Recent content by Ronmar

Yep, Aluminum… Whats it going to do, void the warranty:) the Allison part looks like a fiber re-enforced thermoplastic, probably popped out of a injection mold machine run by Chinese slave labor for .50 each… There is nothing I can find in this design that forces the clutch carrier back...

Yes it costs that much… it took me a half hour to cut a blank out of aluminum plate with a pair of hole saws and about a half hour to turn it into a bushing on the lathe…

Yep, I also think roller bearings probably don’t like being repeatedly accelerated by random contact and then released… this doesn’t bother plain bearings either:)

Now that I have had a chance to look at the setup with my own 2 eyes, there is nothing I can see that would push the carrier race back against the thrust bearing. The P6 piston pushes the disks forward and away from the thrust bearing, so the only possible effect would be to hold the carrier...

it depends on your vehicle... I believe you must drain the transfer, but that's the easiest part:) . You don't need to drain every last drop, just till the flow slackens near the end and put the plug back in, maybe 3.5 gal. (clean 5gal bucket, 3/8 drive ratchet or breaker bar, about 5...

All transmissions prior to ~Feb 2011(need to check s/n on the bulletin) are potentially affected by this... Here is the basic chain of events. In the 90’s they produced with a particular p/n bearing, lets call it A. I think they knew about issues then, because even the military A0 LMTV manuals...

Sort of:)

I am very glad I did this! Looked great inside, popped off the outer clutch pack snap ring and lifted out the clutch pack and carrier, discs and spacers look great. Center tower bushing, springs and piston look great, roller bearing looks OK until I try and lift it out.. The front/outer race...

The A0 plumbing only sends engine heat toward the trans untill the trans becomes a heat source. Thats why it takes so long to warm up the 3116 it is basically connected to a 3000# heatsync that dissipates all the heat from the bypass coolant that should be flowing back into the engine to get to...

Yep, everyone should check this. It is the foundation of diesel operation and a VERY common point of failure. Since all the system from tank to lift pump is under constant vacuum, and the return line is downhill and has no real restriction(no pressure buildup) any leak only sucks in air and...

“Do you think the thrust bearing gets damaged from shock loading during a specific shift?” Perhaps. the P6 carrier and plates appears to just be free floating in there. You know that 2-3 shift that tries to bounce your eyeballs off the back of your skull? That might have something to do with...

Well find the pressure sample port near the main fuel filter alongside the head(not the water separator with the primer). It should be a T fitting before or after the filter in the hard metal piping that feeds fuel thru the filter to the front of the head to feed the fuel gallery...

What year truck? with diesels I always start with primary fuel supply. A loose fitting or filter seal, or pinhole in a line will allow the fuel to drain back out of the system and cause hard starting, then the pinhole will feed a steady supply of air that causes baseline fuel pressure and...

I added engine and trans oil temp gauges to my dash but have not added the sensors. i was also looking at utilizing the oil sample ports as the trans port is on the cooler supply line so overall trans output oil temp. the engine sample port appears to be post cooler but it is convenient:)...

yea I am fairly convinced that the only thing S&S could wire to spec is an electrical fire…