News of Transmission/Drivetrain

My truck has been giving a engine code every once in a while, It happens when i do a hard acceleration going about 55-65. The code it gives me says it is a 5th gear incorrect ratio. Well after doing alot of reading and research also talking with a trans tech. I have found out it is my transfer case. Because on the Allison AT1000 the speed sensor is on the transmission and the output ...

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I own a 2005 Chevy 1/2 ton truck, 5.3 engine and auto transmission, 72,000 miles. The rig was set up for electric trailer brakes when I bought it. We are in the southwest and I garden and need to haul water so our greenhouse and 3 gardens will survive. My 1 ton water truck blew up a month ago, and I made the choice to take the 700 gallon tank and the pump off ...

I have a 1976 chevy silverado k10 and not much of a car guy so im in need of lots of help. Whats the best thing i can do to make my transmission last as long as possible my truck has 95,000 miles on it and not sure how long transmissions last..

While installing my nerf bars I noticed the sticker on the back of the transmission that said "2.73 gear ratio"..can a tuner lower my gear ratio? 1900 rpm@70mph and it has to downshift if Im going up even a slight elevation. Any help will be appreciated.

I had access to my friend's shop with a lift this weekend. Much easier to work on the truck with it in the air. I purchased a Mag-Hytec rear cover several months ago. I was finally able to get it installed. The cover and gasket came off very easily and we didn't have to do anything else but wipe the excess gear lube off. We modified both of the brackets that attach to the cover. ...

I have a 2010 chevy silverado 4.8l with current 3.23 gear ratio. I want to put a 3.73 gear ratio. I have stock tires and I plan on keeping the stock tires. Obviously I need the ring and pinion set but what else do I need to buy. When looking for my truck ring and pinion set how do i know it's the right one. There are a lot of 3.73 gears and not sure ...

I have a 2000 GMC Sierra Z71 with the 5.3 and the 4L60E transmission. I'm having a couple issue with my 4 wheel drive.

1. When I press the 4Hi button it blinks and goes right back to 2Hi. When I press 4Lo it blinks but then all the lights go out and my service 4WD light comes on in my message screen.

2. I removed my front drive shaft and replaced the U-Joints due ...

i have a 97 GMC Sierra 4x4 with a 5.7 trans its a 4l60E, t/c is a 241, it has a stick 4wd shifter, i just traded for this truck and the guy said the accuator was bad, it has the 5 pin with only three wires going to it, only one wire on the plugin is hot in 4 high and low, or 2 high, where does the accuator get its fire from?? i ...

2000 silverado 2wd 4.8 i guess has a 4l60e, problem, shifting funny, not wrong just funny, like the torque conv not unlocking when should, low pwr or bog when locked and gassing on it unless mashing gas a lot, was born with 16' wheels but has 17's, thinking maybe tiresize effecting trans? maybe map sensor stuck no code? has new plugs that were gaped wrong at 35 and should have been 60, fixed that, i ...

Ok so I have a 2011 gmc sierra 1500 with 3.42 and 33" tires, i get 11.5mpg 2wd gear swap is the best bang for the buck i don't know if i want 4.10 or 4.56 i hardly do any highway driving if i do its only for 4-5 miles. I live in Fresno,Ca called my local four wheel parts store and they wanted 1,000!! to swap out the gears thats ridiculous. What should i ...