13 speed issue.

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  1. S M D

    S M D Road Train Member

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    I bought a Truck a while back 9 speed original converted it to a 13speed via lines and shifter head. After I split around and come up and push the red button forward it sticks won’t shift until you jerk the fuel pedal a little.
    if I put it in neutral put the high low up and then flip the red button forward. You can’t hear the trans doing anything but as I type this I’m driving it around and getting it to half split up and down in some gears
    Trans is a rtoc- 16909A
    thoughts?
     
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  3. McMahons Trucking

    McMahons Trucking Light Load Member

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    Doesn't the 9A require more parts? I thought the 9C was the model that was easily converted?
     
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  4. S M D

    S M D Road Train Member

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    Nah it’s the 909a and 913a
     
  5. Roger McG

    Roger McG Light Load Member

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    Rtoc16909 once converted turn to an Rtlo16913a. Op was this transmission converted and was used as a 13 speed and stopped shifting or you had just or someone had just converted for you?
     
  6. Roger McG

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    Rtlo16909 required a back half swap to convert to Rtlo16913a
     
  7. S M D

    S M D Road Train Member

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    It is a rtoc sorry didn’t see that I missed it
     
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  8. Hammer166

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    Silly thought... Have you checked airflow? IIRC, splitter doesn't get air until range shifts, is it possible that the interlock is bad or plumbed wrong?
     
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  9. S M D

    S M D Road Train Member

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    Edited the original post.

    Just drove the truck around a little more playing with the shifter. I was able to get other gears to upshift and down but not after I go from lo to hi then pre select red button it lags I gotta jerk the fuelpedal a little eventually kicks in

    sticking?
     
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  10. Hammer166

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    All those parts just rode around with the splitter in direct while it was a 9 speed. Could be anything from build up on the shaft the splitter dog rides on, to the actuator piston not freely moving. Could be the air filter or regulator, too.
     
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