Sounds like rod knock - from the trans?
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Got a replacemnt coming for under $80.
Any tips and tricks to moving the trans back far enough to R7R the flexplate?
I'm a fairly capable mechanic, I just haven't worked on many auto's before.
Drop the driveshaft(s) and crossmenmber and let the trans hang to angle the motor back to get to the top trans bolts? I have a trans jack, so I hope I can just slide it back 3-4 inches. Will the trans cooler lines need to be disconnected? Special tools for these?
Any tips and tricks to moving the trans back far enough to R7R the flexplate?
I'm a fairly capable mechanic, I just haven't worked on many auto's before.
Drop the driveshaft(s) and crossmenmber and let the trans hang to angle the motor back to get to the top trans bolts? I have a trans jack, so I hope I can just slide it back 3-4 inches. Will the trans cooler lines need to be disconnected? Special tools for these?
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Also - the parts store showed two options for a flex plate. One w/ a spacer and one w/out. The one w/ a spacer was a special order, so I went with the w/out a spacer one.
Did I get the right one?
Did I get the right one?
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It will be in tomorrow.
The old one is still on the truck. I would like to have the correct part in hand before I take it apart Fri/Sat. The old one didn't look like it has a spacer anywhere.
2001 6.0ltr in a 2500HD 4x4 crew cab.
The old one is still on the truck. I would like to have the correct part in hand before I take it apart Fri/Sat. The old one didn't look like it has a spacer anywhere.
2001 6.0ltr in a 2500HD 4x4 crew cab.
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Got a replacemnt coming for under $80.
Any tips and tricks to moving the trans back far enough to R7R the flexplate?
I'm a fairly capable mechanic, I just haven't worked on many auto's before.
Drop the driveshaft(s) and crossmenmber and let the trans hang to angle the motor back to get to the top trans bolts? I have a trans jack, so I hope I can just slide it back 3-4 inches. Will the trans cooler lines need to be disconnected? Special tools for these?
Any tips and tricks to moving the trans back far enough to R7R the flexplate?
I'm a fairly capable mechanic, I just haven't worked on many auto's before.
Drop the driveshaft(s) and crossmenmber and let the trans hang to angle the motor back to get to the top trans bolts? I have a trans jack, so I hope I can just slide it back 3-4 inches. Will the trans cooler lines need to be disconnected? Special tools for these?
I'm not sure if you got a one piece or two driveshaft, but the ones I did, had two piece driveshaft & I left them in place & just unbolted hanger bearing. That gave me enough room to slide it back for enough. I used a 15mm racket wrench to remove flexplate bolts. I post up some pictures.
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Unclip trans lines
Unbolted hanger bearing
Poor man jack holding up the trans
Pulling the flex plate bolts
Flex plate out
This was a 2wd truck. 03 2500hd 6.0 & 4l80e
Just to add:
Lower the crossmember to remove the upper housing bolts. Then jack it back up to almost factory height. Rmove 2 of the bottom bolts & install the 2 starter bolts & then pull the last 2 bolts. Being you will have a t-case hanging on the back of the trans Id probably keep the jack under the crossmember. This job takes me about 1.5hours to 2hour. I find it way better then pulling the whole trans.
Unbolted hanger bearing
Poor man jack holding up the trans
Pulling the flex plate bolts
Flex plate out
This was a 2wd truck. 03 2500hd 6.0 & 4l80e
Just to add:
Lower the crossmember to remove the upper housing bolts. Then jack it back up to almost factory height. Rmove 2 of the bottom bolts & install the 2 starter bolts & then pull the last 2 bolts. Being you will have a t-case hanging on the back of the trans Id probably keep the jack under the crossmember. This job takes me about 1.5hours to 2hour. I find it way better then pulling the whole trans.