i snapped another output shaft today
03-14-2010, 07:38 PM
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i would like to, only problem is i need my truck to drive again asap and dont have $1500 to spend on a transmission right now.
i think im going to buy a $250 stock trans and save up for a badass built one from you. how much for your best transmission? no vacuum regulator crap, no manual valve body or anything like that....it is still my DD
i think im going to buy a $250 stock trans and save up for a badass built one from you. how much for your best transmission? no vacuum regulator crap, no manual valve body or anything like that....it is still my DD
03-14-2010, 07:52 PM
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December 2008 i broke my stock transmission (broken output shaft) so i bought a built transmission from a local builder. well, today that transmission broke on me, it too seems like the output shaft broke. the truck will not move in any gear, will not roll backwards even in neutral and the driveshaft is stuck on the output shaft so im guessing that the splines are twisted and holding the driveshaft on. so i have now broken 2 transmissions in less than 15 months with a stock engine, bolt ons and tune only.
i guess whatever trans i buy next is going to have a billet output shaft no matter what. any suggestions on who i should have build my next one?
i guess whatever trans i buy next is going to have a billet output shaft no matter what. any suggestions on who i should have build my next one?
2)4L60E built lasted 2wks. 4 pinion planet fractured & a piece broke off & took out another part, sun gear maybe IDK (I'm not a tranny guy). It chipped betw. each shift rather aggressively.
3)60E built by same guy but w/. 5pin planet & another upgraded part. It lasted 1 wk. shy of a yr. Broke output shaft.
On this 3rd unit, when it went I was driving it hard, chipped betw. shifts, went bang. Long story short: Didn't know if it was rear or trans, but similiar to your instance. Couldn't remove d/shaft, so I had no solution but to remove caps/ straps for u-jts. A pain yes, but it finally came out. I also have a stock rear but it's bad too. I have 1/4" movement up/down, side-side, front-back. I need a rear rebuild.
That said, what is rearend condition? I'm no mechanic, but I know a little. When I break ****, I pay attn to hopefully prevent a reoccurence, but sometimes I'm left scratching my head. This 04, I hope to not make my same mistakes & I'll upgrade driveline 1st, before
. These upgrades aren't glamourous, just a necessary part of the game I've come to accept. I hope it works out for you. You can look at my sig for what/ who I'm goin w/. & these upgrades I hope seal the deal to no worries. 
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03-14-2010, 08:11 PM
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i have a question about output shafts. Are the shafts in a 700r4 the same as a 4l60e? I have had many many 700s that shift ridiculously hard and have NEVER broken a shaft....What gives? I always here of 4l60 guys braking shafts....
03-14-2010, 08:22 PM
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Both my built 60E's shifted aggressively w/. a chirp. Even under moderate gas, it'd jerk into gear the shifts were so aggressive. I won't do that again, but I do want firm shifting just not like that.
03-14-2010, 10:49 PM
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i had 131000 miles on a stock trans... with probably 10,000 of those behind a 6.0 and probably 2,000 of those with a cammed 6.0.. and she finally gave up.. broke the output shaft and trashed my 4.10 richmond pinion gear.... i decided to go 4l80e and im glad i did... probably cost me 2200 bucks.. and 1000 of that was for a yank 3600 converter....
03-15-2010, 01:37 AM
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It's cool to be able to chirp your tires when pulling past someone's driver window, but these tranny's won't last shifting that hard. Output shaft's seem to be one of the first to fail under these conditions. I would buy a stock 60e, turn the line pressure down to a reasonable level, and run it until you can put together an 80e swap. If you have a 2wd, it's not that big of a deal and should be well worth the time/money spent not having to worry about tranny failure when you decide to beat on it. I'm doing it to mine. Good luck with whichever you decide on
03-16-2010, 02:41 AM
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i changed transmissions today and the one i put in it is a pile of ****. it was supposedly rebuilt but it slips into every gear and reverse is non-existant.....if i get back out to Granbury im going to beat the **** out of that West Virginia hillbilly looking mother ****** that sold it to me 
