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Will my tranny survive?

02-05-2002, 01:54 PM

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Darel

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Will my tranny survive?

OK, I've got a '97 auto, 3.54, 285/75, 4x4. Engine has a 230/605 plate pushed all the way forward, Scotty air and 4" exhaust. I want to know if my 47RE will survive pulling just my Jeep on a flatbed (I'm guessing about 5000 lbs.). I already have an upgraded TC thanks to a PO. The reason I ask is, I called Bill K. yesterday to order one of his valve bodies, which should have been all the beef my tranny needs. He informed me that I can't run a higher-pressure VB in a pre-99 tranny due to lip seal problems. The lip seal fix basically involves almost a tranny rebuild, which I can't afford (in time or money) until summer, but I'll be towing my Jeep 1600 miles to Moab, UT in March. WILL I BE OK?
I guess it's worth asking, will the lower temps provided by a Mag-Hytec tranny pan keep my trans alive longer, or do the clutch pack woes still occur regardless of tranny temps?
Thanks!
Darel

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'98 Jeep TJ, lifted, geared, locked and towed
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