4l60e question for crosley...

[efingstein]

I'm still relatively new to this board, so, I'm assuming that you're the goto guy for trannys. I have a 93 caprice wagon with the 4l60e. I did some digging and discovered that impending system failure is indicated by a hard 1-2 shift. I've had this shift for about a year. I finally took it to my mechanic. He changed the filter, pan gasket, vehicle speed sensor and the associated o-ring. As expected, I shelled the tranny after about 2 weeks. I have a 1-2 shift but it goes into neutral on the way to 3rd. His new tech is a GM tranny specialist. How much should a rebuild cost? I know every shop is different, but, a good round number will do. Also, can you recommend a good performance shift kit that will handle a few extra HP and not puke after a few thousand miles? Sorry for the long post but I'm not used to dealing with this new fangled stuff.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Common failure of the 700 tranny family is the 3 - 4 clutch pack. When it fails there is no 3rd or over-drive

TransGo is the only shift kit I recomend.  4L60E HD2 kit

A Raybestos Z-Pak 3 - 4 clutch pack kit works very well in the "E" trannys.

It is also common for the 1-2 shift check ball to wear through the v-body separator plate.... causes firm 1-2 shift.  Also broken accumilator springs for the 1-2 shift cause firm 1-2.

I'm still relatively new to this board, so, I'm assuming that you're the goto guy for trannys. I have a 93 caprice wagon with the 4l60e. I did some digging and discovered that impending system failure is indicated by a hard 1-2 shift. I've had this shift for about a year. I finally took it to my mechanic. He changed the filter, pan gasket, vehicle speed sensor and the associated o-ring. As expected, I shelled the tranny after about 2 weeks. I have a 1-2 shift but it goes into neutral on the way to 3rd. His new tech is a GM tranny specialist. How much should a rebuild cost? I know every shop is different, but, a good round number will do. Also, can you recommend a good performance shift kit that will handle a few extra HP and not puke after a few thousand miles? Sorry for the long post but I'm not used to dealing with this new fangled stuff.

[efingstein]

Thank you very much, sir. That's just the info I was looking for. I'll have my mechanic order one for my tranny.

[efingstein]

I just noticed something, should I use the transgo clutch pack or replace it with a raybestos clutch pack?

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I just noticed something, should I use the transgo clutch pack or replace it with a raybestos clutch pack?

TransGo does not sell clutch packs, they sell shift kits and related parts for valve bodies