another dead overdrive unit

Guys, let me explain a few things. For those who live on flat lands where you can see for miles and miles and miles (damned song just popped into my head) and you know you're going to be able to do a constant speed, at a constant RPM, then sure, go ahead and tap that OD button.

Where I'm at, we're in the foothills of the Appalachian chain. The Adirondacks are just 3-4 hours away, with the Catskills being even closer. I'm talking miles of constant up and down, constant curves.

I put this up as example, not to start a pissing contest as to what trans is better than this trans, etc. I put this up so folks can see what happens when you stress parts too far. Most of these trans are found in our daily drivers out there, our tow rigs, and our work horses.

And this isn't Chrysler specific, either. It's a good idea to do this with all automatic tow rigs in the kind of environment I live in. Been around way too long, worked in too many shops besides my own, not to have seen something similar coming from the other auto manufactures.