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Re: Magnum RT Shuddering at 4-8 cylinder transition [hman3]
by magnum1961
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Sep 13, 2006 (3:41 pm)
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Replying to: hman3 (Aug 04, 2005 9:54 am)
Water the in transmission caused my 2005 RT to shudder at 40 mph. I have been following this thread for quite a while and want to share my own experiences with everyone. I ran through standing water in Mentor Ohio and the shuddering started immediately. The dealer there knew nothing and said I had water in a spark plug well. This was not the problem (no way, Jose) and the shuddering continued. After I returned to Illinois the problem was gone until I hit more standing water a few months later. Again the shuddering started almost immediately but this time it did not go away. The dealer in Libertyville didn’t know about the TSB until I brought it to his attention (the problem is the leaky 0-ring and affects certain 2005 RT’s). The dealer then said he couldn’t reproduce the problem and gave me the run around. Thoroughly ticked off and thinking I would never get any satisfaction I took the car to Gurnee Dodge. Their tech, Colin, took the car for a drive with me as passenger and made it flunk half a dozen tests. The car made noises I hadn’t heard before. I have rebuilt transmissions and as far as I am concerned he is one of the very best: he advises other dealerships and provides input to the engineering department at the factory. Daimler Benz refused to exchange the transmission (our first option) so we performed the TSB: fluid change, filters and new seal at the dipstick tube. This didn’t work because water-contaminated fluid remained in the torque converter. Colin then replaced the converter and went through the transmission, replacing the pump seal only. He told me that the Mercedes transmission has an excellent reputation and the clutch in the torque converter is what chatters and causes the shuddering. I was concerned that he didn’t replace all of the clutches in the transmission as well because I thought contaminated fluid would get into all of the clutch linings. After the repairs there was slight shuddering on the 4th-5th gear change. I trust Colin’s judgment so I kept on driving the car. A week later it is as good as the day I bought it. A few days ago it rained hard again and I was hydroplaning across the puddles. Still no problems. My Magnum is still perfect! I hope this account helps anyone else that may have had or is still having the same problem.
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- #1780 of 1877
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Re: Vibration front end and felt in steering [toalgang]
by mek0123
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Sep 27, 2006 (9:06 pm)
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Replying to: toalgang (Sep 09, 2006 10:41 pm)
Have you folks who have this vibration problem had your rotors checked for warpage? I have an '01 Grand Caravan ES and replaced the rotors (3rd time with 173K on van) with Bosch brand 5 yr warrantied rotors and less than two weeks later, there was about 10" of standing water after a downpour that I had no choice but to negotiate. Rotors were warped on my next stop attempt and vibration suddenly returned. Just an idea that a decent brake shop can verify. Next set of rotors after these Bosch brand are out of warranty will be cross-drilled high performance. Good luck.
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- #1781 of 1877
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Re: Vibration front end and felt in steering [mek0123]
by peterskm
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Sep 28, 2006 (12:17 pm)
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Replying to: mek0123 (Sep 27, 2006 9:06 pm)
Stay away from cross-drilled rotors. Cross-drilling rotors actually weakens them and could cause them to crack. A better option is slotted rotors. If you want them for cosmetics, you can get dimpled rotors which give you the cross-drilled look without compromising the rotors' strength.
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- #1782 of 1877
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Re: Vibration front end and felt in steering [peterskm]
by shipo
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Sep 28, 2006 (6:43 pm)
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Replying to: peterskm (Sep 28, 2006 12:17 pm)
"Stay away from cross-drilled rotors. Cross-drilling rotors actually weakens them and could cause them to crack."
That used to be the case with rotors with poorly planned and/executed drillings. With CAD designed drilling layouts and proper quality control that are used on quality rotors (PowerStop, Brembo and others) weakend and cracked rotors are very much a thing of the past.
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #1784 of 1877
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opinion on Cont tires
by magnum357
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Dec 31, 2006 (3:41 pm)
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Looking to purchase new tires for 2005 RT.Would like some feed back.
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- #1785 of 1877
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Actual stowage dimensions
by lkazista
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Jan 01, 2007 (8:29 pm)
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Hey all,
I am interested in a Magnum to replace my existing T&C. I am curious if anyone out ther has actually measured the back of the car to see what the height vs width works out to be.
Any and all help would be appreciated.
Lee
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Re: Actual stowage dimensions [lkazista]
by hardhawk
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Jan 02, 2007 (6:52 am)
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Replying to: lkazista (Jan 01, 2007 8:29 pm)
We replaced our T&C with a Magnum RT in Oct. of 2004. I never measured, but the difference in space is dramatic. Far less utility in the Magnum. That said, I love the drive, ride, & power of the Magnum. The thing we really miss is no third row, which we need from time to time. The Magnum does have considerably mmore luggage space than the 300C, which we were also considering at the time.
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- #1787 of 1877
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Stowage
by vinny68
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Jan 11, 2007 (8:30 pm)
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I traded my '00 Grand Caravan for a ne '06 Magnum RT. I think that everything I used to fit behind the third row of the GC can now fit in the back or the Magnum. I figure what I lost was the space in the third row seating area. For me, the trade-off is well worth it in performance and fun-to-drive gains.
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