Welp.....Tranny is shot. :( - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

LOHRTBT · 03-08-2004, 01:56 PM

Gonna cost me 650 to have it rebuilt. YAY Im so thrilled about that. So I guess I am gonna do a stall while Im at it.

Have to pull the tranny out and take it to them for a full rebuild ....otherwise it would be 950. Paying my buddy that has a shop a minimal fee to pull it and put it back in and let the truck sit in the shop until I get the tranny back. This sux.

Then I get to take it to Speed Tek to make the carb right.

ocbaud · 03-08-2004, 02:59 PM

bigblock73 · 03-08-2004, 03:16 PM

Pulling a trans is pretty easy Dave...you could do it at home without much hassle.

But then again...it might make a mess...and we all know how you feel about dirt and messes.

:p

Good luck with it either way.

Tom · 03-08-2004, 05:09 PM

700R4 right? You knew it was going to happen. GM overdrives stink

Destructo · 03-08-2004, 05:17 PM

650 to rebuild a 700r4? Wow thats pretty cheap. You should have your cooler/radiator flushed also to get any trash out of them so it doesn't mess up the new tranny. Have them install a shiftkit, corvette servo, and .500 boost valve too if that hasn't already been done. You may also want to go with a manual lockup system that locks it up in 4th automatically and allows you to lockup in 2nd and 3rd also manually. I think you can do that just be wiring up a switch to the TCC though if you wanted. I bought a wiring kit from bowtie overdrives for mine since the entire wiring harness was pretty much gona because some idiot cut it out because obviously he didn't think it was important, and he wonders why the transmission fried.

MylilBowTie · 03-08-2004, 05:36 PM

Best thing I can tell you is to drain the fuild, then start pulling it.

79BIG10 · 03-08-2004, 05:55 PM

Wish you were closer Dave and I'd help you pull it. Is it not under warranty from the place you bought it? I thought it might be covered but I guess not. $650 is cheap to rebuild it for sure especially with that with a converter.

LOHRTBT · 03-08-2004, 06:21 PM

Well....I would pull it myself but its just soooo much easier to have a lift and all the right tools right there and a painted floor to clean up the messs easy.

Destructo...its a brand new tranny...with all that stuff. Having the 4th gear made into where its pretty much like a 4spd tranny. Will sacrifice a little mpg but who cares...not a dd anymore. Has a new tranny cooler and just recently flushed, the fluid is clean and not burnt...just has some internal slippage problems that need fixed...but might as well fix it all as to make it fresh. This guy has been rebuilding them for over 20 years and builds them all the time for racing applications made to last.

Brandon....that is just the price of a rebuild...he is making me a good deal. Im gonna have to buy a converter still.

BaggedC10 · 03-09-2004, 12:20 AM

This is payback for not giving attention to the truck lately.

Sorry, to hear that though.

03-08-2004, 01:56 PM	#1
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	Welp.....Tranny is shot. :( Gonna cost me 650 to have it rebuilt. YAY Im so thrilled about that. So I guess I am gonna do a stall while Im at it. Have to pull the tranny out and take it to them for a full rebuild ....otherwise it would be 950. Paying my buddy that has a shop a minimal fee to pull it and put it back in and let the truck sit in the shop until I get the tranny back. This sux. Then I get to take it to Speed Tek to make the carb right. __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

03-08-2004, 03:16 PM	#3
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Pulling a trans is pretty easy Dave...you could do it at home without much hassle. But then again...it might make a mess...and we all know how you feel about dirt and messes. :p Good luck with it either way. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

03-08-2004, 05:09 PM	#4
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,755	700R4 right? You knew it was going to happen. GM overdrives stink __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

03-08-2004, 05:17 PM	#5
Destructo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lewisville, NC Posts: 1,836	650 to rebuild a 700r4? Wow thats pretty cheap. You should have your cooler/radiator flushed also to get any trash out of them so it doesn't mess up the new tranny. Have them install a shiftkit, corvette servo, and .500 boost valve too if that hasn't already been done. You may also want to go with a manual lockup system that locks it up in 4th automatically and allows you to lockup in 2nd and 3rd also manually. I think you can do that just be wiring up a switch to the TCC though if you wanted. I bought a wiring kit from bowtie overdrives for mine since the entire wiring harness was pretty much gona because some idiot cut it out because obviously he didn't think it was important, and he wonders why the transmission fried. __________________ 1985 Scottsdale Shortbed 4x4 Stout 350 with some "upgrades"-700r4-33x12.5" Mud Tires, Warn 8274-50 winch. 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Regular Cab 2wd 4-banger, 5 speed, Street Pack with 3.73 axle.

03-08-2004, 05:36 PM	#6
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	Best thing I can tell you is to drain the fuild, then start pulling it. __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

03-08-2004, 02:59 PM	#2
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03-08-2004, 05:55 PM	#7
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Wish you were closer Dave and I'd help you pull it. Is it not under warranty from the place you bought it? I thought it might be covered but I guess not. $650 is cheap to rebuild it for sure especially with that with a converter. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

03-08-2004, 06:21 PM	#8
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	Well....I would pull it myself but its just soooo much easier to have a lift and all the right tools right there and a painted floor to clean up the messs easy. Destructo...its a brand new tranny...with all that stuff. Having the 4th gear made into where its pretty much like a 4spd tranny. Will sacrifice a little mpg but who cares...not a dd anymore. Has a new tranny cooler and just recently flushed, the fluid is clean and not burnt...just has some internal slippage problems that need fixed...but might as well fix it all as to make it fresh. This guy has been rebuilding them for over 20 years and builds them all the time for racing applications made to last. Brandon....that is just the price of a rebuild...he is making me a good deal. Im gonna have to buy a converter still. __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

03-09-2004, 12:20 AM	#9
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	This is payback for not giving attention to the truck lately. Sorry, to hear that though. __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold



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