Been a while since last post, a few new problems

[SunlitComet]

must have been that snorkel causing an overload on the trannies newbie first rebuild..

 

[raptorforme93]

When I get home tonight ill send you to a place that is 100% better than monster. You can ask questions and tell them what you want your trany to do and they will give you advice on what is good and what is crap. When i did mine I called them up and told them what I ws wanting todo and I had a good idea of the parts I wanted and when I was ordering from them the stoped me and told me a few very expencive parts I ws ordering from them I didnt need it. I did rebuilt my trany over 2 years ago and still runing strong and that is with me rock crawling. I called monster first and all they wanted to do is sell me a built one and did even want to answer some question i had. maybe it wsa the guy i was talking to but illl never spend my money with them. the money I saved by doing it my self i put into better and stonger parts.

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I did mine and I never rebuilt one ether. There is a DVD that will walk you throe it and a ton of on line place with walk throe. There is one special tool you will need to get and a trany jack wouldn't hurt ether. Hell now I rebuild them on the side for a few shops local. I can rebuild 2 a day.

This would be awesome man. Id much rather go through a company that is helpful and there to answer questions with good customer support and I like that they can set up a custom kit for specific wants and needs. That would be very helpful, thank you! How long did it take you to rebuild the internals once you got everything? I would like to call the company and talk with them about my options as soon as I can to get my hoe back on the road

 

[retorq]

This would be awesome man. Id much rather go through a company that is helpful and there to answer questions with good customer support and I like that they can set up a custom kit for specific wants and needs. That would be very helpful, thank you! How long did it take you to rebuild the internals once you got everything? I would like to call the company and talk with them about my options as soon as I can to get my hoe back on the road

If you've never done one before it's going to take a few days atleast. My last rebuild I was waiting on parts ...

 

[raptorforme93]

Yea I planned on a couple days of work atleast. Haha. Anyone else have any idea what company that Xanatost was talking about??

 

[raptorforme93]

Ok got all the tranny parts ordered and on their way. In the meantime Im taking out the dash to fix the AC evaporator and Ive run into a little problem. I was following another thread on the dash removal and I've got it basically all the way apart, all trim and dash pieces and panels have been taken off and the big piece under the steering wheel is off and the two bolts next to the kick panels and all the vents and gauges. It's loose and ready to come out and from what I've read it rotates forward into the driver seat and but I don't see how that would be possible with the steering wheel and column still there? Do you have to remove those to get the dash out? It feels like the dash is still getting hung up on something but I can't find it. Going to work on it tomorrow so any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[SunlitComet]

there is hardware that hold the column to dash to body structure. Drop it or yank column out.

 

[raptorforme93]

Thats what I thought when I was looking at it but no one else mentioned touching the steering column so I thought I'd ask first. Thanks though, let you know if I get it tomorrow or not

 

[raptorforme93]

I was able to get the dash removed, definitely had to remove the steering column. I dont see any way around not removing it. I also removed my driver seat for ease of access but not sure thats necessary. It was bigger job than I expected but over all it wasnt too bad for the first removal. Now that Ive got the whole dash, steering column, and all the A/C vents and tubes removed how do I get to the evaporator and go about replacing it? Also, is there anything else that I should replace or check while I have everything apart?

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[branndon_b]

raptor... why not get a low mileage 4L80E? it bolts up, and i believe the computer can be tuned to run it, may have to have a different section of harness, as i'm not sure if the plugs are the same. i'm sure you could find one in a junkyard for probably $500-$700, and they're fairly bulletproof as far as what your motor can throw at it.

 

[raptorforme93]

I wouldnt be opposed to it but I hate the idea of putting a used tranny in my truck especially if I couldnt tell how many miles were on it. All the parts I got for my 4l60 are beefed up and upgraded so Im anxious to see how it'll feel and pull now. The new tranny will be a huge improvement over stock. Ill upgrade the whole thing to a really beefed up 4l80 in a few years once I blow the engine and drop in a monster