E4OD rebuild
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E4OD rebuild
Its time to rebuild my E4OD. I'm having a trans shop rebuild it that my mechanic referred me to. He gave me a very fair price of $1200 for a stock rebuild however I have 150,000 miles on my stock tranny and this truck was taken care of. I want to put more than another 150,000 miles onto the rebuilt tranny. I don't tow with the truck currentlly but I want to down the line.
What should I be looking at upgrading? The shop owner told me there are two "update kits" for my tranny and that it'd be an additional $400. Should I do the update kit or stay stock?
On a side note, another diesel mechanic told me I should get a jasper unit. I think his interpretation is that it comes with a 75,000 mile warranty. Any thoughts on the jasper unit? I don't particularly like the idea of a jasper trans....just heard some bad things, but that's just what I've heard.
ALSO, is this means anything, this tranny is for a 4x4 diesel. As i said before I plan on keeping it for a long long time.
Thanks,
Al
What should I be looking at upgrading? The shop owner told me there are two "update kits" for my tranny and that it'd be an additional $400. Should I do the update kit or stay stock?
On a side note, another diesel mechanic told me I should get a jasper unit. I think his interpretation is that it comes with a 75,000 mile warranty. Any thoughts on the jasper unit? I don't particularly like the idea of a jasper trans....just heard some bad things, but that's just what I've heard.
ALSO, is this means anything, this tranny is for a 4x4 diesel. As i said before I plan on keeping it for a long long time.
Thanks,
Al
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$1200 is too cheap for an overhaul on an E4OD unless that is only for the parts. There is about 12-15 hours of labor times the shop rate. A quality torque converter will cost $200-400. Back in the late 1990's I used to quote $2500 on a retail overhaul when shop rates were only $75 per hour.
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Originally Posted by rclarke
$1200 is too cheap for an overhaul on an E4OD unless that is only for the parts. There is about 12-15 hours of labor times the shop rate. A quality torque converter will cost $200-400. Back in the late 1990's I used to quote $2500 on a retail overhaul when shop rates were only $75 per hour.
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The list of updates that you will want to make the trans last that long wil be, well long.
Tripple clutch torque converter with billet or forged front cover,
Updated clutch packs,
steel boost valve and sleave (in the pump),
spiral overdrive snap ring (stock ones can pop of),
6 pinion steel forward and reverse gear carriers, and 4 pinion steed OD carrier (if it does not already have this),
Big auxiliary cooler,
trans temp gauge,
Shift kit (mild is likely all you need, just to reduce the soft mushy shifting that wears out the stock clutch packs),
Those are the most common uptates, but there are more...
Tripple clutch torque converter with billet or forged front cover,
Updated clutch packs,
steel boost valve and sleave (in the pump),
spiral overdrive snap ring (stock ones can pop of),
6 pinion steel forward and reverse gear carriers, and 4 pinion steed OD carrier (if it does not already have this),
Big auxiliary cooler,
trans temp gauge,
Shift kit (mild is likely all you need, just to reduce the soft mushy shifting that wears out the stock clutch packs),
Those are the most common uptates, but there are more...
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