Re: Transmission is out, what else should be done?

From: Kevin \(MAGNUM S/T\) Hoegen (kevinhoegen@email.com)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 14:58:52 EDT


I hear SpeedTweaks has an excellent price on Ceterforce Performance clutches
:-)) (just bought one myself)
"Shawn Englehart" <englehart@Sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3B951129.20087758@sympatico.ca...
> The transmission in my 96 4X4 just lost a bearing and I have pulled the
> tranny out and it is at the shop right now. I am going to replace the
> clutch even tho there is just 113000 Km on it, (Think that is about
> 70000 miles). I am replacing the gear oil and tcase fluid with
> synthetic this time. Last time the dealer refused to put synthetic in
> and he already had the truck up and the oil drained when I returned with
> the synthetic. Something about extended warranty void and some friction
> is engineered into it and it is not good for it. That was over a year
> ago and I ended up loosing a bearing.
>
> Is there anything else I should replace while I have the tranny out and
> any tips on how to put it back in. I was going to put it back in the
> same way I removed it. Remove all the bolts and when it falls out, you
> are done. This is the first time I have removed a tranny as such, last
> time was the car with front wheel drive and the motor had to be pulled
> and I had a mechanic helping me. Thanks.
>
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>
> Shawn Englehart
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