4l80e making squealing noise
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Staging Lane
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4l80e making squealing noise Any ideas where to start looking? Sounds like it's coming from the trans. It's a 2004 4l80e, hd2 with a 3600 stall yank converter. It started after I topped off the fluid. I noticed the converter stopped locking up and checked the fluid and it was just below the low side of the hash marks. Put a couple quarts in and the fluid line is just above the hash mark on the stick and converter locks up great again. Next morning started making this noise. Seems to only happen when cold. Still shifts great. Maybe this weekend if I have time I'll drop the pan and inspect the fluid and also measure the pan rail to the dip stick.
https://youtu.be/LKADfcldMZ4
https://youtu.be/perohFSAT6k
https://youtu.be/LKADfcldMZ4
https://youtu.be/perohFSAT6k
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Staging Lane
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Mine does it in 1st, 2nd and sometimes 3rd. Usually very briefly though. I thought the straight cut gears were only found in very heavy duty applications? My trans came out of a 1ton express van. Wouldn't think that it would have them.
The 1997 4L80E in my 1992 454 dually came out of a 3500HD tow truck and had a brake on the tail housing. It doesn't have straight cut gears and it whines in 1st to 2nd. Not like the video though.
I think you caught a worn clutch just in time to rebuild it before metal gets all in everything.
I think you caught a worn clutch just in time to rebuild it before metal gets all in everything.
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Staging Lane
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So I measured the dipstick. The top hole on the dipstick for the full mark is about 3/8" below the rail. So I definitely had the fluid too low. Using the 1/4" above the rail recommendations I should be filling it to 5/8" above the full mark...... Oops
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So yesterday I sat down and decided to change out the filter and flush out the fluid and see if that fixed it. If it didn't I was at the point of pulling the vehicle off the road for the year.
So after 2.5 gallons of fluid and a fresh filter it no longer makes any noises.... I let it idle and get up to temp in my driveway, ran it through the gears and filled the fluid,took it for an easy cruise around the block and topped off the fluid again. Did a couple spirited pulls and no noises. Took it out first thing this morning when it was cold, no noises. Not sure what was going on but I'm hoping it's fixed. At least for the rest of the year and then I can deal with anything else over winter
So after 2.5 gallons of fluid and a fresh filter it no longer makes any noises.... I let it idle and get up to temp in my driveway, ran it through the gears and filled the fluid,took it for an easy cruise around the block and topped off the fluid again. Did a couple spirited pulls and no noises. Took it out first thing this morning when it was cold, no noises. Not sure what was going on but I'm hoping it's fixed. At least for the rest of the year and then I can deal with anything else over winter