1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
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Car: 1988 Camaro
Engine: 2.8 to 383
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1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
SO, I bought me a great camera and intend to perform a write up of the 700r4/4l60 rebuild. My intentions are to take it apart and rebuild it several times in a row to understand what is easiest and best way to do it.
I want to give back to the thread since there is not too much in the line of a DIY rebuild here on the site. Any recommendations? Considerations? Requests? Coments? How can I tailor this to the needs of this community?
I want to give back to the thread since there is not too much in the line of a DIY rebuild here on the site. Any recommendations? Considerations? Requests? Coments? How can I tailor this to the needs of this community?
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From: North Salt Lake
Car: '86 Camaro, '94 Camaro, 3 others
Engine: LG4 ->L29, L32->LR4, L36, LG4, L31
Transmission: 700R-4, T5WC, 4L80E, SM465, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.23, WTB/WTT 2.93
Re: 1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
I've done a 700R-4 myself, a 4L60E myself, and a TH350 myself. I used common hand tools plus fabricating whatever else I needed in the way of custom tools. None of them were super easy, but the TH350 didn't work afterward, the other 2 did.
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From: Hermiston, Oregon
Car: 1988 Camaro
Engine: 2.8 to 383
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Re: 1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
Well, here is a bump in the road....
I took it to the machine shop yesterday and dropped off the transmission for a bath in the big dishwasher. I got a call that it was ready around noon today so I headed down to pick it up. When I got there I was in for a surprise...
Instead of just washing the outside, he disassembled it and ran everything through the dishwasher. Two good things came out of this, I one give off a look that says, "this guy looks like he knows what he is doing" and two, he didn't charge me for it.
Needless to say, I have a clean basketcase. Except for all the old gaskets and clutches that he put in a bucket for me.
Now all I can hear is someone giggling and saying, "let's play a game"
So here is where it gets interesting. I have never taken one apart, and I was planning on disassembly with great photos and notes. What I plan on doing now is posting pictures and having you guys name the part. After that, we begin assembly!
I took it to the machine shop yesterday and dropped off the transmission for a bath in the big dishwasher. I got a call that it was ready around noon today so I headed down to pick it up. When I got there I was in for a surprise...
Instead of just washing the outside, he disassembled it and ran everything through the dishwasher. Two good things came out of this, I one give off a look that says, "this guy looks like he knows what he is doing" and two, he didn't charge me for it.
Needless to say, I have a clean basketcase. Except for all the old gaskets and clutches that he put in a bucket for me.
Now all I can hear is someone giggling and saying, "let's play a game"
So here is where it gets interesting. I have never taken one apart, and I was planning on disassembly with great photos and notes. What I plan on doing now is posting pictures and having you guys name the part. After that, we begin assembly!
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Car: 1987 iroc
Engine: 383 TPIS intake, Dyno Don headers
Transmission: 700R4 w/Pro-built Auto/transgo 2-3
Axle/Gears: 3.27/3.70 borg warner 9 bolt
Re: 1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
Well, here is a bump in the road....
I took it to the machine shop yesterday and dropped off the transmission for a bath in the big dishwasher. I got a call that it was ready around noon today so I headed down to pick it up. When I got there I was in for a surprise...
Instead of just washing the outside, he disassembled it and ran everything through the dishwasher. Two good things came out of this, I one give off a look that says, "this guy looks like he knows what he is doing" and two, he didn't charge me for it.
Needless to say, I have a clean basketcase. Except for all the old gaskets and clutches that he put in a bucket for me.
Now all I can hear is someone giggling and saying, "let's play a game"
So here is where it gets interesting. I have never taken one apart, and I was planning on disassembly with great photos and notes. What I plan on doing now is posting pictures and having you guys name the part. After that, we begin assembly!
I took it to the machine shop yesterday and dropped off the transmission for a bath in the big dishwasher. I got a call that it was ready around noon today so I headed down to pick it up. When I got there I was in for a surprise...
Instead of just washing the outside, he disassembled it and ran everything through the dishwasher. Two good things came out of this, I one give off a look that says, "this guy looks like he knows what he is doing" and two, he didn't charge me for it.
Needless to say, I have a clean basketcase. Except for all the old gaskets and clutches that he put in a bucket for me.
Now all I can hear is someone giggling and saying, "let's play a game"
So here is where it gets interesting. I have never taken one apart, and I was planning on disassembly with great photos and notes. What I plan on doing now is posting pictures and having you guys name the part. After that, we begin assembly!
Nothing like starting a project backwards. Good luck. 
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From: Tracy, CA
Car: '87 IROC
Engine: LB9
Transmission: TH700R4
Re: 1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
Before you do anything, buy these two books (doesn't have to be from Amazon):
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From: North Salt Lake
Car: '86 Camaro, '94 Camaro, 3 others
Engine: LG4 ->L29, L32->LR4, L36, LG4, L31
Transmission: 700R-4, T5WC, 4L80E, SM465, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.23, WTB/WTT 2.93
Re: 1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
I did my 700R-4 with nothing more than a B&M SuperTransKit, my 4L60E was later, I tried the TCI kit, and also got the ATSG book, but still used the B&M book the most. There were a few 4L60E-specific things the B&M book didn't cover. But the guts are mostly the same.
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From: Hermiston, Oregon
Car: 1988 Camaro
Engine: 2.8 to 383
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
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From: WI.
Car: 1987 iroc
Engine: 383 TPIS intake, Dyno Don headers
Transmission: 700R4 w/Pro-built Auto/transgo 2-3
Axle/Gears: 3.27/3.70 borg warner 9 bolt
Re: 1991 700r4 rebuild write-up
SO, I bought me a great camera and intend to perform a write up of the 700r4/4l60 rebuild. My intentions are to take it apart and rebuild it several times in a row to understand what is easiest and best way to do it.
I want to give back to the thread since there is not too much in the line of a DIY rebuild here on the site. Any recommendations? Considerations? Requests? Coments? How can I tailor this to the needs of this community?
I want to give back to the thread since there is not too much in the line of a DIY rebuild here on the site. Any recommendations? Considerations? Requests? Coments? How can I tailor this to the needs of this community?
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