does anyone have a electronic service manual for a 2005 Bonneville? I mean in a .PDF file.

depends what you need. they have some stuff on autozone or here;
Free Online Workshop Repair Manuals

they dont have everything but alot of the common stuff is there.

neat page but doesnt have what i'm interested in. I'm replacing the transmission in my SLE and was hoping to get the factory breakdown on the R&R of it. Of course having a factory manual is always a good thing. I bought one from Ebay however what i got was not a factory manual, it turned out to be parts of manuals for several different cars and none of them turned out to be a 200-2005 Bonneville.

try looking for a book for a 4t65-e

from autozone;

Lock the steering column by installing tool J-42640 into the underside of the steering column.

Remove or disconnect the following:

Negative battery cable

Air cleaner

Range selector cable from the range selector lever

Range selector cable with the bracket from the transmission case

Transaxle electrical connector

Wiring harness from the wiring harness retainer

Ground cable bolt from the transaxle



Install an engine support fixture.
CAUTION
Failure to disconnect the intermediate shaft from the rack and pinion steering gear stub shaft can result in damage to the steering gear or to the intermediate shaft. This damage may cause loss of steering control, which could result in an accident and possible personal injury.



Upper engine-to-transaxle case bolts

Front tire and wheel assembly

Front fascia extensions from each side

Front air deflector




Intermediate shaft lower pinch bolt

Intermediate shaft from the power steering gear

Power steering gear heat shield

Power steering gear mounting bolts

Power steering line retainers from the frame and attach the gear to the exhaust manifold



Loosen the two mounting nuts to allow removal of the brake pressure modulator valve from the bracket.

Brake line retainers from the frame

Left transaxle mount

Frame

Front transaxle mount bracket with mount attached

Right and left drive axles from the transaxle

Transmission oil cooler hoses from the transaxle

Transaxle fluid filler tube

Torque converter cover

Flywheel-to-torque converter bolts



Support transaxle using an appropriate transaxle jack.

Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) electrical connector

Torque strut bracket-to-transaxle bolts

Torque strut bracket-to-engine bolts

Torque strut bracket

Engine-to-transaxle case bolt

Remaining transaxle-to-engine bolt

Transaxle





To install:

Installation is the reverse of removal, please note the following specifications:

Left transaxle bracket bolts to 81 ft. lbs. (110 Nm)

Rear transaxle bracket bolts to 46 ft. lbs. (63 Nm)

Lower transaxle bolts to 55 ft. lbs. (75 Nm)

Torque strut bracket-to-engine bolts to 48 ft. lbs. (65 Nm)

Torque strut bracket-to-transaxle bolts to 26 ft. lbs. (36 Nm)

Flywheel-to-torque converter bolts to 46 ft. lbs. (63 Nm)

Brake pressure modulator valve nuts 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm)

Power steering gear mounting bolts to 95 ft. lbs. (70 Nm)

Intermediate shaft lower pinch bolt to 33 ft. lbs. (45 Nm)

Upper transaxle case-to-engine bolts to 55 ft. lbs. (75 Nm)

Range selector cable bracket nuts to 18 ft. lbs. (25 Nm)



Check and adjust transaxle fluid level.

Road test vehicle and check for transaxle leaks.

excellent info JW, I was wondering if i had to drop the whole cradle with engine and trans or if i could leave te engine supported without unhooking the a/c and such.. good deal. did this info come from a manual or did they have it on the computer?

All you have to do is go to Autozone.com, and register.....

Then you add a vehicle to "MY Vehicles".......... and then click on "Repair Help", and click "Vehicle Repair Guides" from the drop down menu......not all vehicles will have the info you need, but it is a pretty good site for information....find most of my wiring diagrams there...

A subscription to Alldatadiy.com will give you much more for $15 a year.

isnt alldatadiy $15 per car per year? I know I know i should just give in and buy the $300 set of factory manuals. sometimes it is nice to know it'* right there in your hand without the oh no, there is no service in the garage to the net or oh heck don't get that oil on my laptop. I should have the new trans this weekend or early next week. local dealership tells me it'* 12 hour job flat rate. but I think thats a bit much. I have a fully tooled shop and lift at my disposal so i'm thinking I can beat that. seen a lot of dealerships putting it to people lately. state inspection wise. it'* a crime what they are doing to people who have no clue, but on the other hand, in a flat rate garage, if you are not telling people it needs fixed you prolly are not making much money. I'd rather be poor and sleep at night myself.

Well, I wondered if you had some type of lift.......

Have you eve replaced a 4t65e in a GM car before? Yes you will have to drop the cradle.......you will also have to lower the engine/tranny on the driver'* side, to get clearance for removal of the tranny....

I think flat rate is around 10 hours.....add an hour to flush the coolant lines and radiator cooler(you don't want contaminants in the fluid going back into the new/replacement tranny)....road test and check for leaks.....so 12 hours sounds about right.....

Is this a SRTA or something from a junkyard? If junkyard, you need to seriously consider doing some extra work on it.......or you could be inheriting problems from the replacement tranny(valve body, solenoids, etc.)........otherwise, at minimum, you replace the axle seals and torque converter seal, and replace fluid and filter.....