10-26-2020, 06:44 PM | #1 |
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Turbo 475
Hey guys, I have found a turbo 475 at a wrecking yard, looks to be a unit from a motor home. I haven’t ever heard of the 475 before and thought it would be a more stout option Than a 400. I haven’t found a ton of information on them and wanting to get some insight wether or not it’s a good idea to buy and rebuild or not. Wanting to know what you guys think?
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10-26-2020, 07:40 PM | #2 |
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Re: Turbo 475
My understanding has been that the difference between
a standard TH400 and a TH475 is the TH475 has some straight cut gears that are noisier and stronger and that the TH475 has support for a tail-shaft e-brake. I have seen more straight gears blown up than I have the helical gears so I wouldn't get too hung up on it. If you ever looked at the aftermarket gearsets for racing you will find that they have more pinion gears but ALL of them on the market are helical rather than straight, despite the fact that straight gears are easier and cheaper to make. My guess is the factory went to straight gears in high load applications to reduce thrust loading in the gear train, rather than any inherent strength advantage of a straight gear. Guys who build performance 400's simply rollerize the output, making the thrust loading a non-issue.
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Re: Turbo 475
GM built the TH475 to compete in the HD truck market. Where as the brand F C6 was strong enough from the factory.
Like you I scored one, but 25 years ago. At that time the average trans guy didn't know what could be done with it, and I traded it away for a TH400 core that I had built. I was using mine in a C10 I was building. It is basically a HD version of a TH400, and lots of things can be done with them. Just besure to get rid of the TH475 converter which has no choices for performance. If that is your angle. |
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Of course this means nothing in a HP build as you said.....Helical Cut Gears are naturally stronger because they have more Contact Surface Area. |
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Motorhome 3500/350/30 chassis are considered Light Duty. |
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10-27-2020, 10:59 PM | #6 |
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Re: Turbo 475
Is the AT545 similar to the AT542? I have the AT542 in my motorhome and the TC seems to have an incredible amount of slip in it.
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Very similar as they are both members of the AT54x family. A lot of TC slip is normal.
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Thanks for the input. I decided not to grab it
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TH475s all had spur cut gears. All came in heavy duty applications. All tend to be noisy, but never have problems with gears cutting into the cages which is a problem in heavy duty applications. All are nothing more than a TH400 or TH375C with spur cut gears.
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i have one from a 1982 motor home. 23k miles.
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You need to fully disassemble the trans and change the output shaft and extension housing...
The 475 transmissions used straight cut planetary gear sets, the standard car units used helical gear sets,,,,these may need to be swapped over, just depends on the output shaft available... Hope this helps...
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I want to remove the drum and the back plate.
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12-06-2020, 10:14 AM | #14 |
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Remove the large nut & the flange.
The drum should slide off like a rear drum. Than you can remove the bolts holding the backing plate to the rear housing. Here is a youtube link that shows how... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-p0CVL6nA If you are looking to make this 475 a slip yoke car style trans, you need to change the entire output shaft which requires dismantling the trans.
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