Seals needed for transmission?

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PhillyEagles

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What seals should I purchase to install a used transmission for a 2018 ram 1500? I’ve been looking online and having some trouble what seals I should purchase to give to my mechanic to install a used transmission. I already got the ATF 8-9 trans fluid.
 

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Helps if you give out more information ,is this a 4X4 or 2X4 transmission ,how many miles on the used transmission,and what happened to your original transmission.
Torque convertor seal,and buy a complete service kit with a new pan and filter and have him do a service on it. Flush the cooler and lines etc.,drain the convertor and pre-fill it with new fluid to. ZF reconmends flushing the cooler with new fluid,not 1 of the commercial flushes,so buy a $h!tload of fluid. Your mechanic sucks if he doesn't know what seals to get,you might want to find somebody a little more qualified ;)
 
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It is a 4x4 . Had 75000 on the original on it. The one I’m getting has 52000. Mine went bad had it to probably best transmission guy in my area. Shifts and sometimes slams into gear. Sometimes gets stuck in one gear but allows me to go any speed but runs at a high rpms. I’m dropping it off Thursday trying to pick up as much as I can before so I don’t have to have him get it or up charge me on the parts.
 

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It is a 4x4 . Had 75000 on the original on it. The one I’m getting has 52000. Mine went bad had it to probably best transmission guy in my area. Shifts and sometimes slams into gear. Sometimes gets stuck in one gear but allows me to go any speed but runs at a high rpms. I’m dropping it off Thursday trying to pick up as much as I can before so I don’t have to have him get it or up charge me on the parts.
If it started disintegrating internally,i'd have him flush the cooler and lines while they're easy to get at with the transmission removed,i'd also have him drain the convertor,so you start with all new fluid in your replacement transmission,and install a new pan and filter on it,but that's your call,as you'll need a whole lot more fluid then you probably bought
 

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Thanks a lot got 15 quarts just in case that had to do some type of flush! I appreciate the response and all the helpful information.
You might need more if he uses it to flush the cooler and lines.Did you also buy a new pan and filter for the transmission,as nows the time to also give it a full service
 

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What seals should I purchase to install a used transmission for a 2018 ram 1500? I’ve been looking online and having some trouble what seals I should purchase to give to my mechanic to install a used transmission. I already got the ATF 8-9 trans fluid.
I can tell you know nothing about it, so take it to
a good shop and let the mechanic decide what is wrong and what parts to get.
That is not your job.......
 
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