I have a 1998 dodge ram 1500 sprot, with the 318. i was wondering if anyone else had the same problem with the a500 tranny. cuz from what i heard. bunch people had problems with them leaking and with them slipping a lot.. i just turned 100,000 miles on the truck and the trans been slipping for awhile. anyone know anything cheap or then a new trans to fix this crappy as$ problem..

 

A500 has the same front internals (1st three speeds) as the old torqueflite "6"- A518 has the same as the old torqueflite "8" the physical size of the parts differs not a little but a whole lot!- the A500 should never have fitted to a pickup- or anything that may have decent power or have to do any sort of work. I suggest biting the bullet and finding either a core to beef and build- get it as a pullout from a wrecking yard so you can get driveshaft, flexplate, inspection cover, and filler tube. rest should fit- including crossmember, starter, cooler lines, etc. as far as swaps go, it's really not that bad. Last one I did for a customer was a 68 charger- (dodge fitted 904's in 318 equipped cars starting in 68. Let me know if I can help you- I rebuild and beef 518's all the time. Craig.

 

I need to rebuild my 518 is the internals the same as a 727 if so what can i do to make it really work good?

 

[QUOTE=b-crazzy]I need to rebuild my 518 is the internals the same as a 727 if so what can i do to make it really work good. i have alot of 727 parts but i dont know much about the 518 as far as o/d rebuilds or valve body info