Thanks for letting me onto your forum.  I have been lurking for many years absorbing information and knowledge.  Think I finally signed on here back in 2016.  life is a lot about learning and listening.  As a mechanic at heart, cars and airplanes I like to scan through the files often, always things to learn.   As a profile I am 70 years old, bought a 1999 Dodge 4 X4 diesel with automatic transmission in late 1998. I tow a 10,000 lb fifth wheel out West.  I have 130,000 miles on the truck now with about 70,000 miles of it towing and it has only been into a dealer one time in its life to receive and updated flash.  I do all my own maintenance and repair.  Shortly after I bought the truck I added boost, pyro and fuel pressure gauges, added a Transgo shift kit,  back 15 years ago I installed 275 hp RV injectors,  replaced a fuel pump at 50,000 miles,  replaced the APSS at about 110,000 miles, new alt. diode pack and upgraded transmission soleniods,  installed new starter soleniod terminals, oh and a dash cover as mine was starting to crack.  I change all the fluids often.  Time changed out the belt and hoses at 100,000 miles and checked the valve clearances.  Over all it has been a good truck and pulls great.  Forgot to mention at around 60,000 miles I replaced the track bar.

 

As I am grounded so to speak this summer and with 130,000 miles on the 47re I have decided it is time to rebuild the transmission, new TQ converter etc..  That's my current project.  The transmission is still good but IMO it will fail between now and ?? miles  so I might as well go through it at home in my own shop rather being in the middle of Nevada broke down and having to deal with the local "Joe's Garage".  Planning some some minor updates.  Mods are a bit of a rabbit hole,  I have tell myself that the stock trans has given me good service for 130,000 miles and I probably will not put another 130,000 on it so don't get crazy.  From looking at the max boost at WOT I am probably at the 270 hp range and have no plans to go to far over that.  I don't run it hard and when towing I try to keep it under the 21/22 lbs of boost going up grades.  Not in a hurry and IMO easier on the stock transmission.  Sorry about the rambling !  Again thanks for adding me. I enjoy reading the posts.

Cool thing making your own jig.

 

Old and slow is a good thing because I made all the mistakes when young and fast.

Edited July 15, 20186 yr by JAG1

Slow and deliberate here. But the old does rear its head when it wants to.

@dripley Yes it does.  The hardest part so far is all the Loctited bolts from the factory.... They drenched every bolt I think. Someone should have told "a little dab will do ya"  for those old enough to remember that ad. :).

Brylcreem. Googled it to see if I could spell it, you can still buy it.

 

Wish the factory would have invested it a little anti sieze.

11 hours ago, snowbird said:

@dripley Yes it does.  The hardest part so far is all the Loctited bolts from the factory.... They drenched every bolt I think. Someone should have told "a little dab will do ya"  for those old enough to remember that ad. :).

 

7 hours ago, dripley said:

Brylcreem. Googled it to see if I could spell it, you can still buy it.

 

Wish the factory would have invested it a little anti sieze.

 

 

With all them feathers Dripley needs anti sneeze.