transmission gearing
07-11-2003, 06:16 PM
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Yep, i've already looked it up in my chilton. It says i'll need a special thread compound, and an adapter for a socket wrench to pull it out. How much is a new O2 sensor, where could i get the compound, and is it worth it to do it myself?
07-11-2003, 08:41 PM
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Hey guys,
I wend back to the salvage yard today to check out that tranny.... I was wrong in saying that it was a LeSabre. It'* actually a Park Avenue which is the same platform (correct me if i am wrong) I looked for the sticker with all the RPO codes on it, but the spare tire cover was out out of another car. At fist glance, it looked like a 3.33 ratio, but then i compared the vin on the sticker with that of the cat and they didn’t match (the sticker was from a 3100 W body). Anyhow, this Buick had the bigger sway bar, tach and all the other "sporty" (for a Buick anyhow) stuff. Anybody have a guess as to what the ratio MIGHT be with the sportier option package? I am hoping for at least a 3.06. If it is, ill take it since it only has 74K on it and they want $65 for any tranny. BTW... there is a factory strut bar on a 95 Bonneville if anyone wants it.
I wend back to the salvage yard today to check out that tranny.... I was wrong in saying that it was a LeSabre. It'* actually a Park Avenue which is the same platform (correct me if i am wrong) I looked for the sticker with all the RPO codes on it, but the spare tire cover was out out of another car. At fist glance, it looked like a 3.33 ratio, but then i compared the vin on the sticker with that of the cat and they didn’t match (the sticker was from a 3100 W body). Anyhow, this Buick had the bigger sway bar, tach and all the other "sporty" (for a Buick anyhow) stuff. Anybody have a guess as to what the ratio MIGHT be with the sportier option package? I am hoping for at least a 3.06. If it is, ill take it since it only has 74K on it and they want $65 for any tranny. BTW... there is a factory strut bar on a 95 Bonneville if anyone wants it.
07-12-2003, 01:16 PM
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well so much for my "sporty package" idea. The damn thing is a 2.84 
But since the cahin ratio is 35/35, i can swap my diff and at least get a 3.06. Or i can get a diff out of a 3100 W body and end up with a 3.33.
But since the cahin ratio is 35/35, i can swap my diff and at least get a 3.06. Or i can get a diff out of a 3100 W body and end up with a 3.33.
07-12-2003, 07:44 PM
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I had the dealer check the ratio by looking up the VIN. It is a 2.84. Which means the chain ratio has to be 35/35. I was saying that ik can take a differential out of a 3100 W body and put it in the buick tranny and end up with a 3.33 overall ratio (which is very close to the stock 3.43 for the 3.4 DOHC)
07-13-2003, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
I wish I knew how to rework these transmissions.... if I did I would make a HD 4T60-E and add the 3.06 ratio.... Talk about tire ripping.... 
Now this I would love to know how to do... 
Now this I would love to know how to do...