What's funny to me there Outlaw, is the fact that you failed to notice just which of the trannies are failing---the 46RE's. You do NOT have a 46RE, you have a 46RH. 1998 and above trucks have the 46RE's, and they suck. You are right, some people get lucky and don't have problems. But I have mostly heard of only problems with the 46RE's and my tranny guy will verify it. You show me any 46RE thought does not have inherent problems, and I will be the first to step up and say I'm wrong. I had a 96 as well, and I absolutely loved the truck! That is why I bought another one, a 2000. Little did I know what was in store for me...If I had, I would have kept my 96 and would be running in the 11's right now on the 1/4 mile track with the amount of money I have sunk into this rig...