transmission

Asked by 125hunter Jul 24, 2018 at 06:13 PM about the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when putting it in drive it makes a clunk sound like
the u joints bad but there all good

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4,650

If the mounts r okay also, remember that a certain amount of "clunk" noise is acceptable and as the tranny ages, the clunks get worse. When you put the tranny in gear, you put the valve body into motion with directs fluid pressure to servos, which push on bands which trap/stop drums full of clutch packs from turning or begin turning, which load down the oil pump n torque converter, which impacts the crankshaft...so on n so forth. Chack the fluid level while in neutral n give it a sniff n a looksee...how's it look/smell? Red-pink, hydraulic fluid smell, or burnt? Is there what looks like glitter in the fluid on the stick?

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