I posted this on another forum but didn't get a lot of responses...
I had a nasty transmission leak for a while that would leak out of the inspection cover of the trans. After talking it over with multiple mechanics we came to the conclusion that it was a front pump seal that was causing the leak. Being that the truck has 160k everyone said that I was better off rebuilding the pump. Shops wanted around $600 to do the whole job and since I had access to a lift and a buddy willing to help I ordered a rebuilt unit from Bowtie Overdrives and decided to do it myself.
First time dropping a transmission and it went pretty well. The pump was easy to install and we were very careful to make sure we kept everything clean and installed properly. Long story short we got everything bolted back together fired it up and refilled it with 8 quarts of ATF. I told my buddy to make sure he hooked up that TV cable which he did and then we topped it off. We then noticed the dipstick was wrapped about the tv cable so we disconnected the tv cable moved the dipstick over topped off the tranny and decided to take it back to my house. My buddy drove the truck and about half way to my house (2 miles) he called me and said the 1-2 shift seemed kinda funny. I asked him if he made sure to re-hook the tv cable and we realized he didn't. We pulled over and snapped the cable back on and finished driving back to my house.
When we got there he said it still didn't feel like it was shifting right and wanted me to test it out. I jumped in and pulled onto the road and could tell immediately the transmission was slipping and revving real high before shifting. I immediately pulled into a driveway and proceeded to turn around. Reverse wouldn't engage unless I revved the motor, I limped it back in the driveway and shut it down for the night (it was 2am and we had been at it since 12pm).
I had to work all day but when I got home it was dark and I decided to fire it up and check it out. Reverse engaged no problem and doesn't seem to be slipping. Drive engages and then slips a little as you rev it and then kinda clunks in as you rev.
I'm realize we made a big mistake by not hooking up and adjusting to tv cable right away and that's the first thing I'm going to do when I get out of work tomorrow and it's still daylight. The question is do you think I fried the trans? Also do you think this is the reason for the way the transmission is acting? Could it be anything else causing these issues? I'm really bummed out if the transmission is burned up because we really tried to make sure we did everything by the book.
Sorry for the super long post but I wanted to thoroughly describe what we did/what happened. If I did burn the tranny up what's the going rate for a shop to do a bench rebuild of the 700r4?
***UPDATE*** So I got out of work and did a tv cable adjustment by following this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlCkb_eIpA
Took it for a spin and it didn't slip but it wouldn't shift from 1-2 until i let off the gas and it wouldn't shift from 3-4 until I left off the gas as well. Also the torque converter doesn't seem to be locking up when I get around 55-60. Any help is appreciated.
I had a nasty transmission leak for a while that would leak out of the inspection cover of the trans. After talking it over with multiple mechanics we came to the conclusion that it was a front pump seal that was causing the leak. Being that the truck has 160k everyone said that I was better off rebuilding the pump. Shops wanted around $600 to do the whole job and since I had access to a lift and a buddy willing to help I ordered a rebuilt unit from Bowtie Overdrives and decided to do it myself.
First time dropping a transmission and it went pretty well. The pump was easy to install and we were very careful to make sure we kept everything clean and installed properly. Long story short we got everything bolted back together fired it up and refilled it with 8 quarts of ATF. I told my buddy to make sure he hooked up that TV cable which he did and then we topped it off. We then noticed the dipstick was wrapped about the tv cable so we disconnected the tv cable moved the dipstick over topped off the tranny and decided to take it back to my house. My buddy drove the truck and about half way to my house (2 miles) he called me and said the 1-2 shift seemed kinda funny. I asked him if he made sure to re-hook the tv cable and we realized he didn't. We pulled over and snapped the cable back on and finished driving back to my house.
When we got there he said it still didn't feel like it was shifting right and wanted me to test it out. I jumped in and pulled onto the road and could tell immediately the transmission was slipping and revving real high before shifting. I immediately pulled into a driveway and proceeded to turn around. Reverse wouldn't engage unless I revved the motor, I limped it back in the driveway and shut it down for the night (it was 2am and we had been at it since 12pm).
I had to work all day but when I got home it was dark and I decided to fire it up and check it out. Reverse engaged no problem and doesn't seem to be slipping. Drive engages and then slips a little as you rev it and then kinda clunks in as you rev.
I'm realize we made a big mistake by not hooking up and adjusting to tv cable right away and that's the first thing I'm going to do when I get out of work tomorrow and it's still daylight. The question is do you think I fried the trans? Also do you think this is the reason for the way the transmission is acting? Could it be anything else causing these issues? I'm really bummed out if the transmission is burned up because we really tried to make sure we did everything by the book.
Sorry for the super long post but I wanted to thoroughly describe what we did/what happened. If I did burn the tranny up what's the going rate for a shop to do a bench rebuild of the 700r4?
***UPDATE*** So I got out of work and did a tv cable adjustment by following this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlCkb_eIpA
Took it for a spin and it didn't slip but it wouldn't shift from 1-2 until i let off the gas and it wouldn't shift from 3-4 until I left off the gas as well. Also the torque converter doesn't seem to be locking up when I get around 55-60. Any help is appreciated.
