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Transmission Failure and Snowplowing

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Snowplow season is upon us for many across the country.  

Plowing and towing at low speeds with an automatic transmission can produce a huge amount of heat, and when it comes to transmission life and longevity, heat is the number one enemy.

If you find yourself needing to rebuild or upgrade your transmission this winter, and you will be plowing or towing, we really recommend our high performance rebuild kits. Our HP kits come with Red lined clutches and Black Kolene steel plates. These clutches are specifically designed to handle 300% more heat than the factory type clutches, and considerably more than the HD high energy clutches. We have HP rebuild kits from Oregon Performance Transmission for the Ford, Chevy, and Dodge transmissions, as well as top quality shift kits to compliment your rebuild.

Our high performance rebuild kits can be found by clicking on the popular transmission application links below.

Chevrolet HP Rebuild Kits
TH350
TH400
700R4
4L60E
4L80E

Dodge HP Rebuild Kits
A904
A727
A518, 46rh, 46re
A618, 47re, 47rh
48re

Ford HP Rebuild Kits
C4
C6
AOD
AODE, 4R70W, 4R75W, 4R70E, 4R75E
E4OD, 4R100

Even though it’s winter and cold outside, if you are snowplowing or towing, we strongly recommend installing a transmission cooler as well. Our best-selling transmission cooler is the 47391 40,000 GVW Low Pressure Drop cooler from Tru-Cool. This cooler is a work horse and will definitely help keep your transmission temperatures low. You can find it on our website, https://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com under part number LNG-47391.

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to email us at sales@oregonperformancetransmission.com

Product Showcase: ATSG Automatic Transmission Rebuild Service Manuals

[Reprinted in part from Automatic Transmission Service Group]

In 1985 Robert Cherrnay founded ATSG (Automatic Transmission Service Group) as a technical support service to the automatic transmission industry.  Automatic Transmission Service Group (ATSG) is the largest technical support service in the Automatic Transmission Industry. ATSG manuals are the world’s foremost service guides utilized by professionals and technicians to troubleshoot and diagnosis problematic areas, disassemble transmissions and reassemble accurately and efficiently. ATSG manuals cover all aspects of transmission care, overhaul and rebuild procedures. Straightforward and simple to use, ATSG manuals will assist professionals and non-professionals alike with all aspects of automotive transmission care.

ATSG-4l60eAs a provider of ATSG products, Oregon Performance Transmission is proud to showcase their technical manuals and update handbooks that are written and produced by ATSG professional technical staff.  Oregon Performance Transmission carries over 100 different manuals for over 40+ vehicle makes including Chevrolet, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan and Toyota, to name a few.  

For a direct link to our ATSG website category, please click here

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Why ATSG? 

ATSG has over 100 combined years of experience, knowledge and wisdom. ATSG technical manuals are in-depth, detailed and have assisted many technical professionals across the globe saving them tremendous amounts of time and money.

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If you are looking to complete a band adjustment, torque specs, service a transmission, shift kits, or just doing a full rebuild on a unit, ATSG technical manuals are a must-have. The manuals cover many areas of transmission rebuild, including:

  • parts identification
  • exploded views 
  • wiring harness locations
  • hydraulic routing
  • electrical diagrams
  • internal planetary components
  • how to disassemble a transmission
  • how to rebuild the individual components
  • torque specs
  • valve body identification
  • extension housing overviews
  • how to assemble a transmission, and much, much more 

Our customers are routinely impressed with ATSG manuals and often recommend them to friends.  Here are a few recently received customer reviews:

“Really good book on transmission specifications and assembly”

“Nice manual, quality product”

“Just as promised.  Great book!”

“Everything I needed and then some.  Very accurate”

What is the difference between the blue cover book and the green cover book?

The blue cover book is the standard transmission rebuild manual.  This book will be your go-to guide for understanding and performing the process of transmission rebuilding.  If you are planning to rebuild your transmission and do not already have this manual, this is the one you will want and need. 

The green cover book the update manual.  This manual is intended for diagnostic work and/or troubleshooting codes.  While a few transmission updates are included in this manual, it relies primarily upon, and often refers back to, the original blue cover manual for rebuilding instructions.  Many DIY-er’s will not need this manual as it is most frequently used by professional shops.

What about these CD-ROM discs?

Some of the ATSG manuals are no longer available in paperback form.  Some obsolete books and/or less popular books have moved from book format to a mini-disc CD-ROM.  These discs are easy to use and will fit in the small, inner disc circle of any computer disc drive. 

Our ATSG service manuals now qualify for free U.S. shipping! 

As always, should you have any questions about ATSG transmission products or need assistance in identifying your transmission, please feel free to contact Oregon Performance Transmission at salesdesk@optsales.com

 

Recommended products for the 4R70W AODE 4R75E 4R75W transmission

Looking for products to upgrade your 4R70W transmission? Below is a list of the most popular products we sell for the 4R70W AODE 4R75E 4R75W transmission.

We offer two different rebuild kits, a standard rebuild kit and a high performance version.  The standard rebuild kit is listed on our website under part number  ORE-AODE-RB, and the high performance kit is part number ORE-AODE-RB-HP.  The standard kit includes everything you see in the photograph below; clutches, steel plates, overdrive and reverse bands, the filter, the Transtec gasket set and the front and rear bushings.

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The high performance kit includes all of the same products, however, the clutches are the high performance Red Raybestos brand and the steel plates are the black Kolene steels.  Also, both the overdrive and the reverse band are in Kevlar with the HP kit.

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With every rebuild,  we always recommend a good shift kit as a compliment to the new transmission.  For the 4R70W AODE 4R75E 4R75W transmission, the Transgo shift kit has proven to be a very effective upgrade.  We have it listed under part number  TRG-SKAODE.  The shift kit helps address the overdrive band failure in this transmission as well as cleaning up the shifting, giving cleaner, more firm shifts.  It increases the lube to some of the bearing areas, eliminating the bearing failures.  It definitely helps keep the new transmission from burning up.

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We also recommend installing a new separator plate with your rebuild.  The Superior “Super Tough Plate” saves time and money by preventing costly No-Go’s and comebacks in the Late 2000-up 4R70W AODE 4R75E 4R75W transmissions by helping to eliminate plate cracking and cross leaks caused by constant pounding from the2-3 Accumulator Piston Spring Retainer on the stock separator plate.  We have it listed under part number SUP-K092.

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If you do not already have one and you plan to do this rebuild yourself, we highly recommend the ATSG transmission rebuild manual for the AODE transmission.  You can find it under part number ATSG-AOD-E.  It is a paperback manual filled with exploded view diagrams, diagnosis and rebuilding instructions.  We also carry the update handbook for the Ford AODE 4R70W 4R75E 4R75W transmission under part number ATSG-AOD-EU. It covers all changes that have occurred from 1992-UP including parts affected by the changes, interchangeability, and part numbers.

These manuals are a must for any DIY-er.  Even the professional shops use these high-quality ATSG manuals.

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Part number SNX-SBK-F6 will be the Torrington bearing kit you will need for this transmission.   It is recommend to replace the Torrington bearings.  The rear #9 Torrington goes out in these transmissions very often so it is something you definitely want to change.

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If the transmission has many miles on it, you will want to consider changing out the electronics as well.  Here are the parts you will need:

 

  1. Shift solenoid pack, part number NTP-47871L
  2. TCC solenoid, part number NTP-47870L
  3. Pressure control solenoid, part number NTP-47879M

 

Instead of looking for electronics a la carte, we do also carry a complete electronics kit for the AODE 4R70W 4R75E 4R75W transmission, part number OPT-AODE-ELEC.  This kit will contain the internal wiring harness, case connector, dual pack shift solenoids, torque converter clutch solenoid (TCC), electronic pressure control solenoid (EPC), the temperature sensor (included with the internal harness in years 1998 and up) the output speed sensor and the turbine speed sensor (in years 2004 and up).  This kit makes it easy to purchase everything you need to change out your electronics in one complete package. 

Finally, one of the problems with these transmissions is they don’t get the end play correct so everything is sliding back and forth uncontrollably which can cause a transmission to burn up way too soon.  It is highly recommended to get rid of excess slop in the transmission by using this selective thrust washer kit, part number NTP-K47940.

All of the products mentioned above are in stock and available for shipment right away.  Because there are slight differences in products based on your transmission year, be sure to ask if you have any questions about your application and parts compatibility.  We are always available via email at salesdesk@optsales.com.

 

 

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