I had 1st gear and overdrive fail in my 4l60e. I took it to a local tranny shop and he replaced two solenoids that were bad. He also advised me that there was a lot of cluch material in the filter. I went to his shop so he could show me how much was in the filter. He had taken the filter apart and there was a good heaping tablespoon of clutch material in the filter. The pieces were about the size of oatmeal. (my son loves oatmeal first thing to come to mind)
He advised me that the problem may not be fixed and I could have more problems by just replacing the solenoids and filter. My thing was it shifted perfect and then suddenly lost 1st and od. It started in 2nd and would shift to 3rd, then I could feel lock-up in 3rd. I was out of town when this happened so it was driven about 250 miles till I could get it looked at. I had him to just replace the solenoids with the filter. He called me later and told me it was fixedbut probably wouldnt last. I picked it up Friday night and drove it and noticed it seemed to shift softer. After about 10 miles it would go into overdrive, then lock up if I started to give it more gas in overdrive it would slip and the engine would rev till about 3500-4000 rpm then you could feel the trans grab and feel the truck pull up to speed. It also has a softer feel to it. So now I believe I'm looking at a tranny. It has 211,000 miles on it. I dont understand how it shifted fine and firm before the solenoid failures.
I am looking to remove the transmission myself, if its not a horrible job. I have removed and installed a tranny before in my Buick, and it honestly was'nt that bad. I am looking to do the same thing if I can. I am just worried about the transfer case or anything else that may add dificulty. I have looked on-line for instructions on how to do this. I have been able to find nothing. I'm sure someone here has done this. Any advice?
He advised me that the problem may not be fixed and I could have more problems by just replacing the solenoids and filter. My thing was it shifted perfect and then suddenly lost 1st and od. It started in 2nd and would shift to 3rd, then I could feel lock-up in 3rd. I was out of town when this happened so it was driven about 250 miles till I could get it looked at. I had him to just replace the solenoids with the filter. He called me later and told me it was fixedbut probably wouldnt last. I picked it up Friday night and drove it and noticed it seemed to shift softer. After about 10 miles it would go into overdrive, then lock up if I started to give it more gas in overdrive it would slip and the engine would rev till about 3500-4000 rpm then you could feel the trans grab and feel the truck pull up to speed. It also has a softer feel to it. So now I believe I'm looking at a tranny. It has 211,000 miles on it. I dont understand how it shifted fine and firm before the solenoid failures.
I am looking to remove the transmission myself, if its not a horrible job. I have removed and installed a tranny before in my Buick, and it honestly was'nt that bad. I am looking to do the same thing if I can. I am just worried about the transfer case or anything else that may add dificulty. I have looked on-line for instructions on how to do this. I have been able to find nothing. I'm sure someone here has done this. Any advice?