southern4life_99

I discovered today that it is time to rebuild my aod but before i think toooooo hard about tearing into it I wanna know if anyone here has ever took that task on before? How hard is it? What should I expect? Finally anyone know of a decent how to on it?

mjr46

if you have to ask that question you don't have what it takes..cause you most certinally don't have all the special tools needed and know how of all the checks that need to be performed when reassembling..leave the task for rebuilding an auto/Aod to a qualified trans tech..you'll be glad you did

Jonboy2389

yes i would agree with what you said ......ask some more challenging questions lol.

1992gt400hp

sometimes not the case man... i rebuild trannys for a living and i have only done 1 AOD. LOL! id prolly need a lil pick me up on how to do it again. but you are right MJR, if you gotta ask how, youd be better off not even trying.

southern4life_99

Thats what i figured but my wife wanted to see it in black and white seeing as how we have been fighting with this car for over a month and already got one trans that was bad.[:@]I know some trans are easy to do but I have also heard that these do require special tools. UGH!! I cant win for losing. Now the guy I bought the trans from said he cant do nothing till mid June.

FLcracker9

I'm sure I'll get some negative responses, but really the only special tools you absolutely need are the lip seal protectors (they come in a set for around $100). You need a special spring compressor, but you can get by with 2 medium size c-clamps, the rest can be done with basic tools. I personally haven't done it myself, but I will be doing it in the next month or so. I don't have the money for a Lentech, but after watching a "how to" video, I feel confident that I can do this. It's not rocket science, it's just a little time consuming. The clearances are checked with a feeler guage, and the air checks on the valves are pretty straight forward. The valve body is the most critical part of the AOD, but I will be running an aftermarket one anyways. I think I can do it for around $500, including the cost of the seal protectors, as long as I don't have any damaged hard parts (this would be using red alto clutcheskolene steels, with a kevlar band, and should be more than enough to handle my 300 - 325 horses). After going through 3 AODs in 2 years in my Son's truck, to the tune of over$3500 (I know, I spentmore than a Lentech would have cost), I'm going to take the plunge!. I purchased the "Badshoe" video, and I highly recommend it for anyone who's thinking of doing it, or anyone who wants to understand how the AOD works. See the link.

http://badshoeproductions.com/products.html#aod