Just to name a few an air compressor, dial caliper, gap gauge, snap ring pliers, not the ones for removing clips with holes on the ends but pliers that will expand clips with flat ends & maybe more than one set, an ATSG manual an a DVD on 4l60E. A 2x4 wooden frame to hold the trans upright. A large drain pan. An a mig welder to make a few other tools if you can't borrow them. You might want to research 700r4's because the internals between the two are almost the same. The valve bodies are different.
There are several specialty tools needed to rebuild the 4L60E that are specific to the transmission.They are not cheap.If this is just a 1 time thing for you,it wouldn't be worth it.Some can be fabricated,if you have the skill & equipment to do so.
The 4L60E,while not the hardest to rebuild,it is 1 of the most complicated.If this is a vehicle that you depend on,I highly suggest you do the rebuild with an experienced person.Most home rebuilds end up going in & out of the vehicle more than once.
Just a few of the tools needed include...Teflon sealing ring installer,resizing tool...approx. $250
pump remover/end play tool....$89
clutch spring compressor....$125
That is just a few of the tools needed.You can very easily spend $500 to $600 on tools alone.
I havent done a 4l60e yet but it is in my plans. I did do a 2004r and these are my low buck tools.
I used this in my Hydraulic press to get the piston snap rings on and off.there are tools made for it but I know guys use things like a vice or c clamps. You will have to use your imagination with what you have on hand.
press
How we used it.
We cut them from a liter bottle but any plastic bottle will do.
Also cut out a circle
Also used a feeler gauge to tuck in seals.
Feeler gauges for checking planetaries, too.
These are what I have. Any feeler gauges will do.
Definitely order a tub of assembly lube. Use it liberally.Good for sticking check balls in vb and washers where the need to go.
I have more.
See that bucket there. You can turn your core tail down in one to drain the fluid. Even do some disassembly while it is in the bucket.
My low buck trans hanging thing. Some angle iron from an old bed frame and some c clamps and you are set.
Don't use the split rings. No matter the temptation, the trans pressure will suffer with the split rings. You NEED the solid rings.
We got the rings on.
Then some more of the plastic bottle and some hose clamps to "size em".
These are of course pix of my 2004r build. The 4l60e is different, but you can use the same ideas.
The snap ring pliers I used as mentioned in an above post.
You will need a dial gauge to set the end play on the parts of the trans. and a way to secure the dial gauge to get the readings.
Get a shop manual and do some internet searching . there are plenty of build guides out there. You can do it. as you disassemble stack it up n the torque converter as you take it out. That way you can just reverse when you put it back together. Keep it clean. Your work area and any of the assembled parts need to be clean. Take your time and set the end plays and you should have a working 4l60e in no time.
I spend 0 dollars on special tools to rebuild my 700r4. But I'll admit they would of made the rebuild easier. Especially for removing & installing bushing, that's what took me the most time to do. One thing that would work great for installing bushings are wheel bearing races, if you can find the correct sizes.
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