If, however, you have the time, patience and have wrenched on most everything else automotive you should be able to successfully rebuild your transmission. Or, send me your e-mail address and I'll send you a compressed. Next come the four teflon rings. As pictured, I had a hole in my bench for disassembly and reassembly of the input drum and also put the output shaft there when I was putting everything in the case. The has been around of a very long time. All of the automatic transmission rebuilding video's out there start off with the transmission already out.
I used too thin of steel plates for the forward clutch. I replaced all of mine but it might be better to leave in some of the old ones if you don't have the proper drivers than to damage new ones putting them in. They do go out with age and can damage the conveter and ultimately the transmission too. If you're not familiar with this, the first part of the video covers this and more. The 350 is economical to rebuild, and can take a lot of abuse, but the 400 is the heaviest duty of the three. Some things won't be clear until you actually have the transmission apart, but learn what you can.
The kit comes with the parts that wear out and usually need replacing. Sorry, I've just seen this now, I'm not very often on forum so I miss threads :o I see that you're done with the rebuild. Just add more trans fluid. Then cleaned with brake cleaner and compressed air to remove any residue. Next find the 3-4 apply piston and install the lip seals on it. This one is in great shape.
The play in the pinion ends for both planetaries should be between. The bottom of the spring retainer with the shaft of the internal reaction gear coming through the center. Their 700r4 rebuild manual has top notch diagrams and information to help you make sure that you are doing the job right. Now my Jimmy 4l60e needs to come down. It can be removed separately once it's internal parts are removed.
An interesting place to visit on the Internet is. Rebuilding these transmissions has not made me an expert but I have learned enough and discovered enough resources to help any competent home mechanic be successful in this project. I currently do not have a good place to host the file to download. The new seal on the extension housing. I promise you that the next transmission I have to replace or any other person I hear of needing a transmission I will be heavily promoting Monster Transmission and tell them that I personally use Monster Transmission. I then split the tube lengthwise and placed it over the seals and used two hose clamps over the tube to squeeze the seals down into their grooves.
Conclusion The best 700R4 rebuild kit is going to largely depend on what budget you have, and what kind of power you plan on putting to the pavement. The only exception is Part 1, where I put some background music in Crappy music. Regardless, focus on the 3-4 pack. It slips a bit more than the stocker when cruising normally until it locks up, and also softens the shifts at part throttle. The angled teeth fit in the wide notches. Lastly, you will need a new rebuilt torque converter.
Again, do this one at a time till you get all four done. I have run into a snag though. Old setup again, same as 1. I have run into a snag though. Once the pan, linkage, valve body and accumulators are out it is nice to have the tranny in a vertical position. All in all, we learned a great deal about automatic transmissions and what makes them tick.
In a well ventilated areadisassemble the carburetor. Great pictures - I have a really hard time getting my olympus autofocus camera to work that nicely on macro mode for the detail in close ups. I figured this out after using a drift, screwdriver and pick for 45 min trying to remove them like that. One at a time, slide the ring down slightly stretching them with a scribe to get them down over the groove. Work the outer lip seal into the housing till they come together. And whether gas or diesel engine.