This is one of those videos that I don't think the average person can quite appreciate. Complete removal of an entire drivetrain almost in less than 40 minutes with zero cussing. Unreal.
At least he has a lift and plenty of room getting to bolts. I did an Audi A4 Quattro 1.8t on jack stands converting it from an automatic to a manual. The auto is a difficult beast to get out since the AWD is build into it so no separate transfer case. Very wide transmission you have to pivot sideways to get out because of the front CV axle flanges that sick out.
I'm pulling on tomorrow laying on my back. The video was a great briefing just to get a rundown and refresh my memory of everything I have to do. Don't tell my boss it only took you 30 minutes 🤣
😂 took me 2hrs I ended up getting the bolts red hot with a torch and the finally came loose! Next trans job I think I will get it removed within 1 hr being I know every nut and bolt size and the procedure to remove it quickly.
I just take the bracket loose on the t. case instead of cutting the tie downs. This must be a 2500 series going by the exhaust setup. A bit easier on a 1500. The PB really does help. Spray before you start and by the time you get to the exhaust bolts they should be good. You'll lose some time if have the rear shaft that has to be wrenched out. Good job man.
That could be cured if he improved his order of operations a little. He should have removed the Y pipe first. Also could have removed the trans cooler lines before trying to snake through them to get one of the bellhousing bolts out.
Do you have the video of this trans going back in? I have to replace the rear main seal and upgrade the torque converter. Want to do it myself. This video is awesome for removal, I'd like to see you throw it back in there too!
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 Any idea on why my torque converter won't spin to get to the 3x converter nuts? Will barely move with the prybar on the teeth method.
Well it really sounds like the converter is pushing on the pump gears. If the converter wasn’t all the way back in the transmission it could’ve messed the pump up
My 2015 Chevy Tahoe LTZ transmission went yesterday and I don’t have money to fix it and I’m in Connecticut both of my Tahoe’s down one has sensor problem maybe and another the transmission
Awesome video. Gonna drop one and change the rear main seal for a guy at work. Wont have the convenience of a lift but I should be able to get it down in a decent amount of time
@@charlieg1731 took me and a friend 6 hours to do it. We ended up unbolting the transmission and just sliding it back and changing the seal like that vs bringing the transmission down. It would’ve only taken about 4 hours but we had trouble with small stuff like the dipstick tube prob took an hour just to get it back in because it was bent
I have 2015 lt 4x4 chevy suburban and the 4x4 is on and because of that my transmission heats 🥵 up and I don't know if there is away to fix the 4x4 without changing the transmission.
So I was told if I have metal in my pan I need to rebuild I had none shoud I check something else or install a new torque converter. Have the shutter and was shifting slow at points
It’s usually real fine metal on those. You can try just a converter. Usually a valve in the pump causes problems too. And the 1-2-3-4 3-5-Rev drum goes bad a lot
I’ve done a number of swaps in my younger years from the ground by myself but too out of shape for that now. I’m gonna spray penetrating oil on everything I can reach a couple times before I bring it in. It’s still drivable and I have the same truck YMM. About what does a swap cost these days? If I buy the transmission
I called shops and many said if we dont supply the parts we wont touch it, the only place that said they would reflash it was the dealership.. I guess these independent shops want to make that $$ on that parts markup. Shops used to do it but didnt warranty the part just the labor ..guess those days are gone.
Great Video! My sons flexplate is rattling and he wants to replace it. My neighbor is like we can do it just take the top bolts out and get some threaded rod and slide it out a few inches and we can do it with out removing the whole 6L90 ....I would love your thoughts on if you thought that possible.
@Kanpol Mahtlactliomei 👍🏼you bet dude, i got my Tranny IN, just hog put the transfer case and drive shaft both them in plus all connections. But has bean 🥶 cold here plus Rainy days here in south 🤣
Is there any parts or materials I would need prior to replacing this transmission so that way I can purchase them before because I have no support system here, NONE.
The exhaust manifold to Y-pipe gaskets, one of the gaskets looks like a ring, the other looks like a cone. maybe just a transfer case gasket as well they rip apart some times. And fluid, everything else and the nuts and bolts are reusable.
Thanks for the great guide. In doing research it seems the JMBX converters are the biggest point of failure for the 6L90e transmission. I have a '17 2500hd 6.0 with 47,000 miles that I rely heavily upon for plowing snow. I've attained a heavy duty converter from B&I and I'm going to swap it out before this coming plow season.
Yeah. The converter suck. I’ve had trouble with some hd converters too. I’ve heard of some shops tuning the transmissions to make the converters not lock up until 4-5 gear. They say it helps. Factory tune the converters lock up in 2nd gear.
Are you only replacing the torque converter? Does the transmission oil cooler need to be replaced also? I have one with a noise coming from the torque converter area and am installing a low mile replacement transmission. I wish I'd watched your video before buying the replacement transmission. Maybe I would only be replacing the torque converter area and not have to deal with the reprogramming.
Thanks for this excellent video. One question, I'm tying to take the top nut off a 2015 1500 Silverado trans. There's some sort of plastic connector on the stud in front of the nuts. It may be holding a bracket? I don't know how to get it off. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Yeah. Just pulls off. Sometimes they’re hard to get a hold of to get off. I have used some long needle nose pliers to reach up in there and get a hold of it.
Is the 6l90 better than the 6l80 my 6l80 is burnt on my 2012 silverado z71 and I'm going to buy a brand new Tran but if I can put a 6l90 directly and if it holds better I'm doing it is it a direct fit? Is this an upgrade like the 4l60 to 4l80 just in newer trucks??
I believe the 6L90 is a little longer. Don’t quote me on that because I’m not 100% sure. The issues that the 6L80 has the 6L90 has too. If you could get the 6L80 with a few of the upgrades it would be great. The 1-2-3-4 and 3-5-rev drum has a weak spot. An upgraded one has a better weld. There’s a piston that tends to crack, sonnax has and updated one. Also try to get a HD converter. They have a thicker cutch and a thicker backing plate. The 6L90 is not as big a difference from the 6L80 that 4L60 is from the 4L80
I'm in MD stuck. I found a transmission in Florida 3-year warranty rebuilt remanufactured whatever no miles on it with torque converter all I have to do is take the old one out and put this one in and I've done transmission removals so I'm very familiar with cars but stressed out at 57yrs. to do this on my back. Can you tell me L T. how long it actually took you to take the transmission out Standing? If there's anybody near Germantown Maryland I have some time to help me I'd be willing to pay them. With a person helping me, we could probably do it in less than 4 hours
However long this video is. I mean there’s a couple videos I have that are cut in two. But that was from fat fingers on a phone. If you look when the videos are cut I pick back up where I left off. I’m mt trying to trick anyone.
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 I don't want to do this on my back but I guess I'm going to have to because these mechanics in Maryland. Charging outrageous money they want to charge 5300 to 10k and they want they want you to buy the transmission from them and I picked one up with a 3-year warranty 2600.
Thanks for posting the video. I have 2 questions if you don’t mind. Did you have to loosen the motor mount bolts? And did you have to drain the transmission fluid prior to disconnecting the lines?
Mitchell labor guide says 10 hours. If the tech can pull it in 2 and reinstall in 2, you still pay 10 hours. Unless of course the owner is a moron. That’s how you make money as a mechanic
This is one of those videos that I don't think the average person can quite appreciate. Complete removal of an entire drivetrain almost in less than 40 minutes with zero cussing. Unreal.
At least he has a lift and plenty of room getting to bolts. I did an Audi A4 Quattro 1.8t on jack stands converting it from an automatic to a manual. The auto is a difficult beast to get out since the AWD is build into it so no separate transfer case. Very wide transmission you have to pivot sideways to get out because of the front CV axle flanges that sick out.
you should research the term drivetrain.
No blood either!
@@LoneWolfSnowplowinghahahahahaha said the same thinng
It’s a southern vehicle with no rust. So everything just falls out.
Those exhaust bolts must be paid actors.
Execution and knowledge 10/10
Cinematography 4.5/10
Hearing what he was saying 1/10
Lol great video brother well done.
get meh won of them dews ovier deare
I'm pulling on tomorrow laying on my back. The video was a great briefing just to get a rundown and refresh my memory of everything I have to do. Don't tell my boss it only took you 30 minutes 🤣
This guy did this in 40 minutes. Took me 4 hours to get the damn exhaust bolts off😂
😂 took me 2hrs I ended up getting the bolts red hot with a torch and the finally came loose! Next trans job I think I will get it removed within 1 hr being I know every nut and bolt size and the procedure to remove it quickly.
Came here cause my dowel pins were sized, glad to see i wasnt the only one with this problem
looking at doing a rebuild on my 6L90, so this is a video I'll be watching alot. Ill keep my eye out for the reinstall video
Thank you so much for this video. Love how you told all the bolt sizes too. You are awesome
Definitely learned a lot by watching this one. This one is more complicated than a 4L60E. Great video Sir!!!
Thanks man. I have a couple 6L80s I’ll be putting in in a couple day I’ll try to do a video putting one of them in.
Man you made that look easy. Great video! Step by step.
Looks like a huge pain.
Idk how you've got the patience for this lol
All of us mofos in the rust belt wondering how are we going to identify all of that behind the rust😂
Coool jus saved me 1500 good looking out
I just take the bracket loose on the t. case instead of cutting the tie downs. This must be a 2500 series going by the exhaust setup. A bit easier on a 1500. The PB really does help. Spray before you start and by the time you get to the exhaust bolts they should be good. You'll lose some time if have the rear shaft that has to be wrenched out. Good job man.
Great video!!!!! thank you for sharing it.
Damn fine video!! Thanks for posting it!
Thank the lord for ratchet wrenches! I bout needed a Xanax watching him take that shield off around the 5min area lol
This was a great video though!
That could be cured if he improved his order of operations a little. He should have removed the Y pipe first. Also could have removed the trans cooler lines before trying to snake through them to get one of the bellhousing bolts out.
@@LoneWolfSnowplowing I was thinking the same thing, the shield bolts would've zipped off with an air rachet with the Y-pipe not there
Touch Of A Master... #RESPECT
Thanks. Nothing special here though.
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 Really?? People these days can't even change a tire!! What do you mean nothing special! Lol!!
Do you have the video of this trans going back in? I have to replace the rear main seal and upgrade the torque converter. Want to do it myself. This video is awesome for removal, I'd like to see you throw it back in there too!
I don’t have one yet I don’t think. Been crazy. I’ll try to get one on the next job I have come in
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 Any idea on why my torque converter won't spin to get to the 3x converter nuts? Will barely move with the prybar on the teeth method.
Well it really sounds like the converter is pushing on the pump gears. If the converter wasn’t all the way back in the transmission it could’ve messed the pump up
I did that on one. Never again. Make sure that dang converter is set.
Great instructional video. What type of transmission jack are you using?
Gray. They’re the best
My 2015 Chevy Tahoe LTZ transmission went yesterday and I don’t have money to fix it and I’m in Connecticut both of my Tahoe’s down one has sensor problem maybe and another the transmission
That’s some bad luck.
Good video! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome video. Gonna drop one and change the rear main seal for a guy at work. Wont have the convenience of a lift but I should be able to get it down in a decent amount of time
How long it take lol
@@charlieg1731 took me and a friend 6 hours to do it. We ended up unbolting the transmission and just sliding it back and changing the seal like that vs bringing the transmission down. It would’ve only taken about 4 hours but we had trouble with small stuff like the dipstick tube prob took an hour just to get it back in because it was bent
Thank you so much!!!!
Great! Thanks! Want to do one for me?? :)
I wish i could get mine up in the air like that
I have 2015 lt 4x4 chevy suburban and the 4x4 is on and because of that my transmission heats 🥵 up and I don't know if there is away to fix the 4x4 without changing the transmission.
that exhuast hanger sucks but i had good luck removing the exhuazt bolts and wiggling it out
So I was told if I have metal in my pan I need to rebuild I had none shoud I check something else or install a new torque converter. Have the shutter and was shifting slow at points
It’s usually real fine metal on those. You can try just a converter. Usually a valve in the pump causes problems too. And the 1-2-3-4 3-5-Rev drum goes bad a lot
I’ve done a number of swaps in my younger years from the ground by myself but too out of shape for that now. I’m gonna spray penetrating oil on everything I can reach a couple times before I bring it in. It’s still drivable and I have the same truck YMM. About what does a swap cost these days? If I buy the transmission
I called shops and many said if we dont supply the parts we wont touch it, the only place that said they would reflash it was the dealership.. I guess these independent shops want to make that $$ on that parts markup. Shops used to do it but didnt warranty the part just the labor ..guess those days are gone.
Great Video! My sons flexplate is rattling and he wants to replace it. My neighbor is like we can do it just take the top bolts out and get some threaded rod and slide it out a few inches and we can do it with out removing the whole 6L90 ....I would love your thoughts on if you thought that possible.
It’s a good thought. I’ve never tried it. I would hate to get it back as far as I could a find out it’s not enough room. It might be fine though
How do those hoses connect? Changed transmission and seems to be leaking from the transmission vent hose,
Shouldn’t be leaking From the vent hose unless it’s way over full or building up pressure.
Hope it goes back in a little more slowly
I’m about to do that job but it’d yo dam cold I’m going wait for few more months 😁
Yeah I don’t like cold.
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 almost 7,000 bucks for transmission Repair at dealership 😂🤣😆I wait until weather gets better
@Kanpol Mahtlactliomei they wanted 7,500 to do mine!
@Kanpol Mahtlactliomei 👍🏼you bet dude, i got my Tranny IN, just hog put the transfer case and drive shaft both them in plus all connections. But has bean 🥶 cold here plus Rainy days here in south 🤣
Is there any parts or materials I would need prior to replacing this transmission so that way I can purchase them before because I have no support system here, NONE.
The exhaust manifold to Y-pipe gaskets, one of the gaskets looks like a ring, the other looks like a cone. maybe just a transfer case gasket as well they rip apart some times. And fluid, everything else and the nuts and bolts are reusable.
Whats the typical price to remove an old unit and install a new one? Cost of transmission not included. Thanks!
Thanks for the great guide. In doing research it seems the JMBX converters are the biggest point of failure for the 6L90e transmission. I have a '17 2500hd 6.0 with 47,000 miles that I rely heavily upon for plowing snow. I've attained a heavy duty converter from B&I and I'm going to swap it out before this coming plow season.
Yeah. The converter suck. I’ve had trouble with some hd converters too. I’ve heard of some shops tuning the transmissions to make the converters not lock up until 4-5 gear. They say it helps. Factory tune the converters lock up in 2nd gear.
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 yes the place I got the converter from said to disable lockup below 5th gear. I used HP Tuners to disable lockup below 5th.
Are you only replacing the torque converter? Does the transmission oil cooler need to be replaced also? I have one with a noise coming from the torque converter area and am installing a low mile replacement transmission. I wish I'd watched your video before buying the replacement transmission. Maybe I would only be replacing the torque converter area and not have to deal with the reprogramming.
That’s weird to have a noise. Coming from the converter on these. I would pull and check the flex plate. Make sure there’s not a crack in it.
This is a refreshing reminder of why I'm willing to pay the Hefty price of mechanic work
Thanks for this excellent video. One question, I'm tying to take the top nut off a 2015 1500 Silverado trans. There's some sort of plastic connector on the stud in front of the nuts. It may be holding a bracket? I don't know how to get it off. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, it's just pulls off eh?
Yeah. Just pulls off. Sometimes they’re hard to get a hold of to get off. I have used some long needle nose pliers to reach up in there and get a hold of it.
Would you still remove the transfer case if you were only changing the torque converter? Maybe for clearance to drop it down?
Probably. It would be hard to get the converter in and where it’s supposed to be without bringing the transmission all the way down
why didnt you take the muffler out sooner?
Is the 6l90 better than the 6l80 my 6l80 is burnt on my 2012 silverado z71 and I'm going to buy a brand new Tran but if I can put a 6l90 directly and if it holds better I'm doing it is it a direct fit? Is this an upgrade like the 4l60 to 4l80 just in newer trucks??
I believe the 6L90 is a little longer. Don’t quote me on that because I’m not 100% sure. The issues that the 6L80 has the 6L90 has too. If you could get the 6L80 with a few of the upgrades it would be great. The 1-2-3-4 and 3-5-rev drum has a weak spot. An upgraded one has a better weld. There’s a piston that tends to crack, sonnax has and updated one. Also try to get a HD converter. They have a thicker cutch and a thicker backing plate.
The 6L90 is not as big a difference from the 6L80 that 4L60 is from the 4L80
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 what is a good brand to go with for a HD converter? Thanks
If you can get a cvc they’re good.
Anyone leave the transfer case attached and still get it out of there?
Smooth!
I'm in MD stuck. I found a transmission in Florida 3-year warranty rebuilt remanufactured whatever no miles on it with torque converter all I have to do is take the old one out and put this one in and I've done transmission removals so I'm very familiar with cars but stressed out at 57yrs. to do this on my back. Can you tell me L T. how long it actually took you to take the transmission out Standing?
If there's anybody near Germantown Maryland I have some time to help me I'd be willing to pay them. With a person helping me, we could probably do it in less than 4 hours
However long this video is. I mean there’s a couple videos I have that are cut in two. But that was from fat fingers on a phone. If you look when the videos are cut I pick back up where I left off. I’m mt trying to trick anyone.
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 where are you at if I you anywhere near Maryland or Virginia
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 I don't want to do this on my back but I guess I'm going to have to because these mechanics in Maryland. Charging outrageous money they want to charge 5300 to 10k and they want they want you to buy the transmission from them and I picked one up with a 3-year warranty 2600.
I’m in KY. We would get 2800 plus tax. For the whole job. That’s removing rebuild and replace
@@ltstransmissionhowto5158 I'm not sure I'd make it there anyway LOL I thought I'd ask thank you
Thanks for posting the video. I have 2 questions if you don’t mind. Did you have to loosen the motor mount bolts? And did you have to drain the transmission fluid prior to disconnecting the lines?
I don’t loosen the Mount bolts. And I usually always drain the the pan before taking the lines loose. It just keeps from making too big of a mess
What kind of impact do you have ?
Snap-on right now. Probably going back with ingersoll rand next time
24:20 Wiring harness connector removal
Mines stuck, dry-rotted connect. FML
I’ve seen a couple like that. I had to grab it with a pair of pliers and work it loose. It breaks doing it but it gets it unplugged
What should be the labor cost for this job?
expensive..... this guy is nuts quick
Where are the speed sensor in this transmissions?
On the valve body. Drop the valve body and it’s on the other side of it
@Lt’s Transmission How To thank you
So 10 hours worth of labor charges probably a rip-off?
10 hours may be too much. But it took me 15 years to be able to do it like this.
you haven't supplied any info on exactly what was done in that 10 hours. need more info
Mitchell labor guide says 10 hours. If the tech can pull it in 2 and reinstall in 2, you still pay 10 hours. Unless of course the owner is a moron.
That’s how you make money as a mechanic
Pretty sure book time is around 8 hrs, the reason he can get it so fast is cuz he's done it probably 100 times, already knows how to get to every bolt
Where are you located.
Scottsville, KY
I have a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 2wd I was told I couldn’t change the transmission because it had to be programmed is that true it they full of shit ?
They have the techm inside the transmission. It’s like a TCM. They have to be programmed to the vehicle