Ok now I will start on the instruction.
NOTE all of the black bolts are the same length and all of the silver bolts are the same length except the really short silver ones and its all self explanatory
1. drain all of the fluid that will drain from transmission thought drain plug 15mm
2. drop pan the bolts have a 13mm head be careful because there is more fluid in it then what you would expect and the filter might fall on you
3. remove and discard old filter and its o ring that might stick into housing
4. Disconnect all electrical connectors(shown in picture above)
5. There are two clips that hold the wiring harness up to the housing, remove them then put them back in so you dont loose your shift solenoids.
6. Remove the bolts that need to be removed from the valve body (picture of Valve Body on bench where it has the bolts in it shows what can stay for removing it from transmission) and leave a few finger tight so you do not drop it Do not remove the third bolt from the hold in plate for the shift solenoids on the back left corner(its silver the other two are black) all bolts have 8mm head
7. Carefully remove valve body from transmission take note of how the pin on the back left corner rides in a track on the shift linkage, remember for later.

 

Got a minute here again will see if I can finish this...
Follow the transgo instructions to install shift kit into VB, once done put all of the bolts back in that thread into the valvebody, snug for now do not torque yet.

Take VB and carefully install it onto bottom of trans, make sure that you put the pin back where it came from in the shift cam thingy, you may have to put trans into neutral to make it easier to install

Thread bolts back where they belong and make sure that VB goes up flush to transmission and does not get wedged on any of the corners, once its in place and you are sure it isnt up there crooked began to tighten bolts. I worked in a 3 stage pattern from the inside towards the outside until all bolts are tightened MikeL may chime in if I screwed this up too bad.....

Now that all bolts are tight plug all of the electrical connectors in, make sure that you hook up the one that is above all the others on the back right corner and hold the solenoids in while you pull the little clips out to put the harness back where it came from, it will make sense while you are doing it

continued on later date........

 

Lets try to finish this again....

Now that all of the wires are plugged in, all the bolts torqued move the shifter through all of the gears(DO NOT START TRUCK) to make sure that you installed the VB correctly. Now install the suction pan make sure that you got the little o-ring out of the hole in the trans and make sure the new filter/suction pan has one on it. You may want to coat it in oil so it slides in nicely.

Now reinstall the pan, clean the little magnet off thats on the pan first and clean the old seal off. Torque bolts to 18 ft lbs. and replace spin on filter. Be sure to put magnet back onto new filter. Fill transmission full of fluid and if you want to you can do a flush right now also.

To flush pull return line off of trans(slide plastic outer clip back then very carefully slide clip off) and put a hose over the top of then end of the line and then run the end of it into a pan. Start truck and run some of the fluid out into pan I ran just under a QT out at a time so that I didnt run it dry. Once you feel you have flushed enough out put the line back on trans, reinstall clip and slide sleeve back on.

Now fill trans and check as specified in manual.

Done

 

good job. thank you for taking the time to do this, many will benefit

 

Did you.. Set your trans to Fast Learn after install?

Thanks!

 

No I didn't it's not nessasary but if you want to you can. With efilive you reset tasps.

 

Just got done doin my TJ kit. Wow. Is it supposed to downshift as hard as upshit? Sometimes harder. Also been drivin it for a while. Lots of starting and stopping. Various pedal positions. Seems kinda hard on the driveshaft, U joints, and transfer-case. Should I be concerned? Guess I'll have to get used to it. Also when I put it in drive, and reverse, it kinda lunges. Need a firm foot on the brake.

Fixed it. Use something on the check balls, and springs. That was my issue. Now it shifts fine. :booboo

 

Fixed it. Use something on the check balls, and springs. That was my issue. Now it shifts fine. :booboo

What do you mean by "use something"? You mean like vasaline to hold them in or what? What did you have to do to fix yours?

I am about to do mine next week so I am just making sure I have all the info I can get.

 

I used vasoline on the check balls and springs to keep them in place when re-installing, worked great.

 

I'm guessing that is what he meant by that, maybe his fell out or something during reassembly. I haven't been into a tranny in years and that was back in the day of TH400's and 350's and that is what I used then to keep them in place. I need to install the shift kit though especially since I am getting my EFI this week and towing heavy loads more often now.

 

First time thru, my arrogance got the better of me. I figured if I was careful, I would be alright. WRONG!!! I didn't have Vaseline, so I used wheel bearing grease to hold the check balls, and springs in place, the 2nd time. It took awhile to relearn, and maybe wash out the grease, I dunno, but now after 2 days, it works great. Goes into drive, and reverse smoother than stock, and firmed up 5th and 6th gears. It shifts so smooth 1 - 4, it's kinda weird. I don't think it's slipping. Too much rubber on the road. Gonna need new tires soon if I don't keep my foot out of it. LOL Be ready to get dirty. It is not a very clean job. The tranny shop wanted $600 to service, install shift kit, and repair leaky cooler line. So I dove in. My first shift kit, and transmission adventure. And it was a success. I hear that alot of time the pros have to go back in and make adjustments. It's really no biggie.

 

I got mine installed today. Went well, pretty easy and straight forward just a mess. Relearned my tranny and everything seemed to work great!

 

Looks like I will be trying this in the Fall, any pointers?

 

YOU WILL HAVE TRANNY FLUID EVERYWHERE! Lots of lint free shop towels, plastic to cover whatever you put your valve body on; and keep everything very clean. Follow the post on here and it will be done in no time.
Here is a picture of the 6-speed valve body. note the solenoids are different colors and the instructions wasn't updated for that information. all the bolts you can see in this photo can be removed and installed on the bench.

I torqued all bolts once back in the tranny

 

Great write up, did mine this morning with no trouble. Little under 4 hours and took my time and my own pictures just in case.

Another tip would be to disconnect the battery (s) during the installation. I THINK that helps the re-learn process since the previous info will have cleared memory during the power outage.... At least that is how it works in a few other rides I have had.

 

this is going to be very helpful when i get ready to order my kit. Thanks!


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Transgo Jr. ordered, thanks for the writeup. I can study before I get under there.

 

Subscribed for future reference.

 

dont know very much about trannys, sorry if this is a dumb question. but how does it relearn after you finish the install of the shiftkit? you just take it out and drive it and it will learn over time?

 

I tried it and it was acting craxy 1st gear would stop like it was popping in neutral. Hard bangs, I was panicking. So I used my cts2 and used the trsns relearn on that. Then took my time with the relearn order . So far so good

 

The TCM learns by how it shifts under different throttle positions, loads and speeds. Directions for the re-learn are in the Transgo Jr. kit. You're gonna run it up through all the gears at different throttle positions, starting at 1/4 and ending at full. Simple really.

 

How many pounds of torque on the valve body bolts? Thanks

 

Sorry re-read saw the 111 lbs.

 

Nice write up!

 

nice write up.

 

Good write up! Was a little intimidated at first, but once I started diving into it, it was actually pretty easy. Took about 3 hrs start to finish, but I was being very very careful!! This is definately a DIY job, dont pay some shop big bucks to do this! Thanks again :thumb

 

So what holes are the instructions telling me to drill bigger? And why?

 

opcorn

 

subd can anyone tell me if the ball goes in before that small spring or after on the trim valves, im confused

 

Wow, This was waaay better than the pamphlet that i got with my kit!