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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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95' Z28 4l60e

my transmission is acting funny

It's fine when i drive it with some sense, but when i get on it it will go out of gear at about 5-6 grand ??????????????????? one person told in hopes of a simple fix it might just be the fluid and filter needing to be changed the fluid looks fine just from looking at the dipstick. Deep down i know this thing is f'd up, i hope not but... anyway, anyone with any advice or knowledge.
i can get like some sort of rebuild kit for like a hundred and something(contains seals and what not, no clutches or anything like that)

someone plz help
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Does it do that in all of the gears? If so, then you might want to take the fluid level above the full mark a bit... usually 1/2 quart makes a difference.

If it does not, which gears does it do this in?

And... what were your plans for after purchasing the rebuild kit?

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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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First I would drop the pan and change the filter and also make sure its full of fluid when your done the dropping out of gear on these can happen with the fluid only a little low. Then when I saw what was in the pan I would go from there.
As for rebuilding one of these unless you are well versed in them , Most people I have seen try it have ended up with and assortment of problems and either ended up spending far more in time and money to fix it or ended up just buying one afterall and losing the money they spent trying to build the first one, So again unless you are very well versed in these or know someone that is I would think it over carefully.
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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k turns out i had very low trans fluid i checked it about a week ago when it was acting funny and it was full ???

so no i have a full transmission and it doesnt go outta gear but it slips...BAD

any suggestions?
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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Trouble is likley from the being low on fluid you damaged the clutches, I have said before with the 60e there is no such thing as a little low.You will likley now have to rebuild or replace the trans Sorry but that sounds like where you are headed
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tranny fluid be it auto or manual should be changed(manual) or flushed(auto) every 50k the fluild might not look durty but it breaks down.
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So whats the average price for a rebuilt tranny 4l60e with a few goodies added to it ?
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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I paid 1600.00 for my new tranny rebuild my shift points was off from a tune thats why I paid for a tranny twice.
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