Tcase.jpg
155 hits | 112.29 KB | Posted: 4/18/21
While changing all the U-joints (which required dropping the front diff), I'm also fixing an ATF lea...

Dipstick.jpg
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Although I probably could have left it hanging here, I pulled the dipstick tube's 1 bolt. This & the...

Trans-Down.jpg
233 hits | 49.51 KB | Posted: 4/18/21
With the trans down, I could see some fine red rust around the flexplate hub, which I later found wa...

TqCvtr-Extract.jpg
170 hits | 57.34 KB | Posted: 4/18/21
Some scrap metal worked as prybars to get the TC unstuck.
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BellHsg.jpg
163 hits | 48.25 KB | Posted: 4/18/21
I made a tool to keep trash out of the transmission as I scraped & washed the years of mud, and the ...

TqCvtr-Snout.jpg
145 hits | 32.06 KB | Posted: 4/18/21
After looking closely at the burrs on the torque converter snout, I decided that the leak was overdu...

FlexplateCrack.jpg
317 hits | 31.98 KB | Posted: 4/18/21
The fine red rust powder on the flexplate left me no choice but to pull it off for a closer inspecti...

Block-Rear.jpg
199 hits | 43.26 KB | Posted: 4/18/21
The backside of the block & pan got some cleaning, too. But the RMS showed no sign of leaking, so I ...

Flexplate4.jpg
239 hits | 112.51 KB | Posted: 4/24/21
The new flexplate arrived, so I washed & clearcoated...