Posted by jdemaris on January 12, 2011 at 14:54:22 from (67.142.130.35):
I had a big surprise today. I've been working on my 92 Dodge W250 with a Cummins turbo-intercooled 5.9 and a five-speed 360 Getrag trans. Note I've never had a bit of trouble with it. Great truck.
We might stick a camper on it soon and drive it 6000 miles, so I started checking it over. Doing an oil change in the trans led me to find two broken pins in the shifter. No big deal, right?
I pulled out my 1992 factory service manual to the transmission section and had quite a surprise. NO repair info in the factory manual. Just a page that states - "no repairs can be made to the 360 Getrag and no repair parts are available. If the transmission develops a problem, complete replacement will be necessary." I almost could not believe my eyes. This was written in 1992 when the truck was new.
I was sort of in a panic after reading that. But did a Web-search and found three shops in Texas that stock most of the parts - now being made aftermarket in Korea. So, for $28, the two pins are on their way.
I'm kind of baffled how any car/truck company could sell a heavy-duty truck with a transmission with NO parts available? Maybe that's why Dodge later switched to the New Venture 4500? Also maybe why the Feds bailed it out and then gave Chrysler to Fiat of Italy, almost for free?
All this now has me wondering why most parts I've needed lately. wound up coming from Texas. Last week I needed the best HD torque converter I could find for my 4L60 (in a diesel motorhome). Again, I found a place in Texas that makes them. Texas is also where all my diesel injection parts come from. Now these trans-parts.
Hey, maybe I've living in the wrong place. Sounds like things are king of up-beat in Texas.
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