Help!

[RacerM95]

PLease if this is the wrong place to post this, I am sorry..... Please move to appropriate forum....

My kid is stuck at Menomonie Wisconsin, with a blown NV4500 transmission, Anyone out there help us we could use a transmission. Please let me know. truck is a 1994 GMC Sierra SLE Crewcab Long box Dually, 2 wheel drive, 6.5 Diesel. Any help ideas appreciated Thank You in advance
Its an 8-1/2 hour drive from here.
Bob,
Winnipeg Canada

 

[Drunkcanuk]

Bump.....to help a brother out.... hopefully

 

[Das Hatt]

Maybe try a salvage yard? Just a quick Google search lists a few within 30 minutes of Menominee. Will he be able to do the labor himself?

 

[618 Syndicate]

Describe the symptoms. Maybe we can get him rolling...

 

[RacerM95]

618 Syndicate supposedly the trans exploded in multiple pieces.... Im not there..

 

[RacerM95]

DAS Hatt, the closest is 2 hours away, 3,000. USD He can do the work. Himself
Just dont have that kind of money right now

 

[618 Syndicate]

618 Syndicate supposedly the trans exploded in multiple pieces.... Im not there..

I'd be getting details before I fired the parts cannon. Those are fairly tough trannys, something must have caused catastrophic failure.

 

[someotherguy]

For 3K it better be a rebuilt transmission with a warranty. A good used one should run about 1K or so; it's been years so I'm sure prices have gone up but you used to be able to get a known good used NV4500 for under a K.

I just searched car-part dot com using 54571 for a zip code and saw more than a few available, the higher priced ones are indicated as rebuilts. Of course if his is literally blown to pieces then the core charge won't be refunded so that will be a factor too.

Richard

 

[RacerM95]

Thank You to everyone for your help and answers. A buddy of mine is going down to get the truck and the kid.. I have always said the car community is THE Best!
Going to deal with the trans issue when they get back

 

[someotherguy]

Thank You to everyone for your help and answers. A buddy of mine is going down to get the truck and the kid.. I have always said the car community is THE Best!
Going to deal with the trans issue when they get back

When the transmission (4L60E) blew up in my '94 C2500LD, I was about 500 miles from my destination, had my Harley on a trailer behind it, and 2 cats inside the truck. I was moving from FL back to TX. Buddy came out with his Cummins Ram and a junk front bumper with a tow bar already bolted to it. While I was waiting for him to get there I popped my grille and nice painted front bumper off so when he arrived we could just bolt up the bumper, hook up the chains and go.

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You may have already figured this out but the direct-swap transmissions for that truck are going to be 1992-1994 2WD units. 1995 should fit too but has different gearing for 1st/reverse. 1996-up are a whole different animal with the integrated slave cylinder/release bearing setup. I guess they could be used too but I don't know if the new style hydraulic line is easy to connect to the old style master cylinder. Someone else here may have experience with that. When I used a '96 trans in my '94 3500HD I moved everything over including the master and that was a bear as the firewall setup is different.

Richard