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#25246 03/24/2004 1:07 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 37 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 37 | After reading about all the problems of converting to a 700r4 I think I'll just stick with my heavy old powerglide, the car isnt a daily driver but does see a lot of use in the late spring thru early fall, any pointers on rebuilding one of these? Hopefully all it needs is the main seal replaced, I think it blew out when I was having my engine issues, but I never drove it or reallt moved it after it decided to start spewing tranny fluid | | |
#25247 03/24/2004 8:24 PM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 264 | I haven't rebuilt a two speed but a number of 3 and 4 (OD) speed automatics. If you are willing to tackle a rebuild I suggest you get an ATSG (automatic transmission service group) manual for your particular transmission. These are good manuals and completely describe tear-down and build-up. Your local trans parts supply should be able to provide the manual as well as rebuild kits. If you can't find parts locally, places like Kanter might sell kits for the old powerglide.
The fun parts of rebuilding an automatic include removing some of those tricky inner and outer circlips (circlip pliers help a lot, replacing worn out bushings, re-installing pistons with inner and outer seals, and compressing clutch pack/piston assemblies to get them apart. If the thing is shifting properly, I'd leave the valve body alone. Only time you have to dig into that is if the trans is destroyed internally (metal pieces/fines floating around) or you want to change shift characteristics. | | |
#25248 03/25/2004 5:29 AM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 85 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 85 | aloha, there is only 1 guy in all of the Los Angeles basin, Gene, in Paramount, that will rebuild a powerglide with a warranty, may be more but I havn't heard of them and I've looked, my wife's '54 belair has one. Gene has lots of parts and will warranty his rebuilds, others won't touch them 'cause they don't have parts or the ones they can find are used or poor quality so they can't warranty them so they just don't bother. Gene has about a 3 month waiting list, he also does hydramatics. If it's going behind a V8 put a TH350, I did in my '59 El Camino and man what a differance! And so easy! Good luck | | |
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