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« Last post by ehjorten on August 11, 2025, 08:49:59 am »
Ended up being the lock cylinder. I got a rebuild kit though and put in all new bearings, rack, lock cylinder plastic gear, ignition switch, turn signal, tilt parts, etc. Got it all back together this weekend and she is driving again! Steering wheel is a little off. Will have to pull the wheel again and adjust. I did mark it when I removed it, but it was kind of hard to tell what was my mark and what was a previous mark. Steering is pretty well centered, so it isn't way off.
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« Last post by JohnnyPopper on August 10, 2025, 12:57:20 pm »
It's amazing what good circulation does for both animate and inanimate subjects.
If you use the same pan, put one magnet inside the bottom of the pan and an opposing magnet underneath, or outside the pan.
You can clean them off during the next service/filter change.
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« Last post by 1980K20 on August 09, 2025, 09:33:38 pm »
Thanks all! I put it back together, filled it up and drove around the block successfully. Transmission guy suggested to drive it over on Sunday so there’s less time on the road and i have more time for tow truck just in case. Good idea.
He’s confident in his ability to rebuild this, as you say very straightforward. I asked about buying a tci or something. I got an earful about cheap parts, sometimes good builder sometimes not. So I’ll have this guy rebuild it.
I’ve got engine oil coming from the converter cover. Rear seal? Also some coolant, another surprise. They’ll correct whatever else is wrong while it’s up. Probably going to be a month or two. They have two lifts for classics. They’ll pull my tranny inbetween other classics. So i have to wait for a lift to open after it’s rebuilt.
Bought some magnets but my pan is aluminum. Surprised the drain plug did not have a magnet. I stacked some magnets on the outside of the drain plug. May not do much.
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« Last post by JohnnyPopper on August 09, 2025, 08:43:54 pm »
Wow Shifty- I should look for the DIY rebuild on YT! If it's that ubiquitous there are probably many ways I can save $. Granted, I have never ventured into automatic transmissions, but one can grow facing their fears. Know a guy who kept worn clutch discs within a certain tolerance, to use them to recreate the standard stack of clutches called for. His reason was that more clutch surface was better. Sounds reasonable... 
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« Last post by Shifty on August 09, 2025, 03:25:19 pm »
Fortunately, a TH350 is the cheapest transmission out there, and hard to screw up. In the 80's, I built a bunch of them for less than $100 with a shift kit (but minus the converter)
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« Last post by JohnnyPopper on August 09, 2025, 08:24:52 am »
With that much 'gold' I would think you're on borrowed time as well.
If your priority is to get her back on the road, you can gamble that you can clean it up enough with new filter and oil to get there. You won't know till you try, ergo the 'gamble'.
Or go for the replacement.
If option 1 is your path, I would strongly recommend some rare earth magnets to catch the 'dust' that will still be in circulation.
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« Last post by 1980K20 on August 08, 2025, 08:30:21 am »
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« Last post by 1980K20 on August 08, 2025, 12:16:47 am »
Thanks for all the advice. First the good news
1. The fluid didn’t smell near as bad as i remembered.
2. Perhaps the reason my transfer case always leaks is the hose vent was hitting the top of the truck. Perhaps it put enough pressure to seal it and not let it vent properly. Maybe.
Now for the bad news.
I thought i struck gold with that pretty metallic looking fluid. The filter was certainly clogged with mostly small shavings and some big shavings. I have videos but for now a few pictures. We’ll sort, i don’t know how to make the pictures small enough from this fancy iphone.
Started thinking about a new tremec. Stick shift! Just more cost and hassle.
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« Last post by berserk on August 07, 2025, 10:27:15 am »
I'm 6'5 300+ 🤣 so I'm going to attempt to do it with my winch and my self outside the truck or I may blow some money on a shipping container with those preexisting side doors so I can get out.
Only other option is removing the rear window, but I'm determined to get the old truck in the container because mice tear up and live in trucks that aren't driven on my property.
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« Last post by ehjorten on August 07, 2025, 09:00:00 am »
Another piece of advice...if you have metal in the pan, you will have metal in the converter. You can never drain that out. When a transmission grenades, you pretty much want to just replace the converter. Another thing you can do is install an inline magnetic filter on the cooler line. Replace that magnetic filter periodically. It is good insurance to keep metal particles from circulating through the system. https://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com/product/NTP-22776F.html?srsltid=AfmBOorsjEJlJB8zAxaCRJrNT6WmyQ6QTyJrkXhZ6-REcjdGJtsWWowLa70
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