Chevy/GMC - 4L60E Transmission Replacement - Part I
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video I bring you along as I swap out the transmission on a customers 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Classic 4x4. I am installing a @Jasper Engines & Transmissions reman unit. So come along for this multi part series.
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For some reason I wasn't to chatty in this video 🤷♂Must be after replacing your 569th GM truck transmission you just don't have a lot to say. I think the next one I may talk more 😁
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Was thinking it was an asmr tranny job or you got your teeth wrenched on... onward and upward either way... till the next one...
It was like watching those guys that go camping alone in the snow and don't say anything the whole video
I agree Eric ,any automatic transmission that does not last at a minimum of 50k miles needs to be redesigned.
NTW - enjoyed watching a pro at work. And, admittedly, could hear your comments and witty remarks in my mind.
The 4L60/65E kept a lot of mechanics busy. 4 neutrals and a reverse. GM's finest gem.
Still better then a 6L80 and 6L90.
Thier not to bad of a transmission. People just overheat them and never change the fluid. Then they have the “I know a guy who can do it cheaper” rebuild it. And losing reverse is usually user error not letting the transmission engage reverse before accelerating.
@@samsquires2877 Those turds make the 700/4L60 look bullet proof.
mine has 245,000 in my 2003 chevy avalanche it's better then any new tansmission these new trucks come in in any brands out there
@Perseus1275 GM renamed the 700R4 in 1989 or 1990 to the 4L60. Still a 700R4 just with a different name. Both have a TV cable and a mechanical governor. Not a 100% on that but pretty sure.
The good old Fluid Film seems to have done a great job keeping this Chevy from crossing over to "the crusty side". Lanolin for the win! 👍😁
Unfortunately no one around my area uses it
I love the stuff I live in michigan and we have the salt too and I've sprayed them for the last 5 or 6 years and it's worth every penny. I just bought the equipment and do it myself it is a little messy but not bad, takes about an hour and your good for another year.
No fluid film in northeast Ohio i get Silverado Krowned every year. Seems to be working.
Buy 8 cans and do it yourself or spend for the pail and applicator
When I was 30 years old I would grab the transfer case like that and set it on the floor.
Now I'm 53 and I'm like "Can I get a hand with this transfer case ?"
Really sucks getting old....
I got 10 yrs on you, let me tell ya...Your going to wish you were 53 in 10 yrs lol
@@scrappy7571 Much respect to you sir.
I don't think my body will last another ten years...👍
Darn tootin!!!
One thing is certain Eric, this video is not boring. Thanks for your efforts to bring us along and show us how a professional does it.
This video is great but it's no where near as good as a brake change video.
Enjoyed every minute.Thanks
I was wondering how well that fluid film worked, looks really good under there
I’m, like you, also impressed with how well preserved the undercarriage looked. This video should be sponsored by fluid film.
That's better than undercoatings that can trap moisture.. I hate rust.. this is the new way!
It works great. I use it here in pa
Zero doubt my car would be at Wilburt's by now if I hadn't started Fluid Film'ing it some years back
That must be a southern truck; that thing is damned near immaculate. And it's a 2007? Gawd-dayum.
That underside looks phenomenal, that fluid film works great
That truck is in immaculate condition. Where is the rust!!!??? The good ol' 4L60E transmission. Nice job. This is a rare classic SMA video for sure. Keep it up Eric!😎
feel like eric is the final boss in the mechanic tier list. can watch this man all day i dont even know how to change my own oil
I haven't installed a GM transmission in years, but I still have my collection of long extensions for that top bellhousing bolts at ready. Thanks for the memory.
Living proof that fluidfilm works! Thanks for the video!
hey eric, thanks for making these, believe it or not I use your videos as a getaway from my daily life and the added knowledge i learn along the way helps alot as well
Same. I don't even own a car at the moment and like to watch his videos. Maybe I'll pick something that'll help me next time I do own a vehicle.
Same here
Indexing the driveshaft, very nice.
Kudos to the owner of the truck for taking such good care of it. Taking this thing apart must be like a vacation for ya Eric...it's Rainman levels of easy 🤣
How is that underbody so perfect? WOW.
Boring...never! Every video from Mr. O only increases my respect for his ability. Something fascinating about watching a skilled professional display his abilities. Another great video and can hardly wait for part 2 and possibly part 3.
Good to see you wearing safety gargles on your highballs! I got a blob of sand in one of my eyes many years ago working under a truck, and the trip to the ER made me rethink my approach. I was very lucky to have no permanent damage. Rock on, Eric O!
Any time I thought my job sucked I just have to watch SMAR . WOW you are a hard worker.
Looks like the Fluid Film kept that truck alive long enough to wear out a transmission, despite the PRNY's best efforts. Looks great under there.
This is awesome, I usually do one of those in a day, but I have the transmission waiting, I find that the transmission in Chevys are much easier to change than almost anything else, the only hard bolt is the Bell bolt on top, thank you for sharing, always a pleasure to watch, and the amount of knowledge I have learned about wiring from you has been immersible. Thank you so much, I wish you were my shop teacher in highschool.
After moving to Minnesota and owning a 96 Rusty Ranger that was here its whole life plus seeing all the rusty crusty stuff you work on daily, it was definitely different how "clean" this one looks!! Rust free cars is one of the few things I liked about living down south.
Had the “pleasure” of changing out a 4L80 in friends plow truck on the ground. Northern Mn rust bucket, such a treat.
I love those two sounds the best. The torch lighting off and the air hammer.
Sometimes being chatty makes for a great video but can also cost a little extra time. I think I can say for the most of us that just watching you do your work is great too.We get what your doing and understand how these things work. T?hanks for bringing us along.
The comment of the fluid film made me take a more critical look at the underbelly of this guy, and boy howdy it really is a night and day difference compared to some of the previous cars that've rolled through your shop that were falling apart with rust.
Just had my 50k fluid and filter change on my 2012 . Hope to never need a replacement. Nice job as usual.
Re my previous post, I live in Australia where we used to have the GM (Holden) Commadore. I had 2 of these with the 3.8 litre engine and the same gl60e tranny. A lot of owners had to have rebuilds after about 200,000 km. I knew about this so made sure the fluid was changed every 30,000km and flushed every 60.000. Both station wagons loaded with tools of trade did 500,000km with no transmission problems whatsoever and engine oil change every 6000km.
It bring back the days when change I change transmission back in late seventies and early eighties
Look forward to part 2 Lots of progress in this video Eric O @South Main Auto Repair LLC
Great Job. My 1997 K2500 4L80E and 2006 Tundra is as new as I will go.
Several 4l60s 300k miles plus no issues. Keep fresh fluid in them and also add hot shots shift restore in fluid cleans everything out. Now we don’t do allot of towing with them but my wife used to pull her horses around with the 03 Yukon. 220k miles still shifts flawless no signs of failure. Like anything else take care of it and chances of problems are far less
What a time for this video. Just told today I need my 3rd tranny in my 09 silverado. Had a 2000 silverado with 280,000 original engine, tranny,transfer case, even wheel bearings! parked it and bought an 09. Worst mistake I've ever made. The AFM/lifter issues and the tranny issues. This thing has swore me off anything GM ever again.
Pretty much all 06/07 to 12 GM is trash. It was the bailout years after all. Later stuff is kinda better, but Ford has been reasonably consistent. These days I'd worry more about not paying through the nose vs brand loyalty, unless of course it's a known stinker.
The last, and I mean the last transmission I ever did was a 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood 4L60E transmission.
An absolute nightmare to put a Master Rebuild kit into that monster only to have the owner's girlfriend claim that a snake flew into the window and that was why she ran off the road and wrecked the car. That is a true, real life, story.
this truck is really clean for the year. the transfer case looks almost new.
It's amazing how heavy that transfer case will get in 20 more years. I used to be able to man handle them just like that too! Now l need help. Oh to be young again!
The only way about 80 lb. What are you 70? Lol just kidding
@@SouthMainAuto flatbacked three of them with my old man… he’d pick it, plop it on my chest and kick push the creeper I was laying on under the truck.. laughing his @$$ off. He’d run around to the other side with bolts and call me a 🐱if I didn’t have it in place and he had to help lift and finagle it in. It’s hard to lift when you’re laughing! God I miss him. Sorry, watchin this video brought back some good memories.
Never boring always keeping up with the moments of joyous disassembly and then replacement! It's good for the heart and soul to see so much peaceful rhythm in the shop.
It's a pleasure to watch a master technician at work. He makes a difficult job look relatively easy.
Brings back memories of pulling the NV3500 out of my 2005 4x4 every 15k miles or so 😂
No issues whatsoever out of the transfer case I rebuilt using Mr. O's video as my only instructions though 😎
I, like a lot of people, watch your videos Eric to unwind, take my mind off what I'm doing and just enjoy watching a master at work. I will say this, you patience level absolutely blows my mind. With all the noise and distractions (door dinger, telephone, cellphone), I would go completely bonkers. This video just demonstrates your methods for doing stuff without explaining it. After watching literally every video you've put out (that I'm aware of), I am constantly blown away that you know where all the nuts and bolts and wires and screws all go to go back together... Either that or you've got some wicked video editing skills :) Thanks for bringing us along!
I worked at a 4WD shop in the San Joaquin valley in CA in the 1980s. During cotton picking season we would have turbo 400 transmissions and converters lined up and ready to go because the farmers would try to tow their huge overloaded cotton trailers to the gin and puke their transmissions. In and out in 3 hours or less after digging out a ton of dirt from under the truck.
I didn't think a 4×4 could pull a tractor. Wow.
I know that smell, like Lynyrd Skynyrd says " ohh that smell" Thanks for the video. God bless the O family.
Just did a 4l60E about 6 months ago... glad you are having as much fun as I did. LOL!!!
You'd almost think Eric has done this once before... Nice work!
I just did this same job last week , really impressive to see you lift the transfer case out by hand
Great video showing the order of operations without any BS. The 4L60e is the weak point of these trucks. I really wish that GM would have used the 4L80e in the half tons. It’s so much stronger. But oh well. As a side note, I have a 1968 C-10 that came factory with a turbo 400 (precursor of the 4L80). It still shifts smoothly and has never been out.
Eric you did something I haven't seen in a long time and that's clock and Mark to drive shaft great I used to do that to avoid future vibration problems have a good day
A true testament to fluid film that does not look like a NY truck let alone of of its “vintage”
I own a 1974 GMC C1500 and had the TH350 rebuilt last winter. Cost all of $900.00 including removal and reinstall. It pays to own old stuff.
I'm glad you made the comment about Fluid Film, I'm about to have my 22 Equinox undercoated with fluid film. My last vehicle a 2005 Cavalier died because of an engine cradle rust through. Thank-you again.
Hey it's been a while since we had a big two-parter engine/tranny replacement!!!! Love it!! Thanks, Eric!! Always appreciate your videos!
Favorite tool in the Rust Belt is the smoke wrench. It can't be struck if it's liquid.
It’s all about the tools and the right equipment. You can easily forget how heavy this stuff is. The mastery of all the tools needed in hand and the right size is a work of art. Well done making it look easy. Sign of a professional!
Wow . 🎉 that fluid film certainly works well .
They all look that way in California, minus the fluid!😂
She looks good for her age. Show’s the fluid film really does a good job. Worth putting up on the lift to fix because she’s not going to break in half.
Free tip Tuesday, if you "suck" out the trans fluid before you remove the pan-less fluid leaks, and the pan will be lighter...it's my step 1 as the batt cables get removed and whatever else up top...
miss the old days of the turbo 400 just a couple trans lines a vac line and a few bolts an hour out and in
Love that nuts and bolts stuff. I don't do transmissions at my shop so it's great to see the process anyway. Thanks for sharing and patiently waiting for Part 2 and or Part 3.
Nice video to help all those who still drive these great trucks (99-06/07 Classic). 4L60E may have a bad rap, but at least it's cheap to fix/replace since parts are so plentiful.
Man, you make look easy. I bet this truck belongs to a customer that lives somewhere south, way south, maybe a subscriber, lol. Clean, no rust anywhere.
Thanks for allowing us to follow you along with this one. I can just imagine the time it takes to edit/assemble all of this - on top of the day job!
Some days stuff just gotta get done. thanks for filming.
People that do this professionally, such as yourself, are amazing. Great video to follow along. No bs, just here's how you get it done. Thank you.
Proof of concept, film works very clean best advertising out there
Truly a highly intelligent and respectable mechanic. Those are rare nowadays. Always a good video being put out regardless what you’re doing. Really appreciate the knowledge transfer! Thanks Mr. O!
Oh man so jealous watching you with that delicate touch heating those cat bolts so they rattle right off. Need to learn that skill up here in Canada where rust is a member of the family.
It takes a sturdy dude to pull that transfer case by hand. Kudos.
@@jack-in6hz NP205, NP203 do them all day by hand....
One hand on the t-case other hand steading the trans jack.....
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I remember doing clutches and transmissions laying on the ground now at 64 I wouldn’t dare but since my son in law just put a 60X40 shop behind the house with a lift I can do my best Eric O impersonation and stand and fix things. I’ve always felt such satisfaction in repairing my vehicles. I’m a home improvement contractor for almost 48 years and building a house isn’t as much fun as building a car.
We have a much better understanding and appreciation for how involved it is to replace a transmission and why it costs what it does to replace a transmission. 👍
It's so gratifying to see the torch being put on those exhaust nuts. Also the effects are clearly shown by how the one that didn't get heat put to it wouldn't come loose. After heat.. zipped right out.
Undercarriage is Incredibly Clean for a Truck on the East Coast. 👍
I see Milw..... everywhere on RUclips. It's refreshing to see you use air tools. I use batteries in the driveway and air in my garage.
As for the undercoat, I am north of the boarder and have fluid under coat every year ( just had done on6 Nov. ) the vehicle is 2014 , only rust under body is the driveshaft ! great stuff ...if applied properly ! nice belly on this girl !
Great video! Always a treat to watch you repair vehicles chatty or not... 🙂
I used to have a 75 Blazer I will four speed it was fun pulling the transmission and transfer case to do a clutch job I did it twice I bought it with a burnt clutch and I blew out the second one love that stinky oil have a great day
I always love the "If I could do it, you could do it" part. I don't think I'm going to roll around in my driveway for this job! :)
You taught me how to rebuild my transfer case and another RUclipsr taught me how to rebuild my transmission. Unbelievable resource for knowledge and mechanical wisdom. Thanks Mr O. God bless you and your family.
Transmission bench?
@@budc2578 Just used a utility style rolling cart and cut a hole in it to stand the case up on end with the output shaft in. Worked great and cleaned up easy.
🤣 "I can do it you can do it" No bloody way Mr. O! There is no way I would attempt what you are doing in this video. You Da Man! 😁 Good luck part II, III, etc.
You might not think this is exciting but I have done a few of these in my lifetime, always amazes me how the job is done, you have this routine down pat and with the "magic" of TV you have it down and out in about 20 minutes lol. That truck looks like a normal Vegas vehicle not a spot of rust, I am looking forward to the rebuilt/new one going in, your use of the Torch is smart no sense in fighting the bolts on the Exhaust you would not get them out very easily. Also taking the time to mark parts, put bolts back....once you walk away from the job you will never remember where everything goes, kudos...
unsure that i can do this job (based on the transitive property of "if Mr O can do it, I can too"), but i definitely appreciate the play-by-play! My 2001 2WD Silverado is similar-ish so it helps to learn either way.
Mine just went in my 2008 Suburban 1500 with 267,600 miles. Thank you for all the miles! Time for a rebuild.
Lol 😂I used to do this on my back in the dirt at home with old jacks lumps of wood and lots of bloody knuckles 🎉
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Gotta admit, watching this, I don't miss wrenching for a living anymore. Though always wrenching on my own terms the last 20 years for family and friends.
So far, so good on my 02 Z71.... I keep up and the maintenance, but don't put a whole lotta faith on the trans. Nice to see the formula.
Keep up the good work!
That's a nice trick with the hose pick on the stainless steel driveshaft boot clamp! :)
Much respect how quick, clean and efficient you do your work. Thank you for these videos, helps me a lot and saves me money by working on my own truck. Can't wait for more.
The underside of this 2007 looks so much newer than my 2016, looks like the Fluid Film was a good idea! Darn Northeast.
It never ceases to amaze me that mfg's put drains in every part that has fluid except transmissions and differentials !!
This channel is awesome. I really enjoy the content, Eric. You have increased my mechanical knowledge base drastically.
An annual application of fluid film seems to have good effect in the PRNY! :)
He may not have the paper work or whatever you need, but he is a MASTER mechanic in every sense of the word. A pleasure to watch !
I had a 94 Chevy that my 3rd son wrecked it. That was the third time my boys wrecked it. I said I’m done and started parting it out. I sold the transmission and a few weeks later my friend said he would give me his truck if I fixed the Chevy. So I put a new tranny and front end on it got it finished and my friend backed out of the deal. Kind of glad because my first boy bought it back and now has it. We had totally rebuilt the engine when he was 16 and the engine is still going strong 14 years later.
My 2000 Chev Express w 4L60E gave out back in 2020 @ 171k miles. After having it rebuilt she is running strong. These videos are awesome 👍
Another great video. I did notice the lack of commentary immediately. Didin't take away from the technical aspects of the job, but there is certainly entertainment value in hearing your thoughts.
You have entered the twilight zone with this 1 being clean...... cant believe it's not falling apart
you make it look so easy. when I had to replace mine i didn't have a shop to do it in and had to resort to using jack stands and no jack to lift the transmission in or out of the truck. what an absolute pain it was.
This 15 year old Chevy must have come from some alternative universe where DRNY weather is balmy year round and salt is unheard of. Good to see it getting some love
I sold at ton of 4L60’s back in the day. GM SRTA transmissions had a 36/100 warranty coverage so it was an easy sell. I replaced a lot of 4L60’s under warranty due to the cost of repairing them exceeded parts and labor under GM cost assembly analysis.
I usually don't like "part videos" not with the last few being as long as they have been, I really can't complain. Honestly glad that when you do these they aren't split into several parts just because you are looking to make more money.
Use magnet to see if draining fluid in transfer case bends while flowing out. Should take about hour half to remove that transmission. I usually removed the drive shafts then shift cable then transfer case. I used to do that 4l60 in about 55 minutes to hour. see how he drops transfer case that takes stength to do overhead about 80-110 pounds case.
Was not boring in any way. Like a surgeon at work.
The old torchomatic one size fits all have a good day