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5-45RFE Fluid Change/TransGo Shift Kit Installation
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Hi thanks for your reply that is great help.Did every thing fit okay?You said 2nd - 3rd was a bit harsh was it because the shift was to close or was it a rough shift?.I have a Jet stage 2 chip that I havent recieved yet from Summit will that be okay to use to sort it out if I get a bad shift. One other thing where is the resistor you said you took out?Sorry for all the Questions but I have to get it right and your the man.
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when you get the shift kit you will understand..it comes with a resistor that you are supposed to splice into some wires but if your gettting a chip i would wait and install everything together (chip and shift kit minus the resistor) and you shouldnt have problems
Nothingman, thanks for answering Grytviken for me
Grytviken, Nothingman pretty much covered it all for me. You have nothing to worry about as long as you take your time and don't rush. Keep everything clean and follow the instructions and my write-up closely. You will love the results!
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Grytviken, Nothingman pretty much covered it all for me. You have nothing to worry about as long as you take your time and don't rush. Keep everything clean and follow the instructions and my write-up closely. You will love the results!
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No it cannot. But im sure transgo makes one for your tranny. Im not sure what tranny the i-6 has but if u find that out then check transgos site im sure u can find one
Just off topic a bit does anyone have any fsm sheets or a schematic of a 42RE...I am getting a od light at startup and soon after a trans temp light. Felt the lines, bottom of tranny pan, and fluid on dip stick and they are warm...so no overheat issue. I'm thinking electrical.
There is a round three prong plug on the driver side of the transmission below the shift lever and i can plug my socket into it 2 different ways...Is there a difference? Where are the grounds? Are there any test I can perform either with a volt meter or something?
Thanks!
There is a round three prong plug on the driver side of the transmission below the shift lever and i can plug my socket into it 2 different ways...Is there a difference? Where are the grounds? Are there any test I can perform either with a volt meter or something?
Thanks!
I'm not sure dude. I looked in a lot of places online and really couldn't find anything that will help you. However, I looked through my FSM and found a connector Pin-out that might help you. Is it below and for the park/neutral position switch which I believe is the only device on the 42RE on the drivers side. Hope it helps you out!
Newbie here. I just had a junk yard tranny (40,000 miles with a 6 month warranty) put in my 02 Grand Cherokee Overland and while they were putting it in I had them put in the Transgo 45RFE-HD2. I get the Jeep back from the dealer and it just won't shift right. Problem #1 - Normal acceleration is ok and I can feel the shift kit (Nice 
), but it won't engage overdrive at highway speeds. Problem #2 Under full throttle acceleration from a stop it almost immediatly upshifts and bogs down, sort of like it missed a gear. Problem #3 at low speeds it won't kick down to accelerate hard, it just bogs again. Problem #4 If you try to manually downshift it is missing gears. What I mean is OD to 3rd does nothing and 3rd to 2nd goes all the way to 1st and shifting to 1st does nothing. Basically it feels like I have a 2 speed tranny. The dealership has been good so far, trying different things, including reflushing the tranny, but still nothing changes. According to them, the computer is saying everything is working as it should be. The two mechanics that I talked to are at odd over what it could be, the one says they got a lemon tranny from the junk yard, while the other blames the shift kit and wants to remove it. I'm gonna drive it for the weekend (It's snowing and the POS Ford they lent me before was worthless in the snow) and then take it back Monday. Any Ideas? I would hate to let them remove the shift kit, but it sounds like that is their next thing to try.
), but it won't engage overdrive at highway speeds. Problem #2 Under full throttle acceleration from a stop it almost immediatly upshifts and bogs down, sort of like it missed a gear. Problem #3 at low speeds it won't kick down to accelerate hard, it just bogs again. Problem #4 If you try to manually downshift it is missing gears. What I mean is OD to 3rd does nothing and 3rd to 2nd goes all the way to 1st and shifting to 1st does nothing. Basically it feels like I have a 2 speed tranny. The dealership has been good so far, trying different things, including reflushing the tranny, but still nothing changes. According to them, the computer is saying everything is working as it should be. The two mechanics that I talked to are at odd over what it could be, the one says they got a lemon tranny from the junk yard, while the other blames the shift kit and wants to remove it. I'm gonna drive it for the weekend (It's snowing and the POS Ford they lent me before was worthless in the snow) and then take it back Monday. Any Ideas? I would hate to let them remove the shift kit, but it sounds like that is their next thing to try.Anyone??? I know there are a lot of smart grand owners around here somewhere. Could these problems really be caused by the shift kit? I noticed this morning when I drove the Jeep the tranny would slip pretty bad from a stop. I had warmed up the Jeep for about 20 minutes beforehand, so the trans should not have been totally cold. It was dong this same thing with the old transmission and it would not come out of it no matter how long you drove. The only way to make it stop slipping was to shut the Jeep of for a few seconds and then restart, then it would work fine for the rest of the day. Rinse and repeat the next morning after everything sat for 10-12 hours. That is what made the dealer suspect the selenoid pack was not functioning as it should be. So they replaced that first and everything was fine when they test drove it, but before I could even drive a block the tranny totaly stopped working. So they replaced it with this one and swapped the selenoid pack and the shift kit over to the replacemnt tranny. So what would cause this problem? Incorrect line pressure? TCM error?
mrtosh - yeah, they said they installed the resistor. Since my last post, they did take the kit out, which did solve the shift problems. I kept the kit with the hopes of installing it myself by following the instructions here at a later date (when the temps are above zero, lol). However, I'm still having lingering problems with the tranny slipping when cold. I have taken it back to the dealer numerous times and each time they say it is fixed, come and get it, but when I drive it I still feel the slip. This last time they found a fluid leak in one of the lines, added two more quarts of fluid (this makes a total of 8, plus the orginal 16 and they tried to tell me it was "only air pockets"), and tried to tell me that it wasn't the tranny slipping I was feeling, but some hydraulic fan that is powered by the power steering pump (????) that I was "hearing". I told them I drive my Jeep daily, and have put over 20k miles on it this last year alone. I know what noises it makes and which it doesn't and I certainly can tell when it slips under acceleration! It has 330+ ftlbs of torque, it just gets out and moves from a stand still! Sorry, I'm just frustrated by the dealers bs. I still think the replacement tranny was a lemon and they should replace it under warranty, but now I'm nervious as to their abilities. I'm just waiting to see if their last fix is real or not. They have told me twice that the the tranny "lost its prime" and they had to reset it. I'm not sure what that means exactly, but the Jeep has died several times lately when I pull up to a stop sign or something, and when I restart the tranny slips for a bit and then comes out of it. Could that be related to "losing the prime"?
I would think that if its in fact losing its prime that would be a cooler return filter issue. Usually though that would cause a delay going into gear and starting off when cold. There was a TSB and a return filter revission for a return filter with an anti-drainback valve so the TC wouldn't lose its" prime" while sitting. Dk if it has any relevance to your issue, but maybe worth changing that out if and when you re-install the shift kit.
I just ignored the extra stuff. The big lock ring can only be installed if you remove the tranny from the vehicle. There are a few other things also that are meant to be installed with the tranny out.
ccfox,
I feel like the dealership didn't install the shift kit properly. There's no reason why it should do that unless it wasn't installed correctly or if the shift kit is exposing a problem somewhere else in the transmission. Your tranny was used so there may be an issue no one is seeing. Do a search on your overdrive problems and I bet you will find something that will help you out. Stay away from the dealerships.....YE BE WARNED!
dankness,
the shift kit reduces the "comfort" of the shift that jeeps come with from the factory. In exchange, it allows the tranny to shift faster and firmer meaning the clutch packs don't have to rub as long as they did when making a longer "comfortable" shift. Therefore they suffer less wear and produce less heat.
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