Hi guys, i just got my Transgo Jr installed!! I knew i could do it! It took me a little longer than some others but i took my time and MAN does it SHIFT AWESOME!!!!! Nice quick and crisp! I had some questions and a problem along the way, but THANKS TO ERIC MERCHANT:) for answering my questions today on HIS day off. I would have been stuck without his help. Im glad i bought the kit from him and when its time for the suncoast i'll let him install it;) . Also i couldnt have done this with out the Excellent overview "Sticky" we have here. This forum is the best!:D

Sounds good, I have a transgo jr I plan to install it next weekend I bought mine from MikeL , cost was a little more than some on Ebay but the piece of mind knowing an expert is only a phone call away is worth allot.

good to hear it went ok. that just makes it harder to wait on my parts to do mine.

Tim, Where did you get hung up installing that you had to call Eric? I'll be doing mine next weekend and could use the info. Thanks

Excellent to hear Tim!:grd:

Sounds like a worthy investment.

Tim, Where did you get hung up installing that you had to call Eric? I'll be doing mine next weekend and could use the info. Thanks
When i "split " the Valve body halfs on my workbench, the small plastic cone filter fell out of its hole and i had no idea where it went. Also after i got everything back together and full of transynd, i went to put the truck in reverse and THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK!!! :mad: I thought, oh ****! I called Eric and he explained how the gear detent works and it helped me get it from there. The problem was the steel gear detent also has a small passage cut on the backside . The Valve body has a small pin that fits INSIDE this passage. When i put the valve body back in i had this pin on the OUTSIDE of the GEAR DETENT PASSAGE, so it would not let the truck shift out of park. I took the shift cable off the side of the trans and that let the DETENT move freely till i could " manuver" the pin into the backside of the DETENT, then all lined up and i reinstalled the pan and refilled the trans. WHEW!!!!:D Feel free to contact me as i "some" knowledge now that i did it. I 'd be glad to help. What a terible feeling to have problems on the weekend when no one is available to call. Im glad Eric was in!!!

Excellent, congrats on the install..

Excellent, congrats on the install..
Thanks, Your sticky helped a TON! This is small to some but this was the first time ive ever did ANY trans work myself. Kinda intimidating working on this expensive trans, but i'd do it again in a heartbeat.:D

More and more of you guys are doing this successfully. I salute you. :ro) :grd: :D

Tim, How should we contact you in our time crissis if need be ?

Tim, How should we contact you in our time crissis if need be ?
pm sent

Tim, glad it all went ok. Hope I helped ya out. Not sure how many times you tried calling, but the phones were crazy yesterday and I dont normally even answer them on the weekend when I am at the shop. Glad your up and going.

When i "split " the Valve body halfs on my workbench, the small plastic cone filter fell out of its hole and i had no idea where it went. Also after i got everything back together and full of transynd, i went to put the truck in reverse and THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK!!! :mad: I thought, oh ****! I called Eric and he explained how the gear detent works and it helped me get it from there. The problem was the steel gear detent also has a small passage cut on the backside . The Valve body has a small pin that fits INSIDE this passage. When i put the valve body back in i had this pin on the OUTSIDE of the GEAR DETENT PASSAGE, so it would not let the truck shift out of park. I took the shift cable off the side of the trans and that let the DETENT move freely till i could " manuver" the pin into the backside of the DETENT, then all lined up and i reinstalled the pan and refilled the trans. WHEW!!!!:D Feel free to contact me as i "some" knowledge now that i did it. I 'd be glad to help. What a terible feeling to have problems on the weekend when no one is available to call. Im glad Eric was in!!!


i had the same prob back when i did my transgo-
i had eric do my suncoast4-it dosent get any better than him huh?

i had the same prob back when i did my transgo-
i had eric do my suncoast4-it dosent get any better than him huh?
Glad im not the only one !! LOL!-- YEP, Eric was a big help i agree! I plan on talking with him about my future suncoast build for sure.

Tim- How much fluid did it end up taking to filler back up?

Congrats on the trans Tim! Hope it really rips for you now.

Great job. I did mine on the same day you did yours. Success here too.

Yeah us ! !

p.s. wish I had thought of the cable disconnect thing first also. It certainly would have made getting the pin in place while installing the valve body much easier. I did get it all right the first time though.

Tim- How much fluid did it end up taking to filler back up?
It took about 10 -11 Qts IIRC. I bough 4 gal of transynd to be safe. BTW Great Job FEARNOT!!!:D