Teardown of yet another GM 4L60E Transmission with no 3rd or 4th. What will we find?? 

Thank you! I'm glad you got something out of it!

Yeah I’m learning from you, I’m not able to catch each video. 👍 keep up the GREAT WORK SMITTY !!

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It could be either electrical or mechanical. It will take some diagnosis to find out. If I was to guess, with no check engine light, it's probably a forward sprag or the 3-4 clutch is just done. Like I said though, it will take some diagnosis.

If it was electical, where would I look? My son said he was pressure washing the truck at the car wash and when he left it would not go into 3rd or 4th. I did go in and replace the solenoids. The pan was lose and leaking. Fluid looked black and burnt smelling

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Yes, yes they do...

Right??

Sure you can, but I'd rather check everything while I'm there so I don't do it twice....

Could be both, but more than likely it's mechanical

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I have a hole in my bench at work, and I hate it. Everything finds that hole and falls through it, parts, oil, etc....

Sounds like there is a clearance issue that should be corrected. Or, it could be a mismatch like you mentioned of the parts that your using...

@@IrocinZ we had the large bearing on the bottom of the case above the spring cage.. we put the right bearing in and it is all good now. thanks

I have not witnessed anyone being successful in doing that. The band and the way its positioned makes it impossible in my eyes...

I do believe I did a series on this one too...

Very true...

It's out there...

Thanks for the vote!!

Definitely the sun shell. I've got a surplus of practically new sun gears so we'll get him fixed up either way!

@@IrocinZ Yes sir! You look like you were ready to crawl under another car today. lol

More than likely, the forward sprag is broken. Either way you look at it, it'll probably have to come apart...or the 3/4 clutch is burnt up...

Could have with a cross leak in the input housing, or maybe a Teflon ring got cut on reassembly...any thing is possible

That's a real possibility. He bought the truck used and its hard telling how the previous owners took care of it...lol

There are plenty of build videos on my channel

Cox I have a 2003 Chevy avalanche 4x4 is sleeping between 3rd and 4th gear trying to figure out what it is I thank need be it to rebuild

If the tolerance is right, then chances are you have the right ring in there. It does tell you to check for the correct on in the instructions that comes with the Zpak.

Seen it before...

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No different.

Lmao!!

For the record the day I got it and brought it to work I had the shop try it out on tractor lugnuts. They didn't have time to really test it but blasted on a nut at over 400 ft lbs and took it off. I asked Ridgid for the specs and their answer was it's in the manual but it wasn't and they apologized. That was the first model which was $329 at the time. They discontinued that one and came out with a slightly smaller one but I haven't had the pleasure because that monster has done just about everything I've thrown at it and what it couldn't do I had to break off with a breaker bar and all my body weight.

The one I have at home is a Milwaukee Mid torque and it does pretty well. I have not bought the big boy but I hear it does really well. I still use my air quite a bit and with 175psi running through it, there is not much it won't take care of...lol

@@IrocinZ i think there's a air model Hellcat or something like that which is supposed to be the best out there. I looked it up a long time ago and I think it was around 250 at the time but for convenience and portability I went with that ridgid and no regrets whatsoever although for a while I think it was spraining my wrists from the torque and weight of it. I have small wrists for a man so that didn't help matters...lol my girlfriend has bigger wrists than me and half the size of me.

Lmao on the end of the comment! My Dad had bought some Rigid stuff and I've got no complaints with it either. All of it is getting better as time and technology improves.

You have to make sure you have the right converter for the right shaft. The 300mm won't interchange with a 298mm for one. And when installing the converter, it should drop in a total of three times. If you get two and not the third, you will destroy the pump as the last drop is when the converter engages in the pump.

I’m not sure it’s got to be pump cause I switch pumps with very same year trans and it slide right in so I’m still lost has to what the problem is unless it’s the reluctor

Good to know!

Our dealership policy prohibits me from rebuilding one of that age. They don't want to have to deal with a warranty issues. I can't really give you an exact cost, especially since the whole rear end has to come apart. The trans itself would probably be between 1400 on the low end and 2800 depending on current market prices and availability. That does not include remove and replace time....

As far as what I think the issue is, it probably lost a Teflon ring on the input shaft...

I called around to a ton of places around me about rebuilding mine and nobody does it on the bench anymore because of too many problems with customers. Now as far as I'm concerned, if you rebuild a transmission completely and not skip out on things, no one should have a problem. It would technically be like getting one from a dealership right? I understand the issue with customers installing themselves but seriously, there's only a handful of things they could screw up and obviously nothing inside the transmission. I mean there really is only the front seal if for some reason they took the converter off and rear seal if no transfer case, and cooler lines. I get some want you to replace the cooler and lines or hot flush if someone has a machine to do it but other than that i mean it's all on the quality of the parts and person who did it.

@@james102377 Agreed, but there are some people out there.....

I'm sure...😆 🤣 😂

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After it’s built you want to see the Bill ???

@@kimberjones9968 😆 🤣 😂

Could have been the smoked clutch too...lol

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I have a tool video out there that shows what I use on the regular

There is a whole series on this one and multiple others. Enjoy!

I did, in another video...or two, or three...

Thank you!!

Thank you!!

It's out there under Austins 4L60e on a Playlist

Yes it was!

I've had several rebuild videos, and getting ready to do another.

Thanks brother!