February 22, 2016
Too Close For Comfort: Pinpointing 4L60-E Gear Train Assembly Problems
Steve Garrett
This kit must be used with a '97-later stamped steel forward piston or the aluminum piston in Sonnax forward sleeve kit 77733-52K. It cannot be used with '96-earlier OE cast aluminum forward piston or older Sonnax billet forward piston 77764-01.
The GM 4L60, 4L60-E, 4L65-E and 4L70-E input drum assembly is known to crack and strip out splines where the input shaft is pressed into it (where the overrun piston rides). Sonnax offers a hardened steel sleeve that reinforces the input drum to prevent this failure. Sonnax input housing overrun sleeve kit 77733-51KA includes a custom manufacured overrun piston designed for use only with a stamped steel forward piston, eliminating the need to use aluminum forward pistons. For additional torque capacity, this kit can be used in conjunction with input housing forward sleeve kit 77733-52K.
February 22, 2016
Steve Garrett
April 28, 2017