From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Sun Dec 04 2005 - 09:04:25 PST
Good advice. What always amazed me is the rather low cost of rebuild
kits for Automatics. Some full kits are about a $100 or so. Compared
to the close to $200 I recently paid for a 6.9 Ford diesel partial
gasket set, those kits seem like a bargain.
Northern Auto sells kits as well as a host of other online car parts stores.
I'm not sure about this transmission, but I know that a couple of good
sets of snap ring pliers are really nice for working on Turbo 350 and
400 transmissions. Make sure you wear safety glasses when removing them
as they sometimes take flight at high speed while being removed.
Dave
Sarge wrote:
> Hey DJ, received your message about 14 times.
> I cannot answer your 4L80E question, but I believe that it hooks
> up to driveshafts (2WD) the same as a 4L60E. Does the 4L80E have a
> removeable tail housing? If it does, then the 4WD version hooks up
> to a transfer case the same as a 4L60E.
> I do know that you can convert a 4L60E from 2WD to 4WD because
> I've personally done one. I took a 2WD Corvette 4L60E and
> converted it to Jeep YJ Atlas II transfer case. You only have to
> swap one part. The output shaft. The 2WD output shaft is much
> longer than the 4WD output shaft. In order to swap the shaft, you
> have to completely gut the transmission. This is a good time to
> install a heavy duty towing kit in the tranny. You can do a lot
> with an auto transmission to make it last twice as long as stock.
> It will shift harder, but the benefits outweigh the ride quality.
> I have a few hundred jpeg photos showing what I did from start to
> finish. If you want a CD with the photos, e-mail me. No cost
> except the postage.
> Warning! Completely overhauling an auto transmission is not
> recommended for the timid mechanic who only owns a socket set.
> Nobody was more surprised than me when the transmission worked.
> Eighteen months later, it still does.
> I guess with an e-mail address of "gpw1942" you probably have a
> complete machine shop.
> I do blather on,
> -Sarge
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: <gpw1942@verizon.net>
> Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 16:38:04 -0600 (CST)
>
>
>>Hay,
>>Before all you flamers start
>>I only sent it once
>>Dj
>>
>>gpw1942@verizon.net wrote:
>>
>>Does anyone know if a 2WD 4L80-E transmission can be converted
>
> to a 4WD unit?
>
>>Dj
>
>
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