B250
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- Sep 19, 2019
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- Location
- Rhode Island
- Ram Year
- 1991
- Engine
- 5.2L V8 MFI
I've got a B250 with an A500 tranny. It ran great until a few days ago, when I changed the ATF and adjusted the brake band (again, routine service). Strange things started happening afterwards. When I drove up a gentle hill there was a slight judder from the steering wheel for a few seconds (like driving over a rumble strip). I didn't think this was tranny related, but when I switched the overdrive off it didn't happen, although this could have been because of the change in rpm of the engine.
The front end judder seems to be random, but always starts when just going up a slight hill on the highway, other times it drives perfectly. This made me think it was an electrical problem (bad connection, etc) rather than a mechanical one in the tranny, or even wear in the front end bushes.
If I switch the overdrive off, it drives fine up and down hills
Today, though, the tranny seems to shift quickly (less than 1 second) from 2nd to 3rd. Otherwise it's OK apart from the occasional judder at the front end when using overdrive.
When I check the fluid level, the manual says to run the engine in neutral. When I do this one side of the dipstick is higher than the other! Putting the tranny in park gives a dispstick reading that is OK and the same on both sides of the dipstick
I also wondered if anyone had replaced their A500 with one of the manual transmissions. I assume the factory would make them physically compatible for cost reasons, although a clutch pedal/ hydraulic system would be required this isn't too difficult a project
The front end judder seems to be random, but always starts when just going up a slight hill on the highway, other times it drives perfectly. This made me think it was an electrical problem (bad connection, etc) rather than a mechanical one in the tranny, or even wear in the front end bushes.
If I switch the overdrive off, it drives fine up and down hills
Today, though, the tranny seems to shift quickly (less than 1 second) from 2nd to 3rd. Otherwise it's OK apart from the occasional judder at the front end when using overdrive.
When I check the fluid level, the manual says to run the engine in neutral. When I do this one side of the dipstick is higher than the other! Putting the tranny in park gives a dispstick reading that is OK and the same on both sides of the dipstick
I also wondered if anyone had replaced their A500 with one of the manual transmissions. I assume the factory would make them physically compatible for cost reasons, although a clutch pedal/ hydraulic system would be required this isn't too difficult a project