Trans Howl

[AR67GTX]

This was my first thought reading the title.
Have seen a few do this. I kinda liked it.

Remembering back, it may have not been the planetary itself that was responsible for the whine but wear against the case. It had what looked like a machined recess in the back of the planetary. I didn’t think much about it until I ran out of ideas as to why I couldn’t get my overall end play into spec. Then I took a closer look at the planetary and compared it to a new one which did not have a machined recess, and then realized the recess was from wear against the back case wall. With a new planetary my overall end play fell into spec. So, I’m not sure if the whine was from planetary gear wear or excessive end play.

I’ve only built the one TF so I’m definitely a novice - but it’s been working just fine since.

 

[QuickBpBp]

Here's some advice, buy one of these. Stuff the suction hose down the dipstick pipe----until it stops, hits the bottom. Then pump it out into your drain pan. It works like a charm------NO MESS>

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082TNCJP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Problem with only doing that is no visible inspection of what's laying in the pan and how bad the filter is...

 

[hofferwood]

Problem with only doing that is no visible inspection of what's laying in the pan and how bad the filter is...

I should have prefaced that statement with----"before you drop the pan"---lol.
I fixed it, thanks.

 

[Mariposa Mike]

I've always been a little hesitant to take on an auto trans rebuild. Have done a few 3 and 4 spds though. With my memory and apparently cognitive lapses in my advanced age I would only try one while being supervised. With You Tube I could probably get through it though. The manual appears very detailed and helpful except for all the special tools they call out which were likely available from the tool crib at the dealerships. I now have a good size steel benchtop to spread out the parts. As long as no one moved anything out of place I might be able to add an auto trans to my resume.

Hopefully if I have to do one I can find a good torque converter although mine might be okay at 107,000 miles. I'm really curious now what the trans looks like with the pan off and why would someone put a deeper pan on unless that was the only one with a drain plug. Gotta wait about five more weeks before I can do the work due to my foot operation but I'll post what I find if it's noteworthy.

 

[AR67GTX]

If as a kid you were the type that you tended to take things apart just to see how they worked and what was inside, an automatic rebuild is just like a grown up version of that. With a good service manual and Carl Munroe’s book on rebuilding Torqueflite (if you can find it) and help from some of the guys on here, it’s not too bad a chore. Although I’ll admit, some of the valve body hydraulics are still a bit of a mystery to me.

 

[Mariposa Mike]

Yes I did. About five years old I took the wheels off my wagon to grease them. This wagon was made either pre war (WWII) or maybe 1941 as there was a steel shortage after that. It had roller bearings. They were not caged so feel off on the ground when the wheel came off the shaft. I messed around for quite a while trying to get them back inside and on the shaft before dad came home. Did not manage that and he showed me how you apply grease to hold them in place and then install. Later a bicycle and more lessons. Then a car before I had a license and more lessons. Good thing he had a mechanical mind and patience. I recall him rebuilding a Ford two speed auto trans when I was around 20 yrs old. I was amazed.

I was about 23 when I needed to rebuild a 1961 Ford three speed manual pickup truck trans due to it popping out of second gear when slowing down. I determined it needed a new cluster gear. Bought a new one and for the life of me could not get it to engage the gears inside the case. Finally took it over to dad's house. It took him about three minutes to determine it was the wrong cluster. The reverse teeth were made the wrong direction. Turns out the truck and station wagon reverse gear were made different than the passenger car. I had been sold a passenger car cluster gear. Once again my powers of observation were lacking. I guess I did not get that gene. Sure miss that man.

And I still have the wagon!!! Went thru my kids and grandkids.