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Topless T/A 04-30-2005 05:38 PM

4L60E question regarding slipping/shutters
 
So for a while now my tranny has been slipping when I get on the gas real hard, mostly when I'm in overdrive and going down into a passing gear.....I've been just nursing it along because I'm trying to figure out my future transportation situation.Anyways, last night I noticed that during everyday-driving conditions (ie: just taking it easy) that now it shutters when going from 1st to 2nd gear...kind of the same feeling you get when you're tires spin a little bit and then hook up real quick, but this is definitely a tranny issue and not spinning the tires or anything like that.

so my question is, have any of you experienced this, and should I expect the tranny to blow up anytime now or should I expect to be able to put atleast 20,000 more miles on it without any further problems?

thanks, and for my next car I'll be going back to a manual trans that's for damn sure. :sadwave:

myltwon 05-01-2005 05:06 AM

4l60e's are so random

could last for a while slipping/shuttering, could blow up tommorow, I'd just take it easy and change the fluid/filter more often to extend the life as much as possible

Rolling Thundah 05-01-2005 01:26 PM

4l60e=suck!

SlickMatB 05-01-2005 08:55 PM

4l60e is the worst transmission Ive ever had to deal with....period. You can spend thousands of dollars rebuilding, replacing and baby on it all you want. fact is that its a poorly designed transmission that is cheaply built.
4l603 #1- felt slight slippage between 1-2nd shift and 2-3rd shift for about a month...suddenly tranny lost all gears driving across courtney campbell
4l60e #2- 2nd gear completely vanished with no signs of slippage or problem
4l60e #3- (Rebuild of #2) 2-3rd begins slipping and shuttering as you describe....goes on for about 2 weeks...notice after 2nd week that when floored, feels like transmission is not engaged with driveshaft....finally lose 2nd and 3rd gear within another 2 weeks.
4l60e #4- (Junkyard pull/rebuild) So far so good, the main problem is that the 4l60e overheats extremely easy. To be prepared not to go through what I went through....spend the extra money on an aftermarket transmission cooler, Corvette Servo (Less overall stress on pumps) and a shift improver kit.

Topless T/A 05-02-2005 11:03 AM


Originally Posted by SlickMatB
4l60e is the worst transmission Ive ever had to deal with....period. You can spend thousands of dollars rebuilding, replacing and baby on it all you want. fact is that its a poorly designed transmission that is cheaply built.
4l603 #1- felt slight slippage between 1-2nd shift and 2-3rd shift for about a month...suddenly tranny lost all gears driving across courtney campbell
4l60e #2- 2nd gear completely vanished with no signs of slippage or problem
4l60e #3- (Rebuild of #2) 2-3rd begins slipping and shuttering as you describe....goes on for about 2 weeks...notice after 2nd week that when floored, feels like transmission is not engaged with driveshaft....finally lose 2nd and 3rd gear within another 2 weeks.
4l60e #4- (Junkyard pull/rebuild) So far so good, the main problem is that the 4l60e overheats extremely easy. To be prepared not to go through what I went through....spend the extra money on an aftermarket transmission cooler, Corvette Servo (Less overall stress on pumps) and a shift improver kit.

damn man that sucks, looks like i'm not alone.

thanks for all the input guys :thumbup:

Rolling Thundah 05-02-2005 11:13 AM

I have the vette servo and still have issues!

Young,Fablous,&Broke 05-02-2005 12:13 PM

you just need to go to someone that doesnt throw parts into the tranny when he builds it. Even if they are the good ones. The builder needs to clearance everything!

Half Fast 05-02-2005 12:22 PM

mine has a Yank 3000 TC, B&M stacked plate cooler, the proper amount of fluid, a small line pressure increase in the PCM programming, changed shift points, and corvette servo. Works fine. :dunno:

Rolling Thundah 05-02-2005 12:52 PM

Corey you paying for it to go somewhere else? That is where the problem lays , I do not want to spend another penny on it and it is being warrantied. Richard your lucky so far!

myltwon 05-02-2005 01:04 PM

about to hit 100k on the stock tranny and this transmission has seen more abuse than a red headed stepchild

Young,Fablous,&Broke 05-02-2005 03:28 PM


Originally Posted by Rolling Thundah
Corey you paying for it to go somewhere else? That is where the problem lays , I do not want to spend another penny on it and it is being warrantied. Richard your lucky so far!


wasnt talkin about your tranny, just in general. Actually Were you standing next to me when we where talking at the track to randy about clearances? I think rich was there too!

plan Z 05-02-2005 10:17 PM

first one broke on me 3 times. last one just broke. just had CRT do my original one. so far so good

Rolling Thundah 05-03-2005 11:35 AM

Yeah corey , we shall see. At this point I can only hope....... that they are as fed up as me and tired of losing money on this car and they decide to do it right, they are supposed to have it to me sooooooooon.

24-7 05-04-2005 09:57 AM

Its the sprag.

TheShow50h 05-04-2005 10:00 AM


Originally Posted by Rolling Thundah
Yeah corey , we shall see. At this point I can only hope....... that they are as fed up as me and tired of losing money on this car and they decide to do it right, they are supposed to have it to me sooooooooon.

Who is doing the work if you don't mind me asking?


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