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Good luck.
You may want to search more about the issue on the webs.
Below is the extract from a site found on the webs, a Chevy site. Good luck:
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i got the transgo sk4t65e kit and changed accumulator springs and spacers, works great, really easy to do. drop pan, unbolt accumulator housing, pull out piston, replace spring with ones in kit and reinstall. takes about 160 bucks and about an hourCan someone give me the names of the places I can get this kit for my 2005 impala,my solienide was done 5 times in 3 years,I'm in Canada and would like to know where to buy the kit and how exactly is it installed,I saw a post on here about it 3 months ago but can't find it noe,also i think someone may have had pics posted of how to install the kit.
i found the kit by going to ebay.com and search "transgo sk4t65e" you can buy it from there or any tranny shop should sell them most likely at an inflated price
I found it easy to do. If you can change your tranny filter you can install this.
You will need about 9 qts of tranny fluid
I used seafoam for transmissions in the car for about 100 miles before I did the job, its suppose to clean out everything
Install new filter and fluid after installing the kit
I used just the stuff for the accumulator housing, this kit comes with a lot more stuff I didn't use. Some people like some of the other kits, which just come with the plastic shims instead of metal. I have not had any hard shifts since I installed the kit.
I am not a mechanic, but this is how I did it and found info on the specs, double check just to be sure
1. disconnect battery
2. drain tranny fluid
3. take off tranny pan , keep the gasket because it is more than likely going to be the reusable type ( metal lined)
4. Unbolt accumulator housing, there are 4 or 5 bolts that mount the accumulator to the tranny, but all of the bolts for the accumulator need to come out sooner or later.
5. It will have 3 lines going to the accumulator housing, they just slip out with a little finesse
6. Open up accumulator housing and you will see a gasket, which can be reused, and 2 pistons
7. Pull those out along with the springs, you will reuse the springs on top of the piston, but not below the piston
8. The transgo kit uses 3 springs in the 3rd position along with a shim above and below the piston (It will tell you this in the kit)
9. 2nd uses 2 springs with a shim below the piston.
10. The rods in which the pistons ride on will fit into the bore at the bottom of the accumulator housing
11. Clean gaskets and bolt everything back together, make sure the 3 lines are secure and fully installed into the housing
12. 8mm bolts - 8 ft lbs, 10mm bolts- 18 ft lbs
I think the whole job cost me about $150 and took about 2 hours. 1 hour to do the job and another to set up and clean up. I have seen people changing the PCS and having the same problem over and over, but the shift kit seems to do the trick from what I have read.
My 1999 Chevrolet Venture also have same issue. After a snowy day it only works on high speed, and it is not parking.
Thanks in advance
Based on my observation of the old alterernator, the issue can be the corrossion of the connections between the alternator and the voltage regulator which is mounted right behind the alternator. It should be very easy to unbolt and clean them all once you have the alternator out side.
To totally remove the alternator, I have to lossen (I don't have totally drop the engine) and lower the sub-frame 1/4"-1/2", which wasn't as bad as I thought. There is absolutely no room to remove the alternator without lowering the sub-frame, even when the wiper arm is disconnected.
Regards,
It also thumps when engine is running.
thanks
Don donbarber@insightbb.com
Very easy fix because the metal is so soft. Good luck.
Don
I will mention this shift kit to him and see if he'd be interested in spending the money to fix it if he is going to keep the van. Thanks for the info, and have a great day!
Just happened to see my old post, and like to provide an update. The rough up-shift haven't return since I put in the modified spacers in the transmission back in late 2010 myself. So the modification works for us, we still own the 2000 silhouette and she is still my wife daily vehicle. Regards,
Our 2000 Olds Silhouette has been intermittently not fully retracted / seated / or parked. It finally will just parked a few inches higher than the seated position. After I lubricated the wiper linkage it still not fully seated. I then took off the plastic cover on top of the wiper motor and I sprayed it with a good dose of lubricant, I manually pushed the wiper motor arm back and forth a couple time to loose it up. The wipers work perfectly after that.
I think the original lubrication get dusty and no longer doing it job. A good cleaning and re-lubrication help the parking feature works again.
Good luck!!!
Regards,
The original alternator still working fine when I took it to the automotive store for the bench test. I do believe that the corrosion of the connections between the alternator and the voltage regulator was the issue.
Regards,
Good luck!!!
Are the gauge clusters from the Ventures interchangeable from a Pontiac Montana? My 2000 Venture doesn't have a Tachometer and I don't like it. I found that the Montana's have one but I am not sure if the harasses are the same. Is it just a plug in play change or is there modifying?