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maddboost 01-03-2004 12:53 PM

How much does a 4L60E weigh?
 
I was wondering how much a 4L60E weigh? Resaon I ask is Im going to probably pick a built one up in my buddies truck from FLP and then take it a few miles over to Speed Inc to have them install it along with my new engine. Could me and one other person move it. I then have to be able to take my old one back to FLP for the core charge.

JNorris 01-03-2004 09:52 PM

One person can do it (I did) but two will make it much easier. :D

John

Kumar 98Z 01-03-2004 10:07 PM

if the converter is attached it would be a 2 person job, without one person could handle lifting it!

WILWAXU 01-03-2004 10:15 PM

One person can do it.. but it's a handfull. Best to have one peron on each end just for safety's sake.

Jorday 01-04-2004 02:44 AM

I can lift the 4L60E myself without much trouble when it's not under the car. When removing and installing, two guys makes it a lot easier

Pete2k_Z28 01-05-2004 12:10 AM

Converter is around 50lbs (stock converter). Trans itself is around 120 I believe. Two is nice buy I never had a problem moving mine and I'm not a big guy by any stretch. Just pull the converter off first, put it upside-down over a bucket and let it drain as much as possible. Moving a trans with the converter in it isn't a good idea anyway unless you're using a converter strap.

The Guy in MY 99TA 01-05-2004 12:13 AM

I can tell ya how much it weighs!!!

TO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD those damn things are HEAVY!

Josh S.

marceloos22 02-01-2015 12:27 AM

it weights alought
 
Today I had a great Idea to bench press a 4L60e filled with liquid and torque converter on.
I asked my 7 year old son, if he was scared that it was going to fall on my. Sense I was making so much noise lol. He looked at me crazy, and said I wasent scared your muscles where scared they where shaking. Point being I did it! but that sh!? Is Fu <%€n heavy

01ssreda4 02-01-2015 08:01 AM


Originally Posted by JNorris (Post 941498)
One person can do it (I did) but two will make it much easier. :D

John

This is correct.....converter removed obviously.

alowerlevel 02-01-2015 10:13 AM


Originally Posted by marceloos22 (Post 18645166)
Today I had a great Idea to bench press a 4L60e filled with liquid and torque converter on.
I asked my 7 year old son, if he was scared that it was going to fall on my. Sense I was making so much noise lol. He looked at me crazy, and said I wasent scared your muscles where scared they where shaking. Point being I did it! but that sh!? Is Fu <%€n heavy

This thread is 4 years older than your son..........

mrvedit 02-01-2015 02:53 PM

2 Attachment(s)
To be precise, I measured a dry 4L65E at 133lbs, which might be 1lb more than a 4L60E:

Attachment 605488

Of course a converter will add 30-50lbs to that, plus about 10lbs for the ATF.

The Harbor Freight $145 transmission jack is decent. (Their $89 trans jack is NOT! Skip that.).
http://www.harborfreight.com/800-lb-...ack-60234.html

Here is mine:
Attachment 605489

$145 is a lot less than a visit to the ER and/or (seriously) injuring yourself or your buddy.

JakeFusion 02-10-2015 05:01 PM

Agree. I've removed my trans a couple of times using the Harbor Freight jack. It makes it pretty damn easy.

Nick King 10-06-2020 11:08 PM

I do agree is much easier as a two-person job but also have to say I just did lift one in there by myself torque converter and all definitely was a bear butt got it done! 😬

MaroonMonsterLS1 10-07-2020 08:07 AM

@Nick King did you really just create a forum account, login, then use your first post to comment on an irrelevant thread from 2004?
smh

dixiebandit69 10-07-2020 02:30 PM

Is it just me, or do we get a lot more of these necroposts on this board than the others?


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