I think sanding them is a short term solution. I think brad is pretty hard on his stuff, so he tears it down for fun lol. Maybe he will chime in. I think there is a happy medium to deep of grooves and u loose contact area.
Is contact area an issue when 200psi is pushing those clutches together? I wouldnt think so?
Where did you get your rebuild kit?
If it wasn't then why use extra clutches.
Im not using extra clutches, neither is brad. his transmission has held up awesome, mine...well has 0 miles on it haha
Is there any reason why a A618 rebuild kit labeled 94-97 RH/RE would not work on a 99 47RE?
Is there any reason why a A618 rebuild kit labeled 94-97 RH/RE would not work on a 99 47RE?
It will work great!
When you buy a 48re rebuild kit, you have to supplement it with older style forward clutch frictions because the 48re forward frictions have more (93) splines.
Thanks! Glad you responded today...I didn't get the email response and was about to PM you. I've been shopping rebuild kits... the guy you got your original kit from in the beater thread has went WAY up in price.
A518 518 46RE 46RH A618 47RE 47RH REBUILD KIT 1998-2003 | eBay
Kit I'm planning to purchase
94-97 DODGE A618-518 TRANSMISSION MASTER REBUILD KIT | eBay
That did go way up. Before you order though, why not just order the soft kit and get the clutches and steels from wittrans.com so you can increase the clutch count? Even if it costs you a few bucks more I'd say it's worth it.
Id get a different band anyway.When you say "soft kit" do you mean just gaskets, seals, and bushings? I had planned on ordering some extra clutches from WIT to increase the clutch count in my clutch packs once it is apart, I'm not sure if the packs have been upgraded from the previous rebuild or not.
Would it not be cheaper to purchase this rebuild kit than to buy a gasket kit and then purchase clutches, steels, and a 2nd gear band seperately?
Id get a different band anyway.
I ve just bought a whole rebuild kit. Next time might be different since I got the hard parts already.But what about my cost vs cost question?
I ve just bought a whole rebuild kit. Next time might be different since I got the hard parts already.
I wanna say a good band is more than half of that rebuild kit, cost wise. How many miles on the tranny?
Mark it is a tow vehicle, a good VB and the stock clutches/band will hold alot!
By soft kit I mean the seals and gaskets. I bought my bushing kit separate, and the band was separate. You may want to hold off on the clutches and steels till later on because you'll need to measure the clutch packs. If you measure, then order the clutches and steels you can mix sizes to get what you'll need. You might even be able to reuse your old steel plates if they're in good shape and you want to save a few bucks. I have a stock style band for my trans. We'll see what it will hold!