4l65e on a 02 escalade ext awd and 4l60e 4x4 suburban whats the diff

[matthew10]

i have a question might be a stupid one but i hope you can help me i have a 02 ext awd i drove it down to california and now it shifts the 1st gear fine and the 2nd revs up to 5500 then it will shift but feels really sluggish, so my buddy said lets change the oil and filter and the selinids but still did the same thing I live in az and im up here in san jose ca money is a lil tight for me and he has a 01 suburban with a fresh 4l60e 4x4 that was t boned so he said ill give you the trans so you can drive back home then rebuilt ur old one will it work for me?

[SnakeEyeSS]

Don't think it will be a direct swap. They use different wiring I believe. It might involve electronics needing to be changed also, like the control module.

 

[matthew10]

really i thought it would have been the same on the wires

[desrtrat]

it should work fine..take the 65 out and replace it with the 60. remount the AWD transfer case to the 60..the 4L60E-4L65E are the same case. only difference are some internal parts.

 

good luck

[matthew10]

thank you desrtrat im going to try in the morning

[hzhardy]

true, the case is exactly the same. the only difference is the iput shaft is beefier on the 65 and the planetary has 5 pinions vs the 60's 4.

[matthew10]

Sounds good but will still mount to my awd trans case I no the 65 is beefer I just want to get back home

[hzhardy]

The case and all mounting including tail shaft spline count and size are exact, Now i do not know if the torque converter is the same or not due to the stronger input shaft, but I would not recomend using your tq converter from your failed unit as it is possibly contaminated, just use the one from the doner vehicle. With the being said the patern for the flex plate is the same. I would also recomend replacing the tranny cooler and buy a can of line flush to clean out your lines. Remember if you remove the tq converter, when you reinstall it it will drop it three times. once for the input shaft, then the stator, then front pump. If you do not insure it is all the way in before you install the tranny you will destroy the pump. Just rotate it and slightly push till it is fully seated.

[matthew10]

Sounds great I will use everything from the doner as long as I make it home I'm good I can use the cooler from the suburban I'm sure autozone has the cleaner I hope thank you for all the good info your giving me his trans only has like 10k on it it should do for a month or too till I get mine going

[hzhardy]

g and r automotive in oklahoma had a 65 about a week ago for around 1300 with 140 miles on a wrecked denali for sale.

[matthew10]

I found a guy in Phoenix az that will do my 65 for 950 with converter as long as I pull it out the good thing Ill have it ready wen I get back to Phoenix and get rid of the 60 cheap

[hzhardy]

you can easily get what you are paying for your rebuild for the 60 gifted to you

[matthew10]

So it sounds to cheap I'm not sure what it gose for I'll still look around I just want to get home I

Like 800 miles from aslong as the 60 gives me a week or two just to get the 65 done I'm happy