Not a good sound..

[RD_Atlanta]

Could they tell what actually caused all of that damage?

 

[silverbullet04]

Could they tell what actually caused all of that damage?

Not really. Basically they said this isn't the first time they've seen it with these transmissions.

When I initially went there as my transmission was failing, he told me what it was as soon as he heard and felt it during the test drive. The pictures after the fact just proved he was right.

 

[ohioriver]

Pictures from the shop of the damage.

Wow.. that's nasty!

 

[silverbullet04]

Wow.. that's nasty!

Indeed. It actually sounded way worse then it felt. Believe it or not, the car was still shifting through gears, even when this was happening. I'm sure if I kept driving it like that, it would have completely failed.

 

[BuickGirlFromMars]

Got the car back today. All is good now! She's strong!

Did you have a shift kit or any upgrades to the pan magnets or fluid pipes done at the time?

A shift kit from a fresh build should keep the 2nd gear frictions from wearing as fast as they do on stock, without requiring a specific throttle regimine to prevent excess wear

Also the TAPs I hope were deleted, because the battery is under your seat if it wasn’t disconnected for 30 minutes or more the old adaptives would be used on your fresh trans which would probably cause it to be overly harsh or seem odd in ways for a long time till the new adaptives overwrite the old

 

[BuickGirlFromMars]

Pictures from the shop of the damage.

I hate being wrong on my guess but yeah that final drive has seen better days. Wonder if it was from lubrication insufficiency. Did they replace your radiator or at least flow test your end tank cooler?

Consider an aftermarket auxiliary to keep your trans alive longer , you’re looking at MANY future miles with your unbeatable engine, and fresh trans if you don’t do anything but small proactive things like a new rad(or flow tested), aux cooler, shift kit , magnet TSB, dex vi, fluid pipe upgrade , etc are done.

If you haven’t done any of those you are SAFE driving till your first service which I would personally recommend (but only for caution/overly protective, not for a specific reason)at the factory interval for dex iii in owners manual , but listen to the shop if they said you’re safe to push that out further.

I’d just recommend it as a treat to your trans when the fluid gets changed next 🙂

 

[silverbullet04]

Did you have a shift kit or any upgrades to the pan magnets or fluid pipes done at the time?

A shift kit from a fresh build should keep the 2nd gear frictions from wearing as fast as they do on stock, without requiring a specific throttle regimine to prevent excess wear

Also the TAPs I hope were deleted, because the battery is under your seat if it wasn’t disconnected for 30 minutes or more the old adaptives would be used on your fresh trans which would probably cause it to be overly harsh or seem odd in ways for a long time till the new adaptives overwrite the old

Shift kit and upgraded pan magnets were installed on the failed tranny. Both are also done on the rebuild. Battery was disconnected during the whole rebuild.