tranny

project88 · 03-15-2006, 04:00 AM

hey guys, just wondering, has anyone ever rebuilt a 4l60 tranny sucessfully? i mean maybe as a tranny specialist, but also as a everyday mechanic, quite knowledgable on how things work and competent enough to try it out? Question is, did it work out good and everything go ok? Researching it, i see its all about labeling and carefully seeing and acknowledging parts, not necessarily rocket science.

mrjohnwayne · 03-15-2006, 03:37 PM

no it is not too hard. the biggest part is making sure the parts are facing the right directions. Some of the drums are kinda hard to dig into without a press. And you have to be CLEAN. That is the biggest killer. It's not something you want to do on the tailgate of a truck.

project88 · 03-15-2006, 06:36 PM

well, i have a guy locally who i can call on if any problems arive, but i was hoping to do it in the sand dune behind my house, you say that wont fly??

J/k

thanks for the info

mrjohnwayne · 03-15-2006, 07:14 PM

haha. That was a well needed laugh. Thanks

chevyguy · 03-17-2006, 01:46 AM

Not hard at all, just time consuming.

project88 · 03-25-2006, 06:59 PM

well, just to update, my planetary gears right in the back of the tranny were munched, still worked well, but boy those gears were bad!!!! Anyway, got new planetary, hub, sun gear, three sets of clutches were extremely good condition, replaced the common problem ones in the 700r, new band, seal kit, i did a complete overhaul and reused only the steels and the other three clutches, still had the lettering on them! Things worked well for me, and wasnt that hard, talked to a tranny specialist, and he told me a trick for putting the pump back together, two hose clams joined! worked good. new torque converter. All came to about $600 canadian, including vaseline

, which is good! thats with oem quality parts. Automatic transmissions were mind boggling for me, but after the overhaul, pretty simple operation, but there was a lot of thought put into it when made! Rebuild would have been anywhere from $1500-2500 at a quality shop.
Thanks for the help, you guys were right, not hard at all!

BornToRide · 03-25-2006, 07:02 PM

its not hard just make sure that you are not rushing and you have everything facing the right way and try and do it in the cleanest place possible as any dirt can cause problems

mrjohnwayne · 03-25-2006, 09:38 PM

Glad to see that you got it up and running.

BornToRide · 03-25-2006, 11:02 PM

good job glad everything went smooth

snot wilim · 05-07-2007, 09:28 PM

Knew you could do it. I'm a recovering Silverado man who rebuilt a Ford C6 from a standpoint similar to yours. I've heard that the 4L60E uses a similar Simpson planetary set to the C6. If this is true, did you see how it creates overdrive? Can't figure that one out.

Congrats on the rebuild job.

03-15-2006, 04:00 AM	#1
project88 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 135	tranny hey guys, just wondering, has anyone ever rebuilt a 4l60 tranny sucessfully? i mean maybe as a tranny specialist, but also as a everyday mechanic, quite knowledgable on how things work and competent enough to try it out? Question is, did it work out good and everything go ok? Researching it, i see its all about labeling and carefully seeing and acknowledging parts, not necessarily rocket science.

03-15-2006, 03:37 PM	#2
mrjohnwayne Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,722	no it is not too hard. the biggest part is making sure the parts are facing the right directions. Some of the drums are kinda hard to dig into without a press. And you have to be CLEAN. That is the biggest killer. It's not something you want to do on the tailgate of a truck. __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

03-15-2006, 07:14 PM	#4
mrjohnwayne Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,722	haha. That was a well needed laugh. Thanks __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

03-17-2006, 01:46 AM	#5
chevyguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 3,370	Not hard at all, just time consuming. __________________ Friends dont let friends use body lifts USMC 92-96 USCG 98 to present

03-25-2006, 09:38 PM	#8
mrjohnwayne Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,722	Glad to see that you got it up and running. __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

03-15-2006, 06:36 PM	#3
project88 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 135	well, i have a guy locally who i can call on if any problems arive, but i was hoping to do it in the sand dune behind my house, you say that wont fly?? J/k thanks for the info

03-25-2006, 06:59 PM	#6
project88 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 135	well, just to update, my planetary gears right in the back of the tranny were munched, still worked well, but boy those gears were bad!!!! Anyway, got new planetary, hub, sun gear, three sets of clutches were extremely good condition, replaced the common problem ones in the 700r, new band, seal kit, i did a complete overhaul and reused only the steels and the other three clutches, still had the lettering on them! Things worked well for me, and wasnt that hard, talked to a tranny specialist, and he told me a trick for putting the pump back together, two hose clams joined! worked good. new torque converter. All came to about $600 canadian, including vaseline , which is good! thats with oem quality parts. Automatic transmissions were mind boggling for me, but after the overhaul, pretty simple operation, but there was a lot of thought put into it when made! Rebuild would have been anywhere from $1500-2500 at a quality shop. Thanks for the help, you guys were right, not hard at all!

03-25-2006, 07:02 PM	#7
BornToRide Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 86	its not hard just make sure that you are not rushing and you have everything facing the right way and try and do it in the cleanest place possible as any dirt can cause problems

03-25-2006, 11:02 PM	#9
BornToRide Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 86	good job glad everything went smooth

05-07-2007, 09:28 PM	#10
snot wilim Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2	Knew you could do it. I'm a recovering Silverado man who rebuilt a Ford C6 from a standpoint similar to yours. I've heard that the 4L60E uses a similar Simpson planetary set to the C6. If this is true, did you see how it creates overdrive? Can't figure that one out. Congrats on the rebuild job.

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