tschmidt098

how much work would it be to go back to a 460LE. i think i just went through my TH400 and i miss having that 4th gear
heres what i have on my car now
https://ls1tech.com/forums/vehicles-sale-lsx-powered-only/187784-flame-throwing-11-sec-bulletproof-t-sale.html

i bought that from pigterdT/A

also how much will it cost to transfer over or how much will it cost just to rebuild the built TH400

strokedls1

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400 are pretty inexpensive to build up. WHat is wrong with it? Just put a gear vendors od onto the th400. It is a pain in the *** to swap around trannys.

tschmidt098

well when i put it in reverse it takes a while then makes a clunk noise and all of a sudden when i go into third its fine til i try to accelerate at all, it makes it downshift or sumthing i dont know how to describe it. other people say its time to rebuild it but im not sure how much thats gonna cost

strokedls1

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Shouldn't be too much to rebuild. I would pull it out and have your tranny guy go through it. If it was already built you are really just paying to freshin it up. Not a full build up.

red90cobra

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are you sure you have enough fluid in it? mine did this when I didn't have enough fluid. and rebuild are cheap. If you only need clutches and stuff. bout 4-500 for the rebuild. Where are you located?

tschmidt098

im located in hays kansas. when i checked the fluid with the car on it said there was almost nothing in there. but when the car was off it was full which way am i suppose to check it. the transmission place here charges out the *** for a rebuild my friends cost him 1300 and he even had his own converter.

12secSS

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Check it when it is on and in drive! If you check it when it is off, all the fluid will drain back into the pan, giving incorrect readings. Sounds like you need to add fluid, hopefully yopur trans isn't toast from lack of it.

red90cobra

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You are suppose to check it when it's on. Sound like your very low on fluid. Fill it when it's running. That's the correct way. This is probably your problem. 1300 for a rebuild are you talking bout a 4l60e? th400 no way it cost that much. Parts don't even equal that.

tschmidt098

what type of fluid should i use since the previous owner never told me i know he used synthetic motor oil but no clue on the tranny fluid. any ideas on what i should use and do i hvae to drain all the old fluid out, if so how do i go about doin that. should that fix the problem. and you think it will only cost 400-500 to rebuild the th400 even with built parts
thanks for all the help

red90cobra

iTrader: (36)

Depends what color fluid it is. If it's red I would use some dextronIII if it's blue it's amsoil I believe. The good stuff. You could just put regular tranny fluid. People been using that type of trans fuild for forever. and 400-500 is what I got mine for. Here in Dallas, Tex.

tschmidt098

where did you buy your rebuild kit can you email me the company name and information about it, like how much horsepower it can handle and price of kit. maybe ill just buy a built rebuild kit and just have them install it

tschmidt098@hotmail.com