BUILD THREAD Project long time coming

[Tony1968]

I would say more likely main seal. Check out the pic on my 170k mile 5.3 in my truck in post #1. I replaced the seal and leak fixed.

Texas82GP's GMT900

A little less than two weeks ago the transmission went out on my daily driver. It's a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500, regular cab, short bed, two-wheel drive with a 5.3 and a 4L65E transmission. The 4L65E has been built twice in the last 50k miles. It has some nice goodies inside it but I keep finding...

gbodyforum.com

Everything is new and when I built it i followed directions to a T especially with rear main. 😠

 

[Injectedcutty]

Everything is new and when I built it i followed directions to a T especially with rear main. 😠

Tony i did the same man, and my front seal basically leaked from day 1. It took a couple hundred miles to locate the source because the crank pulley was slinging oil on underside of water pump, fuel lines, dripping down pan to lowest point before dripping on ground. It wasn't hitting exhaust and smelling so I fought to find it.
FYI, front cover was new with new seal(prolly chyna). I installed a new felpro USA Seal and been fine since.

 

[Streetbu]

Well, the good news is that I know which pullers WON'T work. First three were too big, last just doesn't have enough lip on the arms to stay behind the bearing while using the slide hammer. I borrowed these from a friend. Ordered a different style off Amazon. Supposed to be here Saturday.

 

[64nailhead]

Ughh, are you trying to get the pilot bearing out?

 

[Texas82GP]

This is the one I have. Stanley Proto. Had it since the early 2000's...

 

[Streetbu]

Ughh, are you trying to get the pilot bearing out?

Yes, I hadn't realized there were two different bearings, I need the smaller one that sits further in the crankshaft. So now I need to remove this one.

 

[motorheadmike]

Fill the hole with grease and hammer a socket extension into the hole. Let physics do the rest.

 

[Turbo Zach]

Body saw or diegrinder?

 

[fleming442]

Fill the hole with grease and hammer a socket extension into the hole. Let physics do the rest.

It sounds so easy, yet I've never been able to make it happen. You just end up with your crank hole full of crap.....

wait? wut?

 

[motorheadmike]

It sounds so easy, yet I've never been able to make it happen. You just end up with your crank hole full of crap.....

wait? wut?

Use wet bread instead... and give yourself a yeast infection