I found the vette servo kit for the 4L60e on Oregon Performance Transmission's website and they are very cheap. I just want to make sure that it'll be everything i need. Comes with the 1-2 and 2-3 servos and all the seals plus the out-cover O ring. One more thing, is this a pretty simple do it yourself prjoect, or am I better off going to a transmission shop? Thanks for any help.
Mike
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I had my mechanic install mine since he was rebuilding the tranny anyway but if you want to tackle it yourself here is a link with what looks to be some pretty good instructions.
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The other guys here know way more than I do but I remember reading one persons opinion that you could replace servo's (plural) and get the same results as a shift kit.
Last edited by withac; 07-09-2008 at 08:33 PM.
Naw fool, it is so easy a 1st grader could do it! NO offense withac!!!!
Use a pry bar and push against the frame and the servo to push it in to get the snap ring off... Once that is off, you can pull out the servo. Some tranny fluid will come with it, so make sure to have a shop rag and the ground below the servo. Once you've got it out, put the new stuff on and use the same technique with the pry bar to push the servo all the way in to reinstall the snap ring. It prolly take all of 20-30 minutes to do...
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Paper gasket? We dont need no stinking paper gasket!.Originally Posted by txarkitekt
Anyway it is about as simple as stated above, the only gotcha is when you put the cover back on you will have to push the cover back into the case with the prybar to expose the ring grove. Now the tricky part is holding this depressed while installing the retainig ring. Personally I used my chin to hold the prybar handle so to free up both hands to manipulate the ring. Should not take long, and when you get in there you will realize what I am talking about.
Once you get the Vette servo assembly installed you only need to get a metal forward accumulator and white spring and you will be set. I dont have a shift kit, and with those parts it shifts hard at WOT. Not nearly as hard as a good shift kit though, so dont expect that.
Bryan
No offense taken, had I not needed to have the tranny rebuilt anyway I would have done it myself, those look like some pretty good instructions I posted.
yeah the ones from oregon performance comes with everything. thats where I got mine from, and its pretty darn easy
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Is there some kind of paper gasket too? I was told by a guy who has one that it needs an actual paper gasket for the servo itself.
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To the best of my knowledge, just a red and blue "O" ring.
This is the kit
The red rubber ring goes with the part to the right of it, the 2 black rings below go with the part to the right of them also, they are made of a hard plastic and not paper. You reuse the original ring off of the cover which would be the "blue" one. There is nothing else you need but time and patience to get the sucker in.
Last edited by ls182; 07-10-2008 at 07:20 PM.
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You can get the pinless forward accumulator and spring from OPT as well. You could also get the replacement forward accumulator (cast) from most tranny shops, it does retain the pin though. The only diff is that most stock ones are plastic and tend to wear out around the pin, causing 1-2 upshift to slide, hang, slip into 2nd at higher rpm than commanded etc.. You will have to drop the pan to install the forward accumulator, something to keep in mind.
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