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YukonRog
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No warranty. They closed shop and disappeared. $100 reward for pointing them out. I'll beat the mofo senseless.
Pulled the Transmission Pan Today
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YukonRog
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Bulleit is good. Tried 5 Fingers and hated it. But had some Chivas Regal a short while ago and it was great. Wish I could afford that more often!
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So I calmed down a bit and just accepted it all. Went out and took a few more pics for you guys to guess on. My photo skills aren't that great, but I'm learning what my Samsung can do. Note: I did find another of what appears to be cage pieces. And the small rollers look like they fit. But check out the sludge! And it's all magnetic. If you've been following my posts, remember when I was lying underneath and heard "tink, tink, tink, tink, tink", from the front of the transmission and then silence? That's probably when the pieces fell through as it was running.
Do the trans again and maybe get a factory reman unit and go thru the task of installing it but if you do or if you have a trans shop do it, FLUSH EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE LINES, OUT BEFORE YOU START THE RIG!
To me, it is now personal. You need to fix it all and not let the rig get you down.
To me, it is now personal. You need to fix it all and not let the rig get you down.
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YukonRog
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Yep it's personal alright. Like I said, that guy better hope I never run into him again. Discovered a non oem bolt in the pan, barely held, and the retaining clip for the shift cable was missing! Very shoddy work! But thanks for the heads up on the line flush, I probably would have missed that.
Mudsport96
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I dont know your situation and what not, but a quality reman should be good. And if a core is not required, get a manual and eventually go though the one in the vehicle now.
For years i did my own, th350s 400s, 700r4, 200-4r, and 60e. Heck c6 and torqueflite transmissions. If you aren't in a hurry, and have the room to spread the thing out on a bench, they arent that bad.
Ive got a spare 60e but it is for the older blocks, so to run it in the silvy or hoe i have to get the spacer and different flexplate. That's the only reason I didnt use it in my daughter's truck, that and working 75-80 hours a week i didnt have time to mess with it.
Quality clutches and bands, with a good rebuild kit and a transgo hd2 kit is all i ever used.
Only issue i ever had was my own fault.
If you have a tune for higher line pressure for faster harder shifts, do not drill the shift holes to the maximum size for faster harder shifts. Unless you remove the tune....things get ugly. Violent ugly. Lol live and learn.
For years i did my own, th350s 400s, 700r4, 200-4r, and 60e. Heck c6 and torqueflite transmissions. If you aren't in a hurry, and have the room to spread the thing out on a bench, they arent that bad.
Ive got a spare 60e but it is for the older blocks, so to run it in the silvy or hoe i have to get the spacer and different flexplate. That's the only reason I didnt use it in my daughter's truck, that and working 75-80 hours a week i didnt have time to mess with it.
Quality clutches and bands, with a good rebuild kit and a transgo hd2 kit is all i ever used.
Only issue i ever had was my own fault.
If you have a tune for higher line pressure for faster harder shifts, do not drill the shift holes to the maximum size for faster harder shifts. Unless you remove the tune....things get ugly. Violent ugly. Lol live and learn.
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YukonRog
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I'm tempted to try to rebuild this one myself. I'd actually like to learn how. But I've read there are lots of special tools needed and some can be pretty expensive. Heck even a good manual can be these days.
rockola1971
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I do not recommend "learning" to rebuild your own tranny WITHOUT someone that knows what they are doing. There are simply things that the book does not teach or explain. It is imperative to clean the case especially after all the metal in yours. I suspect you dont have the machine to wash the tranny case in hot water with alkaline solution.
Those metal pieces came from either your sprag clutch or planetary assembly. Those pieces that have angles on them are teeth and they appear to be steel. None of this is normal. I suspect a tooth was chipped because the rebuilder did not inspect for cracks or unusual wear and replace planetary/sprag. Its only going to get worse. Eventually the metal traveling through your tranny will cut a seal and then all bets are off and depends on which seal(s) get cut as to what fails next.
This tranny needs to be torn down, inspected for case cracks and replace all hard parts that have been damaged then standard rebuild kit.
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YukonRog
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Yeah after giving it more thought I don't think I want anything to do with this Transmission. I'm glad I caught it before it grenaded. I'm going to look for remanufactured one from a trustworthy source.
I don't know if you have it like we do around here but there is a transmission shop here that rebuild transmissions and sells them on Facebook for people that want to install themselves. I think a transmission for these trucks runs less than $800. That might be an option.
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YukonRog
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I see a lot of ads on FB and Craigslist for "remanufactured" transmissions for $850 and up. Don't know if I can trust them. Some are even in spanish and are listed by a woman saying they have lots of them. At this point I'm really wary of what I can get. There's a couple shops in the Sacramento area that advertise reman's for $999 with warranties. I'd rather see their shop and operation vs trust someone that does rebuilds in their garage. Also you can buy a reman from Rock Auto or even Autozone for about $1200. I'm all about saving money, but now I've been ******* I have trust issues.
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YukonRog
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Took the advice of PMW Viet Vet and pulled the lines off the transmission and flushed them. In one and out the other into a jug. Bought some expensive stuff from Autozone made for just that. Just so I could be sure it was done because now I can't trust anyone ever again. I was surprised the fluid that came out looked new and didn't have anything in it. I poured it through a paint strainer. Nothing!
Listen to @rockola1971, he knows his transmissions.
George B
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Did you flush in both directions?
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YukonRog
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No. Darn, now I guess I gotta do the other direction? It came out clean and I blew it out with compressed air too. Rats!
George B
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It might be fine. I would suspect the filter caught the debris. I just remember always flushing opposite flow.
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YukonRog
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That's what I was thinking actually. The filter was actually considerably heavier than the new one I bought. Which I returned btw. LOL! I really expected to see some filth come out of the cooler but, nothing. I'll still flush back anyways.
Yes, both directions please. Sounds like the filter did it's job but you don't want to leave anything to chance after all you have gone thru with this.
rockola1971
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Always flush the cooler both ways. If replacing the tranny, it is a must to replace the converter too. The old one will be full of crap that you do NOT want going through the replacement tranny,
So have you decided where you’re getting the trans from?
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