In this video I bring you along as I swap out the transmission on a customers 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Classic 4x4. I am installing a @Jasper Engines & Transmissions reman unit. So come along for this multi part series.
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Hey there viewers! Welcome back to the South Main Auto Channel guys for 2007 Chevrolet It's the 1500. it's the classic. It needs a transmission. I've already completed step one which is unhook the battery because I imagine it's gonna be in here for a while. plus I Wanted to leave it in neutral here so we can rolling over getting the drive chance unhooked. Now this car has been a fluid film for about the past five years, so it's gonna be a little dingy under here. Foreign foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign side. here. you've got to take out this oxygen sensor to get to the manifold bolt or the bolt that holds the pipe on. so let's see if we can't crack it. Loose Here Usually you can crack on loose. If the pipe's cold, you can typically spin them out by hand. We'll find out it just cracked. it just cracked loose. Yep, almost there we go. Spin this one out. Then you can get to all three of these studs. Foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign cable popped off. So weird working on a truck. it's not completely riding out. It's weird man ing back back. Foreign foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign foreign. Thank you and they don't mess. Thank you. Gonna be a multi-part series, folks. Uh, no way around it. I Get a little busy at the shop I Get sidetracked doing other things. so I'm just fitting this one in between other jobs. I'll do the best I can to not make it super long and boring and stupid. but we were able to get the transfer case out over there. We got both drive shafts laying on the ground of course the Carolina converters cross member and then, uh, you guys seen the video. We drained the transfer case, we drained transmission so we could send that core back without all the fluid in it. Throw all the bolts in the pan, put that on and that's it. Uh, tomorrow? Uh, if time allows, we'll work on getting the transmission rest way out. We're gonna have to unhook the torque converter, pull the starter, uh, what else? take the training lines off and then you know all the bell housing bolts and that should be I would I would like to have in the next video I have the transmission out, have the new one setting up in there and then you know we just got to throw all that crap back on and good to go. So why don't you guys get all good to go? in? that comment section questions the concerns. the NC the Facebook stick around for part two, three, possibly just my viewers. If I can do it, you can do it. Thanks for watching Foreign.
Ah, the torch. Love the torch.
Hi Eric, I donโt know the term โtrain lineโsโ being in ๐ฌ๐ง, could you please show me particularly what you mean by this?? Thanks for everything you do!!!
Eric, How about a rear main seal while you are in this deep??
ugh, that fluid!
Man thatโs one clean northern truck for only being applied the last 5 years
That atf fluid is toasty.
Eric, love to watch you work. I wish I could do it the way you do it. Thanks for Sharing!
Iโve always wondered why they donโt make exhaust hardware out of something that wonโt rust
The classic… towed in OD
The comment of the fluid film made me take a more critical look at the underbelly of this guy, and boy howdy it really is a night and day difference compared to some of the previous cars that've rolled through your shop that were falling apart with rust.
why dont they put drain plugs in trans pans?
Hello Eric from Australia ๐
I have the 4L60E in my 3.8lt V6 powered Holden VY Commodore with rear 2 wheel peel๐ These trans do get around.
Also proof that the fluid film does work – you don't see rusty sheep do ya๐
Don't ya miss the good ole days of having 1 electrical connector , shift cables, and a dozen or so bolts to have the transmission sitting on the ground?
The only channel where "tranny lubricant" means something very different ๐
I thought I had gone to the Rainmans channel with the clean underside on show here – must really have been different for you not dealing with the R word
Stickin' around for part two.
4L60E's never go bad.
I know that smell, like Lynyrd Skynyrd says " ohh that smell" Thanks for the video. God bless the O family.
This could be a ad for Fluid Film! Wow. That saved this guy thousands of dollars. I have a 2002 Chevy pickup, but I live far from salted roads. I paid it off in 2005, and I haven't had a car payment since. If I somehow end up in salt country (against my will), I'll be getting my truck sprayed with fluid film before I even contact the power company to get service started!
Fluid Film actually works great. The video wasn't boring man.
Good time to also inspect the transfer case for oil pump case damage and/or install an oil pump case saver (if it applies to this T/C).
It's always a good time working on no rust vehicles. Depending on the transmission source, its a good idea to install a Trans-Go correction kit which corrects factory known flaws. Good transmission BTW…similar to the 700R4.
Talk to us Eric
Truly a highly intelligent and respectable mechanic. Those are rare nowadays. Always a good video being put out regardless what youโre doing. Really appreciate the knowledge transfer! Thanks Mr. O!
I just did this same job last week , really impressive to see you lift the transfer case out by hand
That truck in mint underneath..!!!
After seeing the state of that transfer case oil, I canโt imagine why the transmission failed! (not that the 4L60 needs much help).
I bought my 97 Suburban with 120k miles from my in-laws for $300 a few years ago becauseโฆthe transmission failed. Had an up-rated transmission built for it and installed, now I use it for occasional towing and hauling, but mostly just as a back-up vehicle. Given the amount of backlash in the grossly undersized rear differential (and the resulting horrible clunk that it makes when going from decel to accel) Iโm sure thatโs the next item up in the game of โWhich drivetrain component from a car that GM fitted to a full-size truck will fail?โ
Itโs weird being able to see actual metal on your channel. Iโm used to everything be being rust.
I, like a lot of people, watch your videos Eric to unwind, take my mind off what I'm doing and just enjoy watching a master at work. I will say this, you patience level absolutely blows my mind. With all the noise and distractions (door dinger, telephone, cellphone), I would go completely bonkers. This video just demonstrates your methods for doing stuff without explaining it. After watching literally every video you've put out (that I'm aware of), I am constantly blown away that you know where all the nuts and bolts and wires and screws all go to go back together… Either that or you've got some wicked video editing skills ๐ Thanks for bringing us along!
Eric what's your take on electric tools ?? American cars should have tranny drain plugs , less mess
This 15 year old Chevy must have come from some alternative universe where DRNY weather is balmy year round and salt is unheard of. Good to see it getting some love
Mr O I did 2 Chevrolet's rear main plates and oil pan gaskets in the same week and the 2002 torsion bar truck with the big nasty 5.3 starter fought me till I sounded like a sailor. Tranny lines disconnected and after like 10 minutes I finally got it to nose down and the installation was the same mess. I'd love to slap the GM engineer that put the oil dipstick two inches away from that starter. Some models don't fight back but I was wanting to see if you was gonna start sailing. Lol๐
Fluid Film coated truck looks like my totally untreated 300,000-mile 2000 Excursion underside here in the South. Transmission still fine also. ๐
Free tip Tuesday, if you "suck" out the trans fluid before you remove the pan-less fluid leaks, and the pan will be lighter…it's my step 1 as the batt cables get removed and whatever else up top…
I'm waiting to see if you have the four foot extension to get those top bell housing bolts off.
Woohoo…..ya had me going there for a while!! No way in a 17 minute video!! ๐ณ
Worse trans I ever changed was on a w12 VW Phaeton All Wheel Drive. Warranty paid 16.5 hours and I used it all!! Crazy two days!! ๐
Waiting in much anticipation of the next episode!! Cheers Y'all!!
I can smell that burnt fluid all the way from Chicago.
Thankyou Eric, great video. Maybe if owners had serviced their trannies more frequently they would have lasted longer. That oil looked quite dark.
By the way, I just pressure washed the frame on a 2002 silverado 1500 that had regular fluid film. Literal silver frame where the bees wax lifted off, beeswax coating where just the film lifted.
Good video!! but I didn't see no safety glasses lol
Got a box of N right now in my 4L60 I just got for 200 that had been sitting. Dripping and rotten trans cooler line. got it replaces and filled fluid. It did a mean peel, but every once and a while wants to be a bag of N's? But yeah if I cycle the gears it'll lock into D hard and take off like a bat out of hell, any ideas?
That vehicle lift is worth itโs weight in gold!
love the videos always professional work and quality.
you make it look so easy. when I had to replace mine i didn't have a shop to do it in and had to resort to using jack stands and no jack to lift the transmission in or out of the truck. what an absolute pain it was.
I see the problem. It appears they put the wrong color fluid in that transmission
Excellent video. Currently doing this on my '02 2500 with the 6.0 and 4L80-E. Taking it further though and rebuilding the tranny too. Luckily on the 6.0/4L80 the exhaust doesn't need to come off even though the book says it does.
Probably one of my favorite YouTube videos. Not only my favorite channel
Man, I wish I could do it that fast.. ๐
Dang Hercules just rip out the transfer case why don't ya. ๐ช
another asmr video…………still good to go
"If Erik can do it, there's no way in hell I can possibly do it.
But Eric, I Know I canโt do it!๐
My typical Monday ๐
no way that truck has been in salt. I know you said fluid filmed for 5 years but its a 07 what about the other 10 years. the rockers look brand new. last year I replaced a ton of front suspension parts and then fluid filmed to hell and back. 1 year later looks rusty as the rest of the truck. Its an 03 Silverado with 73,000 miles. got it in 05 had 32000 miles. my rockers were replaced. nothing left of them. drivers side floor board replaced. I only drive around 3000 miles a year
Those wiring harnesses look like a mess to deal with.
Eric, during covid I was scrolling through YouTube and you mentioned the Steuben County Fair and I went where is this guy at and I started watching your Channel I love your diagnostic abilities and how you think things out I actually lived in Bath New York rd2 Bath New York up on Hungry Hollow Road above the muck fields love you show keep up the good work it's on my bucket list to get back out there I remember Avoca growing up 1 Gearhead to another awesome Channel
Been there done that. It's a pain in the butt when you get interrupted during those laborious jobs.
by the looks at that fluid i can't imagine why that trans gave out! the transfer case looked even worse!
Fluid film needs to use that truck as an advertisement. The frame on that truck is amazingly rust free and those vintage GM's pretty much were rusty from the factory.
if it wasnโt for the fluid film, that truck would have rust holes in the floor boards, I love the stuff.
Very experienced man ๐
Thanks!
i love these vidyas
We CAN'T do it. We send it to YOU!!!!๐
That fluid looks like it hasn't seen the light of day since it was delivered to the factory, lol. Wonder how many neutrals this ol girl had when it showed up.
Well it sure looks like you've done this before lol
Hi Eric, my father has been a flat rate mechanic since the early 80s, and of course we live in NJ so we deal with our share of crust and rust, and a tool my dad swears by is an inductotherm miniductor. I've used it plenty of times, and it's convenient for at home where we don't always have access to gas or a torch, but you do have access to an extension cord. I was wondering if you've ever used one or heard of them?
Hey, Mr. O. Taking out a transmission is more difficult than taking out an engine. i trust that you will get everything back where it belongs. Anyway, thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
Good luck tuesday on a new gov…Go Red Team Go..!!
I love these videos. I did miss your gabby style, but still enjoyed watching.
Chevy Thunder and an oxy-acetylene torch. No words are necessary. Just about everything I own has a 4L60 in it. I like it that way.
What were the symptoms that caused the removal? How many miles?
Don't forget to flush that cooler!!
Kinda cool just seeing Eric getting down to business. No diagnostics….Just get to it and get it done!
Thatโs a lot of parts to remove for access.
You have a 2 posts lift, so it is easy for you to do.
For us, on Jack stands and crawling underneath in and out is not so easy and very uncomfortable indeed!
Lol first day of tech school teacher put me on a transmission swap for a suburban lol
Why no rust bucket??
I remember doing clutches and transmissions laying on the ground now at 64 I wouldnโt dare but since my son in law just put a 60X40 shop behind the house with a lift I can do my best Eric O impersonation and stand and fix things. Iโve always felt such satisfaction in repairing my vehicles. Iโm a home improvement contractor for almost 48 years and building a house isnโt as much fun as building a car.
I'd much rather have my car a little greasy underneath than dropping rust flakes in my eyes every 10 seconds…
It's a lot of work I know !
You can tell it's a NE car because he already had the torch ready to go before he started. Lol
I don't understand why more people don't fluid film their undercarriage. It's cheap and it works like a damn charm.
I do mine at the end of every summer, I live in the South and while we don't get salted roads, we do have fairly acidic soil and almost constant humidity, probably overkill, but it's too cheap to not do.
I've done it DIY before by mixing acetone, deodorized kerosene, dexron 3 ATF and lanolin, it's what I use to clean and lubricate my guns.
IF I CAN DO IT U CAN DO IT!!!
The good ole 4l60e keeping mechanics in buisness. I could probably do one of these with my eyes closed.
Another 4L60E bites the dust eh…๐คฃ
What's with the silent treatment? I miss your witty commentary!
There is so much more to swapping a transmission that I ever knew. I only recently actually learned how a torque convertor worked. It was just "magic" to me for years… I learn so many interesting things watching you work, and I love watching someone else do work. ๐
Rust reflects light better than dirty fluid film. I'd rather have the dirty fluid film
Obviously that pickup hasn't spent it's entire life in the People's Republik of New York. Here in Idaho we have the luxury of working on 30 year vehicles that look like this.
How do you remember what bolt / nut & part goes where???
The shop Iโm at just got me a new lift I believe itโs a rotary lift but it is rated to lift all the big trucks which will be nice not having to use the 4 post lift not sure when itโs getting installed hopefully soon
That looks like too much work for me lol
When I work on cars I use black widow nitrle gloves I get them at Lowe's
Great stuff as always I think probably 90% of us would watch every video if you literally did not speak at all
700r4 4l๐ฉy all reliable job security lol
Fluid film advertisement, big difference when you do it every year. Atlas
Great video, this video are the videos i really enjoy, motor and transmission rebuilds..gettn down and dirty..thanks for posting it
Where's the front end of the vehicle?
I always enjoy slipping in to find out it's a infamous 4Lslippy being replaced.
My 4l60e nuked itself so bad that when I dropped it off to get rebuilt the guy called me and asked what I did to it. He said it was the worst 4l60 heโs ever had and somehow it still drove 5mph ๐๐
I thought my phone was on mute, no witty comments,, This was not you Mr O
My wife likes to tell people I watch videos of some dude fixing cars. ๐๐