[General] 4L60E tear down guide

yeh unfortunately there's no competition in aus, so they charge like a wounded bull, cheaper to get it from US. Only part i bought was the torque converter in AU it was cheaper because of the weight with freight.

 

good thread mate,hope it all goes back in easy.

 

not having a go at you, but fitting a TC from a failed trans would be the last thing i would be fitting to my fresh rebuild, who knows how much metal is sitting in there. I bought one of these, wait till a sale as you'l get one for around $250mark, got some good stuff in it compared to the rest.

VN VS VP HOLDEN 6 CYL H STALL TORQUE CONVERTER | eBay

All the pro trans rebuilders ive talked to, told me to stick with 10vane, 14 vane has to little metal between the vanes and the rings break and the 7 vane has to little vanes which increase stress on each vane.

 

Torque converters dont last forever either. They have moving parts and bearings inside them. The stator has a one way clutch inside it, if that failed I would imagine you would lose that torque multiplication.

Has you priced a TC from a L67? might be cheaper than an after market TC ( I dont know, I just asking ) and has a higher stall than the factory one, But you probably already know that.

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you could cut it open, clean it out and have a shop weld it back up and balance it.

 

Personally i wouldn't skimp on it, especially because it's such a major part, the whole tranny relys on it and all your fluild goes through it. But hey it's your call, my trans is just like yours, hanging on, now 300,000km, i pulled this 2nd one i got down before my wife had my daughter and i havn't had time since to put the new parts in it, my car's a daily as well so hoping it holds up till i get holidays. It's only the cash from tuning since then that's paid for the parts now my wifes not working! Yeh talk about rego, just got my wifes and it's 4cyl $650!!!

 

which sunshell did you end up getting? the acdelco beast or sonnax smartshell, i went with the sonnax because of the roller bearing which apparently takes alot of load of the gear ring.

 

So much for the 'stronger' sunshell the rebuilders fitted - lasted about 100,000km which the original lasted 170,000km. The torque converter was reconditioned at the same time (exchange). I'd doubt there is any crap in the TQ as I only ran the car a few hundred metres before it was shut done - car still had all gears except reverse. You've done well Jess.
Regards

 

it was probably more like they didn't change the sungear with it, so it just ate the second one out.

 

awesome how to i will be trying this soon on a secondhand box im buyingso keep up the great work

 

Keep up the good work! Rep given for great info. What are you gonna be using the trans for? Drags or you just wanted a bulletproof street trans? Only way I'd have attempted this is if I had my old man looking over my shoulder. ( he used to work at SA street n strip trans)

 

This is what i picked up cheap, various bushing tools machined for the right sizes by the trans guy and oring tools and then the spring compressor, it's made by KD tools, part 2398, if you keep an eye out you can get them for $100 or so.

 

Best Site I Have Found With Step By Step Instructions For Tear Down Inspection & Reassembly

Transmission Bench

 

Just seeing if theres anyone on the northen beaches in Sydney might be willing to help with a rebuild as its will be my first and its my daily drive so kinda cant afford to stuff it up been quoted 1500 for stage 2 kit fitted and rear main seal replaced feel as though its a little steep

 

This video guide is fantastic ! i just tore down and reassembled my spare 4L60E with ease.