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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Anybody in SW Florida knows how to do one or has the time to do one and make a couple of bucks? or know of any shops that will do them for quite cheap?

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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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do it your self you lazy ***.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/tools-fab...all-tools.html
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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I have a rear main seal plate if you end up breaking yours
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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Trevor i'll kill you. lol. Actually just pulled the Tranny pan off and after 160 the oil is dark pink.

Let's just say i might have had maybe 2 quarts of oil in the car

We are pulling the tranny tomorrow, installing the shift kit, then going to change the oil pan gasket too. Any tips on getting that in and out? And when we pull the tranny out, should be have a brace of something to hold the motor up since i heard the tranny was one of the supports for the engine?

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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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the motor willstay put no problems there justmake sure the converter is seated in all the waybefore you try to bolt the trannyback up.....the sealwilltake about 30seconds to install
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We will be dropping it tomorrow. Any tips or secrets i should know about?

And also will a shift kit for a 93-97 work for a 00? I figured since they were both 4l60e's that it will work
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are you doing the motor pan or the tranny pan?
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Originally Posted by Ls1N20
We will be dropping it tomorrow. Any tips or secrets i should know about?

And also will a shift kit for a 93-97 work for a 00? I figured since they were both 4l60e's that it will work
depends onwhich kit it is
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Originally Posted by Trevor.j
are you doing the motor pan or the tranny pan?
We will probably be doing both pan gaskets.

It's a B&M Transgo kit.
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And has anyone heard of taking the oil pan out without dropping the k member?
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you might be able lift the motor but honestly i would leave it alone. just change the rear main and be done with it. also i would buy one from gm not autozone (but maybe that`s just me). if you have any problems later feel free to call me
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gm would want a arm and a leg.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 10:21 AM
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not true. i think it was only a few dollars more. gm is really competitive on this kind of stuff
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Originally Posted by thndrracer
not true. i think it was only a few dollars more. gm is really competitive on this kind of stuff
Yeah I don't think so I got a quote from a dealer for $1250 for a rear main seal replace ment. I just kept the oil up until I needed to redo the tranny then I had one done.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by GRN ENVY
Yeah I don't think so I got a quote from a dealer for $1250 for a rear main seal replace ment. I just kept the oil up until I needed to redo the tranny then I had one done.
maybe there was a miss understanding. buy the part from gm. not have them do it. the gaskets from gm are not priced badly.i wouldn`t really pay a shop to do it either as i have all the tools space and time.
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Originally Posted by thndrracer
maybe there was a miss understanding. buy the part from gm. not have them do it. the gaskets from gm are not priced badly.i wouldn`t really pay a shop to do it either as i have all the tools space and time.
This is very true
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Yeah well i got another 3-4 days to do this lol. We still need to get motivated to take the tranny out lol
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Originally Posted by Ls1N20
Yeah well i got another 3-4 days to do this lol. We still need to get motivated to take the tranny out lol
Yeah have fun with that. If you need some extra help let me know I might be able to help you.
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Originally Posted by GRN ENVY
Yeah have fun with that. If you need some extra help let me know I might be able to help you.
You gonna come down to Fort Myers to help me? :love:
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Originally Posted by Ls1N20
You gonna come down to Fort Myers to help me? :love:
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