Arvizu9618 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 It can be done guys and I'm sure that some of you have. I didn't know a thing about the inner workings of a transmission, alls I needed was the overhaul book and determination. I'm kind of glad that i had the junk tranny from craigslist, it helped me for reference and I needed a couple of hard parts off of it, especially for the front pump, namely the drive gear, because I chewed up the last one when I installed the torque converter incorrectly. thanks, ART Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Congrats on the 1st rebuild. Have you had it on the road yet? Always a good feeling knowing you did it yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Good going, I myself wouldn't attempt it, hope it gives you years of service... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Bravo ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19MC70 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I'd like to try to do mine myself too. I hear it's not an easy task though I'm glad you managed to do it yourself. It cost an arm or two to have someone else do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 if you can rebuild a chevy small block, you can definately rebuild a TH350 trans. I think the 400's are about as easy.. never actully done one. a 700r4 takes some patience and care. took me 3 or 4 tries to get a 700r4 right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I just started tearing down my TH350 this evening. It's really not a hard job if you keep everything together, and make sure it's all clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 the tricky part are getting the clutches apart and back together. a pair of c-clamps works well for most of them. the low&reverse clutch at the bottom of case can be a real pain. a piece of 3" pvc pipe with a notch cut out of the side of it (4" might work too, it's been a while) works well. place that on the piston. then you need two 1/4" thick steel bars wide enough to span the case at the back, and span the pvc pipe. you will need a hole drilled thru both of them. run a long bolt, or all thread thru the two and simply tighten.. then you can reach in thru the notch in the PVC to undo the snap ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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