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Old May 2, 2009 | 03:36 AM
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Default Trouble installing my 4L80E!

I wanted to see if any of you knew an easy fix for my problem. Forgive me if I say something stupid I'm still learning.

I bought a 4l80 for my 92 chevy a few years back. The truck was carbuerated and I used a compushift stand alone ECU to program the tranny. When we put the 6.0 liter in my 04 silverado 2 weeks back we couldn't use my 4l80 because I'm guessing maybe its an old style tranny and it doesnt have a PRNDL like my stock 4L60. It doesnt even have mounting holes on the tranny for the PRNDL.

Anyone know a way around this problem?
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Old May 2, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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I'd probably try and fab up some mounting bracket that use the trans pan bolts to hold the PRNDL (neutral safety switch).
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Old May 2, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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Thats was my last resort but at the look of it thats my only option. Any companies out there sell such a bracket?
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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4L80E are electronic transmissions. They all should have mounting for a PRNDL switch. What year is the 4L80E? Maybe they did something screwy the first couple of years but I can't imagine what else they would have used back then.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Thats the problem, I dont know what year it is. I bought it from http://www.transmissioncenter.net/4l80e.htm . Its the level 2 tranny. I was under the impression they are all electronic as well but the tranny is just as I described above so I don't know :-(
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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I've seen pictures of 80e's without the NSS posts cast into it. I know they exist.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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The tranny is dirty as hell but heres some pics:



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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Besides getting it mounted I don't think the shift shaft will be long enough, or the correct cut, to go through the NSS and the shifter bracket and work with the NSS.




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Old May 4, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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mine had two pieces of 1/2 inch by 1/4 by three inch tabs welded to the case vertically. Then had a hole that was drilled and tapped on one side, the other side would slide up and dow.
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