Tranny went out

[NC Engine Builder]

The hard part is taking the transmission out and putting it back in..
Transmission pan is self-explanatory and the three screws that hold the filter on. Then of course the 10 screws that hold the valve body on.. I think the pump has what 8 bolts on it on the front of the transmission? And pretty much after that everything just pulls right out.... Front barrel has a band around it that just falls out and the rear end is generally laying there when you pull the second drum out. The drums each have two lip seals and some clutches and steels and a metal snap ring that holds them all together....
Nobody fell out of their mom knowing how to rebuild an engine or tear it apart and put things back together the same with the transmission. For whatever reason the world has made a transmission into this voodoo magical thing that's really quite simple once you've tried it once...
The name of the threat is"TRANSMISSION WENT OUT"...
Crusty rat mod jumps on here shooting his mouth off trying to become Captain save A hoe... Really it's him that I should have on ignore...
After putting cams and heads on an engine it starts to get boring repetitively and not that exciting so sometimes you just got to move on and learn something else...
When I talk to a member that managed transmission shops and he told me if one of his guys couldn't rebuild three of these in a day they would be looking for somewhere else to work pretty soon...
Bottom line is I'm just encouraging you to enjoy your hobby a little more...

Hes already told you he doesn't need your input, so stfu, and piss off. Go work on your trailer park "scrap" duster, you offer NO help, so save your gum-flapping

 

[A body]

If nothing else Pro Trans is up the road near Waco now....

 

[mopar65]

If nothing else Pro Trans is up the road near Waco now....

I have a friend selling his Pro Trans 904. He is switching to a glide

 

[pishta]

@j par , sounds easy enough....why do trans rebuilders charge $799 here to rebuild a 904? I'm serious, I never attempted an A/T (minus a transgo shift kit in a C4) but you make me want to dive into my Fairbanks 904 I have in the corner...condition unknown. Do I need any special tools (clutch pack press?)...have calipers and mics.

 

[A body]

I have a friend selling his Pro Trans 904. He is switching to a glide

we have a mutual friend It’s a good deal, just not for me. I don’t need another t-brake or converter. The rest of the parts are top shelf for sure

 

[A body]

Pishta the torqueflight is a very forgiving trans. You can fudge a few things here and there and for the most part it will perform just fine. Unfortunately I found that as my performance increased there were a few intricacies involved that I was not able to get a handle on. I seeked the help of professionals and reduced the rpm time that shifts occur quite a bit. Things I like for basic trans work is a dial indicator, small slide hammer for pump removal, and tool to compress the spring packs in the clutch drums. An old factory service manual is a wealth of info too. Check the end play on your input before tearing it apart.

 

[RustyRatRod]

@j par , sounds easy enough....why do trans rebuilders charge $799 here to rebuild a 904? I'm serious, I never attempted an A/T (minus a transgo shift kit in a C4) but you make me want to dive into my Fairbanks 904 I have in the corner...condition unknown. Do I need any special tools (clutch pack press?)...have calipers and mics.

Because the parts are extremely high and people are scared of them. They are perhaps the easiest three speed auto ever to rebuild, but some folks just don't like the idea and that's cool. I look at it this way. If I can do it, anybody can......but some folks still prefer to have it done.

 

[B3422w5]

Because the parts are extremely high and people are scared of them. They are perhaps the easiest three speed auto ever to rebuild, but some folks just don't like the idea and that's cool. I look at it this way. If I can do it, anybody can......but some folks still prefer to have it done.

Sometimes, its just frankly a matter that some of us have worked long enough and done well enough where we can pay a pro to do something like that.
I dont have the time or the interest to learn tranny rebuilds at this point. Other things in my life are more important to me.
What i do, i do well. Building trannies and machining engines isnt it.
Running a long term successful business is my thing, probably others here could build a trans, but not do that....everybody has their strengths
Dont like to see people belittled because they can or cant do this or that.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Sometimes, its just frankly a matter that some of us have worked long enough and done well enough where we can pay a pro to do something like that.
I dont have the time or the interest to learn tranny rebuilds at this point. Other things in my life are more important to me.
What i do, i do well. Building trannies and machining engines isnt it.
Running a long term successful business is my thing, probably others here could build a trans, but not do that....everybody has their strengths
Dont like to see people belittled because they can or cant do this or that.

Sure as heck nuthin wrong with that either.

 

[mopar65]

we have a mutual friend It’s a good deal, just not for me. I don’t need another t-brake or converter. The rest of the parts are top shelf for sure

If I wasn't trying to build a stroker engine for my Dakota. I would buy it

 

[yellow rose]

Sometimes, its just frankly a matter that some of us have worked long enough and done well enough where we can pay a pro to do something like that.
I dont have the time or the interest to learn tranny rebuilds at this point. Other things in my life are more important to me.
What i do, i do well. Building trannies and machining engines isnt it.
Running a long term successful business is my thing, probably others here could build a trans, but not do that....everybody has their strengths
Dont like to see people belittled because they can or cant do this or that.

Yep. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. I have most everything here to make the fixture to narrow rear axles. I have a lathe big enough to swing a D60 to square the ends to a gnats eye lash. I have a nice Miller TIG.

So I spend the time to make the fixture. Then I do the work. What did I save? Nothing really, unless I want to narrow rear axles for money, and I don’t need the work. Luckily @lead69 talked me off that ledge. There is no reason to tool up and do one rear axle. I could do it. I can do it but it doesn’t make sense on any level other that I can say I did it.

I’m plenty old enough to be over that.

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Learned that from a real smart dude in 2001. I haven’t forgotten it since he said it. I don’t always practice it, but I try.

 

[o1heavy]

If nothing else Pro Trans is up the road near Waco now....

Just happen to know where a killer 904 can be bought