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    Tranny repair question for '99 Z...

    90K miles and that tranny has finally started to slip. OD is useless and third is starting to slip as well... Has anyone else had this problem? How much did it cost to fix? I KNOW that the seal has a leak in it and I had to put 1/2Qt of tranny fluid in it to get home last night (happened on way to work). Best place to get it fixed? (Chevy has decided to cut me a break by only charging 99$/hr labor so the dealership is out.) I might have to get it towed somewhere so I'm obviously not driving.... any help as to what I should expect would be greatly appreciated.....

    Thanks guys,

    Porkchop/Crabcake/Lobsterboy
    '99 Z28 A4, 101K, fresh tranny, fresh rear-end, fresh window motor!!
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    http://www.transmissioncenter.net
    They list a dealer in Ocala
    All Tune and Lube (sales and installation)
    2821 Southwest College Road
    Ocala, Florida 34474
    Phone 352-8549300 - Fax 352-8549404
    and in Hollywood
    AAA Transmission (sales and installation)
    6596 Taft street
    Hollywood, Florida 33024
    Phone: 954- 9625353
    Web Address: www.aaatransmission.com

    Just some info.
    2002 Electron Blue Vette, 1SC, FE3/Z51, G92 3.15 gears, 308.9 RWHP 321.7 RWTQ (before any mods), SLP headers, Z06 exhaust, MSD Ignition Wires, AC Delco Iridium Spark Plugs, 160 t-stat, lots of ECM tuning

    1995 Z28, many mods, SOLD

    A proud member of the "F-Body Dirty Dozen"

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Axolot2
      90K miles and that tranny has finally started to slip. OD is useless and third is starting to slip as well... Has anyone else had this problem? How much did it cost to fix? I KNOW that the seal has a leak in it and I had to put 1/2Qt of tranny fluid in it to get home last night (happened on way to work). Best place to get it fixed? (Chevy has decided to cut me a break by only charging 99$/hr labor so the dealership is out.) I might have to get it towed somewhere so I'm obviously not driving.... any help as to what I should expect would be greatly appreciated.....

      Thanks guys,

      Porkchop/Crabcake/Lobsterboy
      Its pretty common for the 4L60E to lose the 3-4 clutches. There are several internal upgrades you can do to HELP prevent this from happening again. Call around and talk to some guys that know about these upgrades. Thats where you want to take it. Also, now is the time for a shift kit, high stall convertor, and tranny cooler
      96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
      11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )

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      • #4
        Originally posted by N20LT4Bird
        Its pretty common for the 4L60E to lose the 3-4 clutches. There are several internal upgrades you can do to HELP prevent this from happening again. Call around and talk to some guys that know about these upgrades. Thats where you want to take it. Also, now is the time for a shift kit, high stall convertor, and tranny cooler
        This web site talks about a lot of those kind of upgrades. http://www.transmissioncenter.net/4L60E.htm
        2002 Electron Blue Vette, 1SC, FE3/Z51, G92 3.15 gears, 308.9 RWHP 321.7 RWTQ (before any mods), SLP headers, Z06 exhaust, MSD Ignition Wires, AC Delco Iridium Spark Plugs, 160 t-stat, lots of ECM tuning

        1995 Z28, many mods, SOLD

        A proud member of the "F-Body Dirty Dozen"

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        • #5
          I hate to be the bearer of bad news but.... The same thing happened to me, The Thing would chatter a little the 4th and 3rd start to fade and 50 is your top speed. I rebuilt the thing 4 times. Just trust me, call up TCI and buy one of there stage 2 or 3 trannys or go to a 200-r4 thats built but the a stock 4l60-e will not last long behind a LS1 with bolt ons.
          1967 VW Bug 2.3L Ford SVO Inline 4 w/ Turbo, Sand-Drag VW Trans Axle, Race this Import.
          2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Totally Stock

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          • #6
            A good performance rebuild will set you back between $1200-1400. All the solenoids should be replaced as well as all seals. You should go with a hardened sun shell (stock are weak and prone to cracking), 23 element low sprag (stock is 17 and much weaker), upgraded clutches and bands. A shift kit and trans cooler are a good idea while you're at it. A higher stall lockup converter would be great too.

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