AWeb80 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I was talking to Corey (blackbombshell95) via AIM and told him I am going to do a tranny pan drop and fluid/filter change soon. He told me I should do a shift kit. I asked him where to get one, how hard is it and can I put one in.....he didn't know...but thought that one could be "homemade" w/ some washers and such. any one got any insight to a good shift kit....how to put one in or if one can be home made? thanks. 94 GP btw...in the sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 yeah it's doable. Go down the Help! aisle at pepboys or wherever and look for the GM or Chrysler door pin bushings, you'll need up to 6 of them. The larger of the two choices will fit. You install them by slipping it over the accumulator shafts, between the piston and housing. You could make it so it's completely solid (piston will never move) or let it move maybe 1/4 or 1/2 as much as it used to. Personally I preferred to just replace the piston spring with a stronger one, and I did this on the 4T60, but I haven't been able to find anything for the 4T60e. Many much luck por favor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSI_MuNkY Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I'm not going to be any help, but no matter what way you approach it, how about documenting it? A shift kit is one of the things I was hoping to do. Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I Would Totally Document It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 O. And Brian. I Don't Know What I'm Looking For In The Trans. Can This Be Done With A Pan Drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodolds Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I know some of the guys were talking about just using standard 2" OD washers, and stacking them as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 you could do the washers too, however upon reassembling the accumulator housing, you'll be fighting the springs (unless you remove the spring and fill the whole gap with washers, but that may be a pain) Yeah adam just drop the pan and you'll see an assembly w/ 8-10 bolts....ill try to find a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Should be similar to the 4t65 writeup http://www.w-body.com/forum/index.php?topic=63152.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 The internals of the accumulators are not the same as the 4T65. But up to that it's very similar. I shimmed the accumulator of the 4T60e in my old Regal with washers. Just take apart the accumulator housing, label and remove the accumulator pistons and springs. take the upper part of the accumulator (as it sits in the transmission) to the hardware store and get some washers that big as possible that fit in the housing. Buy 4-8 washers (depends how hard you want it). Then place 2-4 washers in the bottom of the upper housing and reinstall the springs and pistons, then place the other half of the accumulator housing on. You will have to press down on the other half to get the bolts started. and then reinstall the accumulator assembly into the transmission and reassemble. (IIRC I put 2 washers in each hole for a slight change, more washers = stiffer shifts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 well, this is sorta making sense....Pics would really help though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 There is a write-up on clubgp. Brian, your talking about shimming the accumulators right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 link to writeup tony...Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20050206024337/www.brian89gp.com/transmission/accumulator.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20050206024337/www.brian89gp.com/transmission/accumulator.htm none of the pics work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 The thumbnails work and at least show you what the accumulator housing looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 The thumbnails work and at least show you what the accumulator housing looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 On my computer, the thumbnail images work. The larger versions of the images do not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 yeah...they work...just too small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 here are the only 2 pictures I have of the accumulator when I did mine. In this picture you can see the cover to the accumulator housing in the drain pan and the pistons next to it. The accumulator body is to the right. http://gsregal.jbarbieri.net/Other/DSC00947.JPG This picture is a close up of the body of the accumulator housing. The shims go under the springs you see in the pic. (notice: one accumulator cylinder has 2 springs) http://gsregal.jbarbieri.net/Other/DSC00948.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 ah...ok I might call you Sean to get more detail on this. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Ok at this time the transmission is out of my grand prix. I have a new transmission ready to go in. It’s not NEW but it’s new to me it has 97,000 miles just like my motor. Now I'm hard on my cars. I really am. It would be RARE if I didn’t put my car to the floor with in a trip to town and back. Now I'm just wondering how Hard it would shift. And how hard on the tranny it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 "shouldn't" be bad. Should help, will keep it from slipping between shifts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 why are accumulator springs so hard to find.....gggrrrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 How Big Are The Door Pin Bushings? the only one oreilly's had was .25 inches in diam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99RegalGS Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 What? Door pin bushings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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