Bowtie70SS Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Well it's been a while since my truck has relieved me of any money so it figured tonight was as good of a time as any. I had my wife and kids in the truck on the way up to school for Kindergarten registration. I pulled out got on it a little it wound up normally then kinda bogged down a little. I gave it a little gas and thought to myself that's odd as it shifted into 2nd gear...BANG! Felt like somebody ass ended me. My kids thought it was a riot and were laughing as I coasted into a parking lot. No noises, no forward or reverse gears. I won't have time to pull it till next week but I'm sure there will be carnage. Maybe an output shaft or a sunshell? It did shift really nice with the zippy kit and servos and the TBTC. I'll get her all fixed up...just gotta get the energy to slide underneath it and sling a few wrenches. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithl3 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Man, I know the feeling, kids are too funny though you have to just laugh off the frustration. Let us know man. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowKiss Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 mine did something similar last week as far as when it broke, however mine was a busted front sprag that welded itself to the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 God I swear it's like a virus going around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivierakid55 Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 sucks dave. did you ever get that other engine sold to help with the costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 stay away from me.... I like my tranny that sucks man, but it seems like your in good spirits. I would be crying and hoppin mad at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmalibuss Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 If you have park it's not your output shaft and most likely your input shaft. If you have no park it's no question your outputshaft broke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtie70SS Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I think that I still have park...I didn't really pay attention. Boy I'm glad I don't live on a hill because that would really suck to come outside and see my truck across the street or something. I can't be mad for the trans going out...once you start dicking with a vehicle and adding horsepower and shift kits, reprogramming etc then you gotta realize there is a possibility that stuff will blow up. Just par for the course. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holty Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 God I swear it's like a virus going around DON"T SAY THAT. In all honesty, i firmly believe the life of your tranny is directly related to two things......one being driving style and the other is maintanance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_bnoon_SS Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 God I swear it's like a virus going around Geez P, way to jynx everyone on the board!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBlueSS Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Geez P, way to jynx everyone on the board!!! (puts fingers in ears) LALALALALALALALALALA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtie70SS Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 DON"T SAY THAT.In all honesty, i firmly believe the life of your tranny is directly related to two things......one being driving style and the other is maintanance. I completely agree, however I am sure I broke a hard part that more than likely could not have been saved no matter what. My driving style? Well it was a daily driver till recently and I can honestly say I don't hammer it all the time. The hard parts in the trans had 75K miles on them (RIP). Hopefully I'll only have a few hundred in fixing it. BTW I have changed the fluid 3 times in 60K miles and my rebuild had 15K on it. Seriously unless you drop $4K into a built trans a 4L65E won't live for long behind 500+ crank HP in a 6000lb vehicle. I am content to fix it every couple of years for $3-400 bucks a pop. I do see either a 80E or a 6 speed in my future. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posi12Bolt Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 God I swear it's like a virus going around hmmm, how strange... my 2nd trans is tryin its best to make an exit as well... all is well though it wouldnt have handled the new found boost anyways....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holty Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 I completely agree, however I am sure I broke a hard part that more than likely could not have been saved no matter what. My driving style? Well it was a daily driver till recently and I can honestly say I don't hammer it all the time. The hard parts in the trans had 75K miles on them (RIP). Hopefully I'll only have a few hundred in fixing it. BTW I have changed the fluid 3 times in 60K miles and my rebuild had 15K on it. Seriously unless you drop $4K into a built trans a 4L65E won't live for long behind 500+ crank HP in a 6000lb vehicle. I am content to fix it every couple of years for $3-400 bucks a pop. I do see either a 80E or a 6 speed in my future. Dave I also agree with you. i've changed my fluid 4 times now within the 30K+ miles i have. That and not driving like a 16 year old is why i think my stock tranny has held up for so long. In the back of my mind though, i know its only a matter of time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckinSS05 Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 stay away from me.... I like my tranny that sucks man, but it seems like your in good spirits. I would be crying and hoppin mad at the same time. Me too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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