I have read all the posts about transmission service I could find and still have a couple of questions about mine.

I have a 2000 Trooper 3.5L auto tranny with 94,000 miles on it. I want to have the transmission fluid and filter changed. It seems from what I have read that a flush would be bad due to stirring up all the sludge in the bottom of the pan. It dosn't have a dipstick so it would seem that the lube center flush system wouldn't work anyway.

What is the recommended procedure for changing the tranny fluid? Seems the best would be to drain the fluid, remove the pan and clean out the sludge, then perhaps a flush of some type not a detergent rich power flush, then drain and fill.

What would you do? I am not currently experiencing any tranny problems that I can detect. I have been pulling about a 3,500lbs camp trailer during the last two summers, and have noticed on steep grades I can smell a faint smell like hot coolant, but don't know if that is related to the tranny or the engine. No lights or gauges were in the red, no smoke emmitting from under the truck. Once over the summit nothing out of the ordinary.

Thanks in advance for any input you can offer.

-Jared