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Re: NV4500 swap installed and rollin!
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Originally Posted by SunSoaked
$1000 in parts? I'm fixing to rebuild my spare nv4500 at about half that price from Allstate. I wouldn't buy a used trans without assuming it needs rebuilt. Although I got lucky on my current one I just installed but I was able to drive the donor truck before he pulled it.
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I've been deliberating between torqueking parts and rockauto parts. I would save a bit by buying from rockauto, but I'd still have to order some parts elsewhere if I did that. Torqueking has everything in stock. The biggest share of that cost is the rebuild kit itself, at $500. The rest of the expense is in the oil, the chipped 51-tooth countershaft fifth gear, the input shaft with its chipped gear, the trashed 3/4 hub, and a few small bits that I'll need.
Torqueking uses better quality bearings than rockauto offers, and the bearings were what caused my issues in the first place, so I feel some obligation to install the best bearings I can. I really don't want to go back in to this transmission. I'll be welding the fifth gear nut and gear together, so that shouldn't be failing any time soon.
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1987 C6P V20 truck, 2010 LMG 5.3, AFM delete, 2010 Camaro exhaust manifolds, 1997 nv4500, 1991 np241c, hydroboost, 2005 14bff axle & driveshaft, drop-n-lock gooseneck, 4.10 gears, stock suspension, rims, and tires. Still a work in progress. Any questions or suggestions are welcome!
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