4T60E Parking Brake Actuator

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[XTRevolution]

Cool, I'm using Castrol Dex 6. I hope I won't need more than 8 quarts, because that's all i bought, $6.69 a quart.

[EuroSS]

and have u used this b4?  like feedback, might change mine

[XTRevolution]

and have u used this b4?  like feedback, might change mine

Haven't used this before, so we'll see now. I just don't trust other companies based on that quote earlier. I'd rather play it safe, and synthetic blend vs. conventional is better in my book.

I'll let you know how it works out.
Post Merge: February 12, 2010, 12:31:51 AMAs it stands, the side cover is back on, the subframe is lifted and bolted back up, and I coincidentally noticed that I need a new balljoint as the rubber boot protecting it was completely shredded and it won't last much longer like that. I'll suspend the engine and drop the subframe tomorrow in order to replace the oil pan gasket.

In any case, here's my progress.

All of these pictures will be added into the final writeup.

Here's the picture I linked earlier. That plate probably prevents the car from being pushed into park while its moving. In any case, it can be pushed down fairly easily with the rod as you're inserting it. I first had issues because I thought it was supposed to be rotated.



Shifter linkage plate. The second picture shows the notch that's open to allow the parking pawl rod to fit through.




Here's the plate bolted back up and the pawl inserted. This part took me 1 hour. I've forgotten that when I work late at night, I sometimes forget the stupidest things, such as the direction in which you're supposted to rotate a nut to screw it on. I was trying to screw that 15mm nut on in reverse.  :facepalm:




Here's the spring I mentioned earlier, and the picture of it installed:




And here's the clearance you have between the subframe and the transmission at the frontmost bolt (the closest one to the subframe) with the replacement bolts I put in to get rid of those T40 torx bolts:

[AWeb80]

nice.

and that trans is pretty clean inside!  how many miles are on this rebuild?

I almost want to rebuild one again....but not have to do the work taking it out of the car

[XTRevolution]

69k miles on the rebuild.
Post Merge: February 12, 2010, 05:32:41 PMSHE LIVES!!!!

No leaks or anything. Shifts smooth as butter. You can't even tell.

[Ioxoxo]

Observe the end of the broken rod. You'll notice it tapers out toward the end. This tapering makes it impossible to get the end off the rod, as the inner diameter of the rod toward the back is smaller than it is in the opening. Were it not this way, I would have had one hell of a time with a telescoping magnet trying to get that end out of the parking pawl deep inside the transmission.

Why you don't take of the actuator guide from other side of the tranny?
It is free access for take it from tranny and get the end of the broken rod without telescoping magnets.