RideBlue

im going to pull mine apart monday night, most likely just order parts individually from parts store and dealer

I've done a lot of rebuilds on rear axles and front solid axles, this sounds the same. Just never had one that splits apart like these. From the sounds of mine i would say its the carrier bearings that took a dump, but im replacing the rest as well. Thanks for info, i will get some pics of mine when i get it apart

Obviously the front axle on these trucks has its fair share of bearing problems, and mine is on its way out. Checked the fluid and it looked like liquid anti-seize, was nasty. Luckily there is no gear whine or anything, so im hoping the gearset is OK and just replace all the bearings. My question is that as often as this comes up on here, you never see any real info on it or pics 1.What bearings go out? carrier? pinion? axle? all of them? 2. What are you guys paying for the reman ones? 3. For anyone that has completely disassembled theirs, are any special tools required? one i think i may need is for the carrier bearing adjustment, but i imagine like most special tools their is a way around it Hopefully someone can shoot me some info, but regardless in the near future i will be splitting mine open and replacing all the bearings, checking everything else. Will get some pics and info while doing it

sounds like it is your guys temp blend door actuators. There is also a service bulletin out for this problem, the doors are overextending themselves, have to reflash the PCM. I just put a recirculate actuator in a 05, its definitely a job, have to remove seats, center console, the whole dash, just to get to it. For anyone that does it just make notes of where stuff goes and pay close attention to what your doing, will be fine. doesnt take any special tools or anything like that.

the evap vent valves on these trucks really blows, i constantly replace them on GM trucks. Usually the 455 code is from the valve not sealing when it closes, they came out with a revised setup for it, theres a service bulletin about it. By the way, the valve only costs our shop $25, its not an expensive part at all. Just my $.02

i took my 03 SS in for the extended warranty since my tach took a dump, and im now on week 7 of waiting for the replacement to come in. The dealer keeps saying that its the suppliers problem. They claim its taking so long since its an SS and is different with the white face gauges. How long is everyone waiting on their clusters? I called GMs customer care number today and they are lighting a fire under peoples asses now, they are handling it well. If you have a problem with a dealer, call GM and they will slap these dealers around to get shit handled. Its worth the phone call. What really pissed me off was i took in a 04 Yukon Denali for the exact same problem for my work 2 weeks ago to the same dealer, the cluster was there for it in 2 days. WTF?

i go in phases, like new stuff, right now its Honey Brown, for awhile it was Blue Moon, before that was Miller Chill best stuff i ever had was in a german restaurant in Waynoka,OK. Was called Optimator. Best beer i ever had and was definitely stronger then your regular beer. You would drink it like regular beer and feel fine, but then when you stand up to leave, watch out. Ive been trying to find it here at home in NE Ohio with no luck. They also had a drink called the Seperator, said it seperates the men from the boys, my brother tried one and he was gone. Was some seriously strong stuff. Funny thing is this place wasnt a bar or anything, its a little german restaurant with maybe 6 tables in a city who's population might be 1000. Best food ever too.

anyone ever use one of these? http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Ite...&tab=review

i could put the XM box in and play it through the radio, but i like having the external unit that i can take out and put in my other truck when im driving it, only 1 subscription then. Also i set my XM unit to record so when i listen to talk like Opie and Anthony i can fast forward through commercials or boring shit, kind of like a DVR for your TV. Im going to connect the unit using an auxilary input adapter. How i hooked it up to my other truck it wouldnt fit up by the map lights either. Too big. I would be using the mount that comes with it that uses the heavy duty two sided tape, there just isnt a flat surface to stick the mount to. The mounts foot is about 1.5 in by 1.5 in how does everyone mount their IPods? generally be the same this is the XM unit i want to use http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Ite...10315&tp=85

bought an external XM unit like i have in my other truck, problem im having is i have no idea where to mount it. On my two brothers silverados, i put the mount in the space above the airbag switch and it worked out very well, but i dont want to do that on mine since the SS badge is there. Does anyone have pics of where/how they mounted their xm/sirius units, IPod, etc? even if it meant buying a special mount i dont mind, i just like having a clean look the truck is an 03 extended cab with leather seats and the center console

saw the new GMC Sierra Denali at the auto show, 6.2 over 400 HP with the 6L90E trans, very nice. Its only like $3000 more then regular Sierra half ton loaded. I dont see any reason why Chevy wouldnt make the SS out of that platform, its what they did before. Maybe the engine will be turned up a little and get it close to the 450HP mark

that would make sense. They do seem overkill for a stock setup. They look quite HD

sounds good, i already have all that stuff from doing rear axles, just never done one on a front IFS axle with how the case spilts apart and all. Thanks

thanks for the advice

from what ive read, in the transgo kit there are selectable washers that designate how hard of a shift you want? i want the extra strength and faster shifts, but i dont want it rediculously hard. Im not racing or anything, i just want the tranny beefed up for towing and to get rid of the sloppy stock shifts

cool, thanks for info. As far as a tune, im looking into a program such as EFIlive or HPTuners, havent really decided yet. has anyone used the billet Sonnax servos? they are pricey versus the vette servos, but looks like a quality piece and get a lot out of it, such as bigger apply area over vette servos and additional seals and a longer apply pin http://finishlinetrans.com/store/product_i...;products_id=83

I'm looking at shift kits and other trans components now, and hope you guys can answer a few questions Transgo offers a shift kit, and then a reprogramming kit. What is the difference? can they be installed with the trans in the vehicle? any idea where i can get a list of what comes in the kits? I've read on here numerous times that the shift kits are useless without getting rid of torque management, is that entirely true? i havent seen that anywhere else ive looked. Is it more that you wont get the full potential of the kit with reprogramming? When i rebuilt the 4L60E in my 1997, i upgraded to the beast shell and went to the 5 pinion planetaries, but left the valve body alone except for upgrading the one TC valve. When i was done i didnt like the stock-slow shifts, went to the corvette servos and it was all around much better and still is a year later. But in the theory of TM and trans mods, it would have eventually covered up the mods and made its way back to stock shift timing, from what i have read on here. Any opinions? thanks

ever find out what was wrong with it?

i changed all the fluids on my SS this past weekend, and as expected there was some metal on the magnet of the drainplug for the front axle. No noises yet. My question is that when the time comes it needs to be done, i will do it myself, and i looked up the process of doing it and of course like anything else GM says there is a dozen special tools you need. Most of them are BS as usual, but are there any that are critical to have? the one i saw that i thought might be is the adjuster one for the side bearings. Anyone done their own on here?

it hurts me how nice it looks to ride there this time of year. Its crap here now. Not even enough snow for some good snow riding, just sloppy mud and cold. Where was that at? im guessing SoCal?

thanks to everyone. Ive only had the truck a week now and already ive been able to pull so much info off of here that im not sure where else i would have got it. If there is one drawback to the truck, its that not many parts places or repair info places acknowledge the SS. They only recognize the original silverado, and the drivetrains are completely different. Whenever i look up drivetrain stuff i always go under a Denali or an Escalade, has made things much easier

finally got some pics, unfortunately our weather has really blowed lately and its not very clean Here is my Old Blue 1997 next to my New Blue SS Here is my 2 blue's and my friends 07 DMAX

haha, yeah i can see my bank account balance dropping already. I have a few smaller towing trips coming up and ill keep an eye on the tranny temp gauge, see if a bigger cooler will be needed in my near future. The max i tow is usually 5 quads on an aluminum trailer, weighs under 3000lbs, so its not seeing extreme duty or anything. Thing that bugs me the most is the stock shift points and mushiness. Amazing how a modded tranny can make a truck feel so much better

very interesting. Thanks for info. As far as the tranny, i agree that i am going to stick with the DexIII. As long as you change it consistently, you are fine. On my 1997 K1500 4x4 i put 190,000 miles on the original 4L60E tranny until one of the planetaries went out from towing a trailer up a rocky road. I changed the fluid every 25000 since i towed a lot with it, when i pulled down the tranny to rebuild it all my clutches and band looked like new. I was extremely impressed for 190,000. If it wasnt for that weak planetary design im confident that tranny would have lasted forever. Probably only way i would go with the Dex6 is if i was rebuilding it, and i knew i was starting fresh with ALL synthetic fluid

in that same bulletin it discusses ATF too, it states that any time tranny fluid is changed, topped off, or after a rebuild, that Dexron VI should be used in all automatic transmissions, no more DexronIII. Anyone buy DexronVI yet? is it pricey?