I just rebuilt my 2007 Chevrolet 4L60E following Jimmy's tutorials and it works again! Fantastic video series and presentation. Never thought I'd attempt this procedure but he made it easy as well as ordering the parts I needed. Highly recommended, thanks Jimmy!
I just want to say thanks for putting up these videos, I am a mobile mechanic and rely on my 99 astro van for work, trans work is not my specialty but you made rebuilding my 4L60E clear and concise and saved me some $$$ again thank you!
This guy Jimmy is one of the best transmission rebuilders that I have ever sing so far on UA-cam very detailed very professional very smart I'm definitely going to try to order some of his videos and parts if I can I messed around what transmissions for years off and on but I have never seen a man more knowledgeable then this guy been trying to learn about automatics for quite a few I haven't met nobody that can explain it in detail like he can can the best I've ever saw I don't know the man I'm sure going to calling up see if I can order some of his videos
congratulations for supporting good day with these videos, I am student of automotive mechanic in mexico, and these documentaries serve me enough, thank you and hope to rise more Videos like these so thank you very much again
These videos are right on point, I like how you break everything down and how to tell if a part is bad or not. Your website is nice too and priced well. Anyone trying to rebuild there transmission Jimmy with transmission bench can definitely help you threw it and with parts, thank you Jimmy
Thank you so much for your videos. They were so detailed and slow enough where I could pay attention to all the details. Really helped me with my 2002 Tahoe. I came to donate to payback your time but no option :(
I wanna say I have never worked on a transmission. I just replaced them but when I got a 95 suburban 4x4 and tranny went I searched everywhere and everyone said oh no that's a one year transmission. Nothing will interchange. Not knowing I believed them. Online says the same thing. 2000 for tranny I didn't know what to do. Thank God for transmission bench. I figured all I can do is try. It doesn't work anyways. Never bought one part. I tore apart 7 different transmission looking for best parts. I listen word for word took 4 weeks to complete not rushing for my first time. Installed it with complete doubt. That was 2 years ago and still works perfect
Thanks for the videos, very thorough and clear. Regarding the separator plate and gaskets, I bought the Transgo kit. Their instructions and bulletin about which set to use have me confused and I spoke to their tech support about it. The gaskets that I removed at teardown were CA and VB. The gasket set bulletin states that the application choices are for years 1993-2000 and 2001 and up. My 4L60E has a case stamped 01 and a valve body stamped 00. The flip side of the gasket bulletin shows diagrams of the worm tracks of the two different valve bodies with the hard changes circled for comparison. My body has the porting for the earlier 3-2 valve and the check ball seat for the later casting. Transgo was unsure and suggested I order a kit from my GM dealer using my VIN. I did this and the kit included the same two gasket sets. Their bulletin indicates the 3-2 porting distinction but not the check ball seat. This would indicate that I use the C and V gasket set. My local transmission mechanic concurs. I hesitate here because of the fact that the gaskets I removed were the CA and VB. I'd put many hard miles on my transmission before the 3-4 clutch failure and don't know what to expect if I change to the other gasket set as recommended. Also, your video describes the year changes as '93-'99 and '99-up. So I'm further confused by this. What is your recommendation? Thank you, I look forward to your reply.
HI Christopher. I'll try to help but I'm a little confused too. There are many aftermarket valve body/ separator kits that I am not familiar with. Which Transgo kit are you using? What are you try to accomplish? Here is a question that could clear things up very quickly: Did the original separator plate have two or three characters stamped into the separator plate? If there is a three character group, it is considered a 2001 and later assembly which definitely requires the "VB" and "CA" gaskets. IF there is a two character group, you should use the early single character gaskets. I understand your frustration. You working with a threshold year transmission. That's why even GM kits come with both gasket sets. The problem seems to be vague Transgo instructions.
Transmission Bench I've given it some more thought... I would, based on what I know at this point, use the late two character gaskets. If they worked fine as original in your transmission AND with the "00" valve body, they will probably work with this aftermarket plate. Put the late gaskets onto the Transgo plate and make sure that no holes are blocked. You're not alone running into weird stuff like this. I hope I have helped. Jimmy
Transmission Bench The original plate has three characters "IPC". The Transgo kit is #46-PLT-96. My GM dealer tells me that they show the same separator plate for either gasket set and the Transgo plate apparently works with either as well. My confusion arises from the mention of the porting change for the 2-3 valve and that my valve body has the casting and porting that would indicate using the older style gaskets- this is what my mechanic and the dealer parts person recommended installing but my inclination is to go with the CA and VB set since that is what I found at teardown. I did not buy the vehicle new but with only 30K miles so I suspect that what I found was factory installed and not a repair/rebuild, but I can't know for sure. Another question: my rebuild kit came with O-rings to replace those on the manifold pressure switch. Not easy to get them to seat but I got them in. You replace the switch in your video- would you advise me to do the same and discard the original?
Christopher You and I are on the same wavelength about the gaskets. I'd go with the late ones. I'm curious... what was the problem with this transmission to begin with? About the manifold pressure switch... If you only have 30,000 miles total on the vehicle, I would reuse the old switch. One last thought on the gaskets... even if you have to take the VB back down, it's not too much trouble.
when you took this apart and were putting those bolts and small parts in that little box, I thought wow thats a lot of bolts to remember. now i see we're close to the end.
John, believe it or not, I thought the same thing when i was putting all those parts in it myself! We've got valve body, bell housing and pan bolts to go....
John Plater I need to rebuild my transmission on my GMC 250 pickup truck 04 slipping in first gear I'm not sure what I'm doing should I do it could I do it
Great tutorial!!!! Thank´s so much! But there is one thing that puzzles me: When you install the 1-2 accumulator housing I´m facing the piston. According to the workshop manual I install the piston first, then the spring. So when installing I´m facing the spring (like on the opposite side of the sep. plate). Is there a secret to it?? (part2 lesson8 @20:20) Thank´s a lot!!!
Transmission came from 2001 blazer 4x4 bought cheap because of transmission. Rebuilding it but both input shaft and separator plate seem to be 1993 to 1999.Separtor plate has a spot where 2nd gear ball bearing goes that is built up. Tag reads 1TAD and torque converter has tag that reads DCNF 2420. Seems to have been rebuilt before and one trust bearing and the 3 4 clutch release springs were missing. Any insight would be greatly appreciated
the selector shaft seal if I want to replace that seal do I have to take the who transmission apart or can I pry it out with a small hook and press it back in
And also wanna say I have researched and studied the things that make sense and the things that don't about the 95 chevy tranny. I graduated in 94 from an auto tech school. Trannys were 100 bucks then to replace so nobody cared about how to rebuild them. Engines is where it was at. More power. We as the class were already informed on obd2 systems coming in 96 and what it consisted of. This part I do know. The only thing different between 1 and 2 is that 2 is universal coding and universal fuel injection. All codes mean the same and all fuel injection is multi injected to render same coding. That's it. Still use same sensors and so on. 95 chevy is a one year computer! Not vehicle. 95 has the most interchangeable parts of all fuel injected chevys. 87 to 99 and if your creative can go even farther. Obd 1 engine on obd2 transmission with pwm solenoid. Amy motor back to 87 or any Trans 95 till the 300 mm converter but with creativeness even it will work. We've done it.
i got a trans go plate to replace my old one. it doesnt have the hole you mention for 2000-up just like the one in the video doesnt. is this ok or does it need to be drilled?
Same here. I just contacted Shift Rite in regards to this. With this being Saturday I won't hear from them until Monday...hopefully. Until then I have my Tahoe jacked up and everything apart with no where to go. Thank God for co-workers! :-)
I have a 1998 GMC k1500 extra cab with a 5.7 and Im getting check engine codes for trans slippage. I cant afford a new or rebuild any suggestions? Thanks I am a subscriber I love this series unbelievably thorough
Okay guys, I have rebuilt a 4L60E using these videos. This is the third one that I have done and I have a problem which has me stumped. I added Sonnex pinless pistons, Monster sunshell, and a TransGo shift kit. Transmission will not shift from second to third. One, two and reverse work fine. It will not even attempt to go from 2nd to 3rd. I have checked the solenoid, valve orientation in the valve body, changed the wiring harness, checked the vss and still no changes. I unplugged the main wiring harness and it defaults to 2nd ( I thought that was supposed to put it in 3rd) 55mph and about 4500 rpm's. Any guidance here would be extremely appreciated. Thanks, John
When you replaced the plastic 1-2 accumulator piston with the aluminum one. The aluminum piston had three legs but the old plastic one had none. I am looking for a replacement and you can buy with or without, does it matter if it has legs or not?
good question. There are two versions of the original plastic piston; one with legs and one without. I use only a replacement aluminum piston WITH the legs. They work fine.
The transmission that I'm working on is a 2001 model (1CHD) but the gaskets that came off the plate have "C" and "V" written in them which gaskets should I use? thank you so much
+Ben Alford Hi Ben. Go by if there is a marker hole in the plate. I explain it in the video. If the hole is there...use the 2 character type gaskets. Jimmy
Were there some 4l60e transmissions that didn't have a 3-4 accumulator piston? The one I'm working on doesn't have the large bore and center pin hole for a piston. It seems I remember only removing a spring when I took off the valve body separator plate and I can't find a 3-4 piston among the parts. This is a 1995 one I'm working on. Thanks for the informative videos, btw. They are very helpful.
Need help, pulled the transmission out twice on my 2003 Chevy Avalanche. the first time was to do a full rebuild BUT once we put it all back together we realized that the Parking Pawl doesn't engage. we took it apart again to see if we did anything wrong and watched this video and after we put it all back together, it still doesn't engage. never had this problem before and really don't know what to do
Is 120 inch pounds the same as 10 ft lbs? inch pounds divided by 12 = foot pounds? I'm sure an in lbs torque wrench at the upper scale has more accuracy than a ft lb wrench at the bottom of its scale...
A good practice is to NOT place bolts and parts on the valve body. You're going to kick the shit out of your dog if you drop a bolt into the trans and have to tear it apart if you cant retrieve it.
"You're going to kick the shit out of your dog" This is a funny image to think about. Good advice as well. I'm definitely going to add this saying to my vocabulary. Thanks!
i need a 4L60E transmission for my 1993 Chevy pick up, 4x4, auto wrecker tell me only one that will work with my truck is from a 1993 or 1994 k1500, k2500 pickups or suburban ,, been looking for 2 months, i am macanacly inclind but i am 60 years of with a busted up back, it took me 3 weeks to pull the tyranny and motor, i found a suburban 1992 with the motor i need but trany wrong, this rebuild if i was younger an not disabled i could do, and my shop is the cold out doors,, but not now, shop want over $3000 o rebuild mine plus $600 for a goot used tork converter.. funds i dont have
I just paid the $50.00 for the 4l60e rebuild videos.Very disappointed. The videos do not tell you what part or lesson contains what procedure, in other words there is no legend at the beginning of the videos. I have a 1993 4l60e in which certain things were not covered, or mentioned in videos, such as converter clutch valve, 1-2 accumulator valve. Also, no information on the piston lip seals instead of the molded pistons. I wish someone would make a video of a complete rebuild on on a 1993-1994 4l60e because there are differences between these years and the rest.
I just rebuilt my 2007 Chevrolet 4L60E following Jimmy's tutorials and it works again! Fantastic video series and presentation. Never thought I'd attempt this procedure but he made it easy as well as ordering the parts I needed. Highly recommended, thanks Jimmy!
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I just want to say thanks for putting up these videos, I am a mobile mechanic and rely on my 99 astro van for work, trans work is not my specialty but you made rebuilding my 4L60E clear and concise and saved me some $$$ again thank you!
You're welcome. Glad the videos helped
This guy Jimmy is one of the best transmission rebuilders that I have ever sing so far on UA-cam very detailed very professional very smart I'm definitely going to try to order some of his videos and parts if I can I messed around what transmissions for years off and on but I have never seen a man more knowledgeable then this guy been trying to learn about automatics for quite a few I haven't met nobody that can explain it in detail like he can can the best I've ever saw I don't know the man I'm sure going to calling up see if I can order some of his videos
congratulations for supporting good day with these videos, I am student of automotive mechanic in mexico, and these documentaries serve me enough, thank you and hope to rise more Videos like these so thank you very much again
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These videos are right on point, I like how you break everything down and how to tell if a part is bad or not. Your website is nice too and priced well. Anyone trying to rebuild there transmission Jimmy with transmission bench can definitely help you threw it and with parts, thank you Jimmy
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Thank you so much for your videos. They were so detailed and slow enough where I could pay attention to all the details. Really helped me with my 2002 Tahoe. I came to donate to payback your time but no option :(
I wanna say I have never worked on a transmission. I just replaced them but when I got a 95 suburban 4x4 and tranny went I searched everywhere and everyone said oh no that's a one year transmission. Nothing will interchange. Not knowing I believed them. Online says the same thing. 2000 for tranny I didn't know what to do. Thank God for transmission bench. I figured all I can do is try. It doesn't work anyways. Never bought one part. I tore apart 7 different transmission looking for best parts. I listen word for word took 4 weeks to complete not rushing for my first time. Installed it with complete doubt. That was 2 years ago and still works perfect
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Thanks for the videos, very thorough and clear. Regarding the separator plate and gaskets, I bought the Transgo kit. Their instructions and bulletin about which set to use have me confused and I spoke to their tech support about it. The gaskets that I removed at teardown were CA and VB. The gasket set bulletin states that the application choices are for years 1993-2000 and 2001 and up. My 4L60E has a case stamped 01 and a valve body stamped 00. The flip side of the gasket bulletin shows diagrams of the worm tracks of the two different valve bodies with the hard changes circled for comparison. My body has the porting for the earlier 3-2 valve and the check ball seat for the later casting. Transgo was unsure and suggested I order a kit from my GM dealer using my VIN. I did this and the kit included the same two gasket sets. Their bulletin indicates the 3-2 porting distinction but not the check ball seat. This would indicate that I use the C and V gasket set. My local transmission mechanic concurs. I hesitate here because of the fact that the gaskets I removed were the CA and VB. I'd put many hard miles on my transmission before the 3-4 clutch failure and don't know what to expect if I change to the other gasket set as recommended. Also, your video describes the year changes as '93-'99 and '99-up. So I'm further confused by this. What is your recommendation? Thank you, I look forward to your reply.
HI Christopher. I'll try to help but I'm a little confused too. There are many aftermarket valve body/ separator kits that I am not familiar with. Which Transgo kit are you using? What are you try to accomplish? Here is a question that could clear things up very quickly: Did the original separator plate have two or three characters stamped into the separator plate? If there is a three character group, it is considered a 2001 and later assembly which definitely requires the "VB" and "CA" gaskets. IF there is a two character group, you should use the early single character gaskets. I understand your frustration. You working with a threshold year transmission. That's why even GM kits come with both gasket sets. The problem seems to be vague Transgo instructions.
Transmission Bench
I've given it some more thought... I would, based on what I know at this point, use the late two character gaskets. If they worked fine as original in your transmission AND with the "00" valve body, they will probably work with this aftermarket plate. Put the late gaskets onto the Transgo plate and make sure that no holes are blocked. You're not alone running into weird stuff like this. I hope I have helped. Jimmy
Transmission Bench
The original plate has three characters "IPC". The Transgo kit is #46-PLT-96. My GM dealer tells me that they show the same separator plate for either gasket set and the Transgo plate apparently works with either as well. My confusion arises from the mention of the porting change for the 2-3 valve and that my valve body has the casting and porting that would indicate using the older style gaskets- this is what my mechanic and the dealer parts person recommended installing but my inclination is to go with the CA and VB set since that is what I found at teardown. I did not buy the vehicle new but with only 30K miles so I suspect that what I found was factory installed and not a repair/rebuild, but I can't know for sure.
Another question: my rebuild kit came with O-rings to replace those on the manifold pressure switch. Not easy to get them to seat but I got them in. You replace the switch in your video- would you advise me to do the same and discard the original?
Christopher
You and I are on the same wavelength about the gaskets. I'd go with the late ones. I'm curious... what was the problem with this transmission to begin with? About the manifold pressure switch... If you only have 30,000 miles total on the vehicle, I would reuse the old switch. One last thought on the gaskets... even if you have to take the VB back down, it's not too much trouble.
Transmission Bench
I looked up your "IPC" plate. It corresponds to a transmission tag which should read "1LHD".
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when you took this apart and were putting those bolts and small parts in that little box, I thought wow thats a lot of bolts to remember. now i see we're close to the end.
John, believe it or not, I thought the same thing when i was putting all those parts in it myself! We've got valve body, bell housing and pan bolts to go....
John Plater I need to rebuild my transmission on my GMC 250 pickup truck 04 slipping in first gear I'm not sure what I'm doing should I do it could I do it
Joe Barfield follow this guide. it's very good. just take your time.
Thanks perfect lesson
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Great tutorial!!!! Thank´s so much! But there is one thing that puzzles me: When you install the 1-2 accumulator housing I´m facing the piston. According to the workshop manual I install the piston first, then the spring. So when installing I´m facing the spring (like on the opposite side of the sep. plate). Is there a secret to it?? (part2 lesson8 @20:20)
Thank´s a lot!!!
Transmission came from 2001 blazer 4x4 bought cheap because of transmission. Rebuilding it but both input shaft and separator plate seem to be 1993 to 1999.Separtor plate has a spot where 2nd gear ball bearing goes that is built up. Tag reads 1TAD and torque converter has tag that reads DCNF 2420. Seems to have been rebuilt before and one trust bearing and the 3 4 clutch release springs were missing. Any insight would be greatly appreciated
the selector shaft seal if I want to replace that seal do I have to take the who transmission apart or can I pry it out with a small hook and press it back in
The Transgo 46-plt-96 plate does not have the marker hole. Do I need to drill it ?
Where can I get a 1-2 accumulator piston, o-ring, and springs?
And also wanna say I have researched and studied the things that make sense and the things that don't about the 95 chevy tranny. I graduated in 94 from an auto tech school. Trannys were 100 bucks then to replace so nobody cared about how to rebuild them. Engines is where it was at. More power. We as the class were already informed on obd2 systems coming in 96 and what it consisted of. This part I do know. The only thing different between 1 and 2 is that 2 is universal coding and universal fuel injection. All codes mean the same and all fuel injection is multi injected to render same coding. That's it. Still use same sensors and so on. 95 chevy is a one year computer! Not vehicle. 95 has the most interchangeable parts of all fuel injected chevys. 87 to 99 and if your creative can go even farther. Obd 1 engine on obd2 transmission with pwm solenoid. Amy motor back to 87 or any Trans 95 till the 300 mm converter but with creativeness even it will work. We've done it.
In my opinion you never never never repair the plate for $16 you can get replacement plate heavy duty and with all the updates
i got a trans go plate to replace my old one. it doesnt have the hole you mention for 2000-up just like the one in the video doesnt. is this ok or does it need to be drilled?
Same here. I just contacted Shift Rite in regards to this. With this being Saturday I won't hear from them until Monday...hopefully. Until then I have my Tahoe jacked up and everything apart with no where to go. Thank God for co-workers! :-)
Great video series. Any idea when part 2 lesson 9 will be available?
Steven, I am working on it now. I hope to have 9 edited and uploaded by Sunday.Thanks!
I have a 1998 GMC k1500 extra cab with a 5.7 and Im getting check engine codes for trans slippage. I cant afford a new or rebuild any suggestions? Thanks I am a subscriber I love this series unbelievably thorough
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Thnx for t video, but are you sure there is only 1 checkball in t casing? My kit doc refers to 2, another somewhere in t middle for the 3rd accum
Okay guys, I have rebuilt a 4L60E using these videos. This is the third one that I have done and I have a problem which has me stumped. I added Sonnex pinless pistons, Monster sunshell, and a TransGo shift kit. Transmission will not shift from second to third. One, two and reverse work fine. It will not even attempt to go from 2nd to 3rd. I have checked the solenoid, valve orientation in the valve body, changed the wiring harness, checked the vss and still no changes. I unplugged the main wiring harness and it defaults to 2nd ( I thought that was supposed to put it in 3rd) 55mph and about 4500 rpm's. Any guidance here would be extremely appreciated. Thanks, John
trans wont shift out of first it just revs in second any thoughts maybe valve body bearing
When you replaced the plastic 1-2 accumulator piston with the aluminum one. The aluminum piston had three legs but the old plastic one had none. I am looking for a replacement and you can buy with or without, does it matter if it has legs or not?
good question. There are two versions of the original plastic piston; one with legs and one without. I use only a replacement aluminum piston WITH the legs. They work fine.
Hi, thanks for the vídeo. My question is if can be it replacement the 1-2 accumulator without remove the transmission on the truck?
Yes you can
The transmission that I'm working on is a 2001 model (1CHD) but the gaskets that came off the plate have "C" and "V" written in them which gaskets should I use? thank you so much
+Ben Alford Hi Ben. Go by if there is a marker hole in the plate. I explain it in the video. If the hole is there...use the 2 character type gaskets. Jimmy
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Hello there, What happen if i put the 2000 gasket to a 1996 model? Thanks in advance 😃
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Were there some 4l60e transmissions that didn't have a 3-4 accumulator piston? The one I'm working on doesn't have the large bore and center pin hole for a piston. It seems I remember only removing a spring when I took off the valve body separator plate and I can't find a 3-4 piston among the parts. This is a 1995 one I'm working on. Thanks for the informative videos, btw. They are very helpful.
Nevermind. I found out it had a Sonnax pinless accumulator piston, and that's what threw me off.
Need help, pulled the transmission out twice on my 2003 Chevy Avalanche. the first time was to do a full rebuild BUT once we put it all back together we realized that the Parking Pawl doesn't engage. we took it apart again to see if we did anything wrong and watched this video and after we put it all back together, it still doesn't engage. never had this problem before and really don't know what to do
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Is 120 inch pounds the same as 10 ft lbs? inch pounds divided by 12 = foot pounds? I'm sure an in lbs torque wrench at the upper scale has more accuracy than a ft lb wrench at the bottom of its scale...
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A good practice is to NOT place bolts and parts on the valve body. You're going to kick the shit out of your dog if you drop a bolt into the trans and have to tear it apart if you cant retrieve it.
"You're going to kick the shit out of your dog" This is a funny image to think about. Good advice as well. I'm definitely going to add this saying to my vocabulary. Thanks!
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i need a 4L60E transmission for my 1993 Chevy pick up, 4x4, auto wrecker tell me only one that will work with my truck is from a 1993 or 1994 k1500, k2500 pickups or suburban ,, been looking for 2 months, i am macanacly inclind but i am 60 years of with a busted up back, it took me 3 weeks to pull the tyranny and motor, i found a suburban 1992 with the motor i need but trany wrong, this rebuild if i was younger an not disabled i could do, and my shop is the cold out doors,, but not now, shop want over $3000 o rebuild mine plus $600 for a goot used tork converter.. funds i dont have
I just paid the $50.00 for the 4l60e rebuild videos.Very disappointed. The videos do not tell you what part or lesson contains what procedure, in other words there is no legend at the beginning of the videos. I have a 1993 4l60e in which certain things were not covered, or mentioned in videos, such as converter clutch valve, 1-2 accumulator valve. Also, no information on the piston lip seals instead of the molded pistons. I wish someone would make a video of a complete rebuild on on a 1993-1994 4l60e because there are differences between these years and the rest.