the wrong hanger bearing bracket from the factory. installed the longer one (about 3 inches lower) and that took care of it. I try'd the shims first, went up to 2 inches and it lessened the problem, then ordered the other bracket for the carrier bearing. I have read on the Tech to Tech of the "Teflon" grease getting rid of shudder on some vehicles, but I have only experienced the double clunk.

Yes, they are not in the diesels. I was just currious if the trans techs were using it.

Have you try'd the blue silicone grease on the shaft splines? Might be worth a try.

Just wondering if anyone is installing the servo bore kits from sonnex, for the OD and Intermediate band on these transmission? How are they working?

I one last year, blew the pass side tank off while I was driving it. made a hell of a boom. Stuck turbo/over boost.