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Originally Posted by Marv D
If I'm not mistakin,,, isn't the nut of the bolt on yoke a one piece , crimped type self locking nut with the washer part of the nut?
I don't know the insides of the 4L80 but just a thought here,,, I don't think it should have required a makeshift press to pull the yoke in the output shaft should it???? I think I'd be looking for damage to the splines of the output shaft or the yoke.
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No idea if that's the way it should be stock. My 4L80E is exactly like the TH400. There is a threaded hole in the output shaft of the trans. The threads were the same as the TH400. What your saying is that there should be a stud in there? Really?
I had to use a puller to get the yoke off the TH400, which I understand is pretty common. It wasn't tremendous force, just more than I could exert on the transmission laying loose on the floor pulling with my hands. And I had to press it on to the 4L80E with a threaded rod and a nut. Again, it didn't need tremendous force, and after it made it past the first set of internal seals, it slid on much easier. Once it was on far enough, I simply put the stock bolt back in, and seated it the rest of the way, It's not a slip yoke, so I expected it to be a little tight. What I didn't know about was that the o-ring -- and how it would certainly lead to a leak if it was cracked or missing. If I get a chance, I'll yank apart the tail of the TH400 and see if the o-ring is gone. As for the 4L80E, well, I have no idea and I'm not in a position to yank that tail apart now at this point. I might, however, remove the bolt and smear some silicone under the washer just in case.