Broken parts inside our C6 T56! Transmission rebuild Pt 3
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2023
- Rebuilding our T56 out of our 2006 C6 Corvette! What an adventure. Off we go!
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I’ve got to hand it to you for the trans rebuild. I would’ve boxed the whole thing up and dropped it off at the trans guys. And I would’ve had the stock flywheel resurfaced. Not every machine shop could resurface a flywheel but the best one I used back in the 70s was a guy that worked out the of an old chicken house. He did the best machine work of anybody for 10 counties around. He took a lot of ribbin’ until people saw his work & then they were having to eat their words. I really enjoy the videos and continue to pray for Aaron’s improvement & recovery & for Emily’s strength and patience as a helpmate.
Vice grip is by far the best ur show is at the same level mite not think that means much but i promise the only thing i could do to mean more is get u millions of subscribers which u deserve if u read get to read this u really should give each other a pat on the back both awesome truly r guy's.
Sure do appreciate it!!
Thanks for another episode in the Corvette C6 trans saga! You guys got this, you will get it overhauled & reinstalled and have one nice-driving car! Yes, DO replace the clutch assembly & rear main seal while you're in there. The end result will be perfect operation and an enjoyable car!
You guys rock, and God bless you both!
Plastic hammers are very good, loved your tractor engine build 👏 I'm a plant mechanic and have to say you have a good woman and great help 👍 🇮🇪
Ah , the big city ! Retired elevator mechanic here and a street rodder. Arron would still be waiting at the counter without you with him ! LOL Love the Nova II, one of my girl fellow elevator mechanics had a the same in a wagon as a daily driver around 1990 or so and she loved it. I inherited a 72 from MIL in late 70's I6 with 2 sp. Great in the snow and ice.
Enzymes !
Emily, you should be holding that torquey drill with both hands, wrap your left hand around the back end and have a death grip on it ! Never break a wrist.
Can't wait for the road trip, love you guys !
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I had to LOL when you mentioned "the sickness" because I was right there with you! "Yep, that's what my car's gotta sound like"!!! Outrageous when you just proved "the sickness" we all share!!!!!
I just drove from Las Vegas to Tampa FL by way of I-40. Pot holes galore! A cop pulled me over in Arkansas, because I was swerving to miss the holes. He laughed and didn't even ask me for my license or registration. He did however ask me what was in my 20ft. enclosed trailer. I said a '73 Dodge Charger, and he said, "Wow! Cool!" I was coming back from the Musclecars at the Strip event. Have a great trip!
This series is awesome. I always thought that rebuilding a t56 was super difficult but like Aaron said, if you keep things organized and take your time its not that bad.
The ONE thing I always advise people with pressure washer to get is a turbo nozzle. It is like supercharger for your power washer.
Thanks for sharing your talents and adventures!!!
The "Derekism" that I first caught was when you were talking about the cat bolts, giving them a little "Ssssst" 😉.
Good morning and good afternoon. Aaron and Emily .you guys need to keep the Chevy2 Nova 4 door around . To a little cruiser for around town . Yep I'm the Chevy2 Nova Kidd in Flint Michigan . 62-67 is the little body car .1968 Chevy 2 Nova the frist big body too .the last one of the Chevy 2 Nova . Been watching now for two years .🎉🎉🤓👀👀🎊🍀
Nice to see Aaron healing up well. Loving the new vibe of your channel. I feel that you all used your time away well. Wishing you all the best.
Love that you’re actually going deeper into the trans. It’ll be much more reliable. I also just love that Aaron is so much more interactive. Keep that magic going and embrace the wrench life! Living vicariously through you two 🫵🏻👍🏻♥️
Love this channel. I had a high-end body shop for 20 years with altogether 11 employees. You could fit 20 cars inside. Anyhow, let me share something with you. GM. When the upper hinge on a door would get damaged it was a nightmare to replace. What GM did was close the door at the factory, crawl inside and place one bolt from the inside of the front pillar through the hinge. Then they would open the door and install the other two bolts. This did not allow for any fine adjustment.
Now here is the nightmare. To replace the upper hinge, you could not access the one bolt from the inside without taking the dash out which is an 8-hour job according to the crash manuals. The insurance company refused to pay to do it, and only allowed a half hour to just replace the hinge. So, here you have a high-end expert working flat rate to remove the dash. That is just where the fun begins. The dash is which is thick cardboard upper deck shelf covered in cheap vinyl. The only thing holding it in are thin metal clips. In order to remove it, after going through everything else, you could only tug on it, and inevitably, the carboard would tear, so when you placed the dash back in there, the chance of getting a rattle etc. was pretty high.
Then you get to the wiring harness with all of the different, or should I say, they are all the same connectors that snap together, so if you are not careful by labeling each one of the connections, you could, and sometimes do, put the wrong connection together. Then the customer comes back and says their dash lights aren't working, and their turn signals are constantly blinking. Mind you, it took 8 hours to remove this thing.
Just so you know how absurd this thing is, I want you to reflect on what the Japanese mfrs. did not have any two wiring connectors the same under the dash. One was an H pattern, another an L pattern, another a rectangle; it was impossible to hook anything else up wrong. You could only snap together the proper shaped connectors.
Then to fully understand the frustration of replacing the doors upper hinge, when you did finally get all three bolts out, and inside threaded plate would drop down into the hollow front door pillar hinge mounting section all the way down into the rocker panel. Now what are you supposed to do? Put some bubble gum on a stick and fish it out through the narrow hinge/hole opening from the upper hinge area? And when you do, how to you hold it in place while you secure it with bolts.
What Porsche did, (which wound up being 50% of what I worked on), was simply spot weld a small cage around the inside where the through bolt mounting plate goes, so when you released the bolts, it would only drop down, let's say a half inch, and the round opening in the sheet metal would allow you to fine tune the hinge position. With fine tuning you realize why a Porsche door closes with a ping perfectly, whereas... okay you don't need me to remind you the clunk when a GM door closes, and it only gets worse with wear, and can't be fine-tuned/adjusted. What you resort to doing is jacking the door up, bending it so it doesn't close so bad.
When working on a Porsche with an impacted door hinge, you are not focusing on raising the whole game up to the next level. You support the door with a protective board covered in a rug or towel. You gently remove the door, do your repairs in such a way that when you paint it you absolutely cannot tell it from a new factory install.
What many shops do when they are working on the GM hinge problem is simply cut it off with a wizzy tool, then install the new one with two bolts, and glue on a fake third bolt so it doesn't look like you did a shoddy repair, and then hope and pray that car does not get into an accident, with the door being torn off, thereby exposing you to a liability suit. Even worse yet was the mig welded it permanently onto the hinge pillar.
Don't misunderstand me, my favorite car of all time was my 1966 Chevy Malibu 327 4spd convertible, in Marina Blue Metallic with a white convertible top. 305hp with a bench seat, and a Muncie shifter. It only had 35,000 miles on it when I bought it for only $1500. (I guess I am showing my age.🙂 It had a 308 rear, and a wide ratio trans, so it would jump out of the hole, but by the time you got up to 4th gear, the motor would barely be idling doing 60 mph and gave me 20 mpg on the highway, all the way beating GTO's. (gas was 29 cents a gallon back then too.) Then there was my 69 Camaro SS350. My 66 Corvette convertible, or my 74 Corvette orange with a tan gut. I could go on. I try to love them all, but after a while dealing with the engineering headaches, I finally became a shop that specialized in imported cars. Thanks for letting me share this with you.
I really like the new method you and Aaron seem so happy it shows in videos.❤
I love watching you two take a car that works but “has issues” and work at fixing things. It’s inspiring because that’s kinda how I operate too! Looking forward to seeing this Vette improve. 🚗💨
Best part of your content is how truly realistic you are with what you are doing and not trying to act like you know everything. Life is an adventure and chasing that adventure with a best friend and spouse makes it an amazing life. Have a Great road trip.
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Emily, I just found your UTUBE channel and I love it! You and your husband are a great team and the love you have for each other is amazing! Keep putting out your videos so I can keep watching, it's a different content than the farming videos I watch everyday 😊
Hey from Trenton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 Love that you don’t always use the proper tools to get the job done. Let the haters hate.
You guys are awesome
make sure you check your harmonic balancer Little cracks in the rubber known to go
I came for the great mechanical work, hung around for the hilarious and heartfelt content and was 100% hooked by the AMAZING family dynamics! I recommend you guys channel to everyone I know, always! Yet another awesome episode 👏
You’re awesome, thank you so much!!!
Got 02 Vette C5 6speed,57BelAir 2dr ,Love ur show,MikwS,Hobart,Ok
You look much better than Derek you said psstpsstrefering to spraying the rusty stuff
Tip for you or anyone using a Fidanza flywheel: They say that the green coating on the steel friction surface is just protection that will wear away on first use--don't believe it. Take some acetone or brake cleaner and wipe the green stuff off before you install the clutch--at least where the friction clutch material will touch it. Mine melted(!) to the clutch pads on first use, and would not release. That green stuff is a thin layer of plastic, so it just melts as it gets warm. I had to take everything apart and pry the clutch disk off the flywheel using a flathead screwdriver. I was able to reuse everything, no damage. But what a pain to have to drop the trans twice.
Kudos to both of you on modifying your trajectory to do the trans service right. It's a bit more time, but it will be worth it when you get to keep driving it later on.
Vice Grip Garage has that effect on lots of people. Lol.
Can't wait until you have to use the "Toy" hammer. Have a safe trip to Vegas.
It's good to see the "Kid" again...she is really growing up fast! She's a cutie and a bit of a ham, what fun. I think that your decision to really get into it is wise and the peace of mind that you now know what you have will add to your enjoyment going forward. Good call!
If you're not a pig you can't say "ham". That is digital porkface.
Check the back of the flywheel for oil. If it's dry, keep looking for the leak. Good to replace the seal since you're in there anyway. Big expensive job but it will be awesome when you get it back together. Great job! Glad you're all doing well. You've been through a lot!
Well noticed a few things on this video that were cool, first the kid coming over to lend a hand, she did an awesome job cleaning off the housing, you could almost eat lunch off it now. Second the road trip in Tye Nova don’t care if it’s the 4 door version I’d be road tripping it to. Third that toy hammer Aaron you’re going to really appreciate that when you’re taking apart a transmission when you hit the housing and you don’t crack it. Those cast aluminum pieces are a little sensitive, also find while doing a project the more you dig the more you find. Had an old wooden porch on our property and it was a little spongy, took off a top layer and found the main joist at the one end had two fingers worth of wood holding it up, the one beside had three fingers worth. So I said that’s coming down, and noticed the roof over top had a lean to it and noticed it was being held up by the rotten decking material. So had to manage to hold that up with some bracing while I rebuilt things. Long story short I overbuilt the new front porch, we can have 6 adults standing on it at once and about 3 feet of snow resting on that portion of roof top without issue. Love that you’re taking your time and doing it right. And remember if you run into the issue of “ well where the heck does this go” just watch your video where you took it apart you’ll come across it.
Little creatures that eat the grease??? Love it!
My recommendation would have been to take Everything to them for reassembly considering the work just to get it out of the car. Good luck. Please don't let hubbys barber cut Your hair. Anaerobic bacteria! I think all Chevys and possibly other GM's have that top Bell Housing bolt. Good move changing Clutch and Pressure Plate and Flywheel. I didn't know they used rivets anymore. Hope you got a Pilot Shaft. Wishing You a great trip.
Its good to see you two having fun, in the shop or elsewhere. Nice to see the slow, smooth, steady approach to this project. Like y'all said "other stuff would have failed", & cost even more, both time &$$... And, need to get Emily a holster, lol, shouldn't be dropping that gun on the floor... Safe travels! Thanx !
Great series... I love watching transmissions being worked on. I've never cracked one open myself, though that day may come and I'll be thankful I watched this series. Thanks and safe travels out west.
Emily, I admire you for the care that you give Finley. You always allow him to be close to you where he wants to be.You includes him in many of your adventures. I Have three cats and your treatment of Finley has made me more aware of how interact with my cats. An example of that was when I was sorting paper work Into several boxes I noticed 2 of them were trying to get closer to me. Normally I would have just continued but your influence made me aware to move the boxes to allow them closer.
Emily and Aaron I would recommend getting an 1/2 to 3/8 impact extension for when you doing transmission and bell housing work, Matco and Snap On both make them, Matco numbers for the 24" and 33" are CXP24BBL and CXP33BBL , sorry I don't have the Snap On numbers. If you add 3/8 impact wobble sockets to the them you can get in a really tight spots compared to the 1/2 impact wobble sockets. I know even the 3/8 wobble sockets are expensive but I think the Harbor Freight and Gear Wrench ones would probably be okay for the amount of use that you would need out them. Also longer regular extensions tend to wind up like a torsion bar when used on a impact with any power. I get nervous when I watch you guys using a regular non impact u joint swivels and non impact sockets,. I don't see to need to see you guys getting shrapnel from a conventional socket or u joint in the face or teeth, don't ask me how I know. Aaron and Emily take care, I enjoy your videos!
I love seeing this trans rebuild. Its great to see Aaron smile more. I get the feeling that after this he may take this education to use for an OBS rebuild!
While you have the back cover off - install an aluminum bar bell from Improved Racing. It goes in the oil port you see above the crank.
Thanks guys, what to some is a can of worms is to others a blessing in disguise. Do I need to bring a sweater?
Central California watching
Ya'll deserve a prize for rescuing that poor Corvette from whoever had it before.
Hay FSG, I purchased a ‘64 Nova 4 door back in ‘68. We drove the paint off that “ole gal”. Many Chevrolets later,I purchased a 2006 Corvette, silver btw. Looks like we think alike on cars. Great series on the trans.
"your best side"... " My wallet?".... Outstanding! You catz are the best
I love it when Aaron says "I am staring at this and wondering where everything goes" 😂 famous last words. Love the Emily shirt with the BRONCO adventure mobile on it🎉. Stay safe in Vegas.
Glad to see you have invested in a copper and dead blow mallet !! That will keep my blood pressure down when I'm watching your vidios
So glad you guys are doing so well can't wait to see the road trip.
Okay my favorite part of this video was "Words". That was so awesome.
You guys look so much happier! Thanks for the interesting video, Aaron you are the man on that trans, don't care what gets said it's a hard job! You guys take care!
Great video!
The Kid is absolutely awesome!
I think you are doing what needs to be done. Fix what needs fixing and drive it!
Hi guys…guess I missed what your new vehicle is. Have had 6 Vettes at a time still have my first one a 64 convertible with hardtop as well. Just fired up my 94 first time since hurricane Ian. Have been with you from the beginning and never miss a video. Enjoy what you both are doing it is fun watching. Don’t let negative comments get you down. Guess I am way behind not knowing about your newest ride, where we all are going in Los Vegas, finally are you going to give us an update on your house renovations ? Take care and stay safe.
The phrase of the day is "scope creep". When one little thing leads to much more. As in, My 4l60e gained 2 extra neutrals, so while it's down for repairs, I'll replace the knock sensors too.
Those "toy hammers" don't bounce back on impact. They transfer all the power in a swing to whatever they hit. The bronze hammer is because bronze is softer than anything you might want to hit with a hammer so it won't damage the struck item.
it is so great to see young people getting outside and helping with things around the shop and the young lady looks like she is having a great time!
Agreed! "The kid" needs her own channel, she's quite the funny character
It's always fun watching you two tackling these cars head on! Looking forward to the new addition to the fleet. Keep up the great work you guys and always great content.
Admire the both of you for tackling the transmission and all of the other things on the Corvette. I don't think it looks like the easiest car to work on. Keep up the great content!!!!!!!!
Yeah the kid is back,Mr.Finley were are you, don't drop parts,in the kitty litter ❤❤❤❤Love you guys Jim
Nice old Chevy! I had a 65 Chevy II, 6 cylinder, 3 on the tree! Great to old Chevy. 😁
Found you guys not too long ago but absolutely love watching you both. So jealous, maybe I can get my wife to help me lace a shoe. Baby steps!!!
Emily, You were absolutley "Radiant " in todays video. Never seen someone Glow like you from both in and out. And yes Erin has a manly Glow. Please be safe on your long trip. So glad I get to share the trip with you. #Eagles# A Peaceful Easy Feeling
Rear seal leak was actually a blessing. Get everything correct while you’re in there. Keep that rear main seal plate, clean it up, replace the seal and you have an extra one on the shelf. Love the content! Thank you! Safe travels to y’all!
Of course Ms. Emily starts talking about having "junk in the trunk" and it instantly brings out the 3rd grader in me! Ms. Emily speaking fluent VGG is too awesome for words! Just really happy that you both are able to get back into the swing of things!
I also cleaned out Nana’s trunk last night - we sent the grandkids home and got busy baby!! 😹😹
Love you, Arron, (and Derek). Great video. Looking for the next, and the Corvette on the road!
I'm going to call you guys kids because I'm older than God. I get a kick out of the Hocus Pocus you go through when working on the cars. The Corvette is a real teaser. I had a 62' Vette for fourteen years that I raced. Back then Isky and Mallory were the big names for parts I told you I was old. Tip for the day: Go to a dollar store and buy oven cleaner for degreasing. Luv your videos and keep them coming. Dale
My favorite from Derrick is “ that’s way to much, perfect!”
Good thing you kept on digging while you had the trans out, that clutch was smoked for sure and I thought the pilot bearing looked seized.
I’m a heavy duty transport truck mechanic up here in Canada. Just happened to come across your CZcams channel a month or two ago when you did the John Deere engine, cool video.
I put a yella terra lightened fly wheel behind the Hot 6 in my GTR XU1 Torana ( video on my channel ) the clutch would Slip all the time because there wasn't enough Harmonic weight to make the clutch work properly, The motor reved to 8600 rpm.. Put the big heavy factory fly wheel back on.. Hooked up great..
I guess them Engineers knew what they were doing when they Designed it lmao 😂😂😂😂
Love the channel love from The Land Down Under 😘 😘 😘
Hi Emily; To get rid of the Glaring in your Video's & Photo's, install a Polarizing Filter on your lens.You'll see a Big improvement. I would also put new Oxygen sensors on also..
Thanks for posting, We enjoy you sharing with all of us!
When you get through with yours, I'll bring my 2000 for you to put a clutch in. It's not gone, but it's getting weak. Always a pleasure to watch you guys work.
Hey guys I like the way you go after the problems that you see. Have fun doing it. Just like Scooby’s mystery machine- ride to find adventure’s .
I used to get mad about all the added things I had to fix when working on a different issue altogether. I now call them the list of "While You are At its", which I heard somewhere, from some CZcamsr car guy or gal. After thinking about it, as you say in a Derek-ism, "Mozzel" Fix'em While You are At It. It costs you less to fix it at the time you are at it, since it will either get worse and cause bigger issues and time, and the prices of parts for cars don't get cheaper as they age, they go up as parts get scarce. Great Job so far! I really have very little interest in owning a Vette, but its fun watching the build anyway. Unless its a 63 Split window...
Loved seeing you all driving the Nova, again. Not that I'm a chevy guy, I do like all older cars. But seeing you 2 going down the road. Reminded me of your videos of when you bought it and the trauma at the end for Aaron! Glad to see your smiling faces!!
Arron shopping at Summit is like me at Bass Pro Shops, kid in a candy store kinda fun.
The plastic Bangin' Bangin' (dead blow hammer) gives you the force of a sledge without the surface maring and it's much lighter than a lead bangin' bangin'... Whale Away! Glad to see y'all are in the discovery mode and curing those issues! Happy Trails Guys on your Vegas trip! Prayers and blessing as well!
Great video, Its also nice to see the young lady doing things. What a way to get young ones started into cars/ Vette... hope to see more soon as well.
Great to see the youngster and her smile
Hope you are well, went to hospital and no further forward but being monitored every 3 - 6 months now.
But immune system is not in the good range.
Lol
Stay safe and enjoy your journies the both of you and your family.
Oh and the Brinkley?
Ciao,
Niall
Hey from Canada guys, I really enjoy you two, there's just something that's honest and natural about the way you interact, God bless.
Anything with nana is always awesome. Im a truck guy but that car is just pure
Man, that parts washer is super cool, so compact and ... well just perfect. I need it! Thanks for sharing. Also, again, Aaron with the hat off looks 10 years younger. I say the hat should go, don't hide that cool hair style!
The Sparks Will Be Flying At Flying Sparks Garage !!!!!!!!
When you have broken or substandard parts; it makes the build that much more difficult to do especially when its a transmission on a Corvette... Good to see the both of you working steady again.... From the home of PB Blaster Silicone spray... Cleveland, Ohio.........
Grease-Eating Creatures from the Flying Sparks Lagoon... gotta love it! Bet you could repackage those and make a fortune... lol.
I Love watching you guys working on this Corvette, I've never taken one apart so I'm learning right along with you. Thew kid is a great helper, she did a nice job on that case. Enjoy going to Vegas and I'm looking forward to going on it with you even if it's only virtually.
I useualy drop the back of the engine as far as I can when doing Transmission/gearbox it gives more access to the top bolt's of the bell housing , thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones
"That's the sickness." Best car quote ever.
Emily your so right when you listen to Derek so many time it does “ rub off “ when you said the batterie with go handle ! You did another with spray lube ! You did the “pissst “ noise when talking about the lubie dobe !
They're like the DOW "Scrubbing Bubbles" of parts cleaning solutions.
Looking forward to the CONEXPO
I was ready for a road trip and Vegas will be great. Can't wait to Ski-Daddle up out of here.
I just want to say that I enjoy you guys so much. I love the car (and boat and tractor) content, but it's your relationship and your love for people that makes your channel special.
That sure means a lot to us, thank you Kevin ❤️🙏🏼
Awesome job! my fingers cringed a bit with yours in between the bell housing and the engine while Erin was working the pry bar. Love your channel, safe travels👍
G'Day Aaron stoked to see you are a fellow "Leatherman Wingman" Cheers from down under 🤠🇦🇺
Thanks for sharing you two are very uplifting with your life adventures. Thank you. Artie ❤️
It’s good to see the Corvette getting the love it deserves, your doing an awesome job. Good luck with your Los Vegas venture and have some fun while you are there. Safe travels.
I have a 2013 60th Anniversary C6 Artic White Corvette for 7.5 years that has 22K miles on it
Try replacing the oil sensor on a 2001 Freightliner Century, take the plastic fender insert out and the sensor is on the top left rear engine covered with two wire harnesses.
the blue dead blow hammer i use to drive my shooting sticks in when i shoot black powder rifle .i like you guys
Derek and Vice Grip Garage freakin rock
Great video! Really love your Nova brings back memories.
Glad to see your getting the right tools. To set a good example... God bless and safe travels
I loved watching Dallas as a kid!
Aaron, Emily you are awesome. Love you guys. Cheers Cape town 👌🇿🇦
Derrick is great I think he talks in code for when he returns to do mods on the vehicle in the video
He a comedian
Hopefully you will be removing the drive shaft from the torque tube to inspect the "fiber joints" to make sure that they are not falling apart.
A personal note to Aaron and Emily. Today is my 75th birthday. I have been watching you for over eight years. This is my first or second message to you. I consider you my second set of grandchildren because of your personalities. Aaron, I am so happy you have Recovered and are able to work on your assortment of vehicles,planes and boats. Emily, I would like to send you a set of forearms pads, I have for you wear with your gloves. Keep your beautiful arms free from scars like I have. I wish the best for both of you. Sincerely, Bryan.
Hay guys you are doing a great job on the car love watching you guys hay y'all if you & guys have never seen this and that on u tube you need to watch his videos you will love him he reminds me of darick love his videos to anyway love you so keep on keeping on
When I was at Kent state university Summit was a 6 ft counter and two guys 😂