Modding the A340LE transmission

[BigMuz]

Yeah Dennis, just drop into Toyota and say;

"I need type 4. Big Ones. Better make it two."

They'll hook you up man. :D

[KDog]

For a full flush you will probably need 3.

[2JZR31]

Yeah Dennis, just drop into Toyota and say;

"I need type 4. Big Ones. Better make it two."

They'll hook you up man. :D

:rotflol:

BTW how the fuck do you flush an auto trans without wasteing heaps of fluid? And which coolant line is the supply and return on the A340?

[GSRman]

coolant lines?

[2JZR31]

I meant the trans fluid cooing lines. You know :D You have to disconnect one to flush the fluid don't you?

[KDog]

You don't waste much fluid when flushing. The torque converter holds a lot of fluid. Just dumping the pan and refilling only get rid of 30% of the fluid.
It will probably take around 9 - 10Litres to flush and fill. You will see the colour change when the new fluid starts coming through.

[747]

see here

i helped a guy do it and he wrote a tech article on it

http://www.thermactor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7805



you will only need 2 bottles

i have 2 large coolers on mine and a shit load of line to the coolers and back.

its easy to do but really you need a second person to help, to save getting shit every where

[BigMuz]

Are you a mate of dragme? He is best mates with my brother in law up here.

Small world :D

edit- is that your forum name 747? Maybe mistaken identity, the bloke I am talking about is in Brisbane I think.

[takai]

Are you a mate of dragme? He is best mates with my brother in law up here.

Small world :D

Uh muz, from memory 747 IS DRAGME......

[BigMuz]

Yeah I realised after reading the thread 747 posted, it was a bit confusing for a minute.

Carry on :D

[2JZR31]

Great stuff Shane. I still need to know which way the fluid flows so I put the bottle on the right hose. I am thinking it flows from the front outlet on the trans to the rear one. Can anyone confirm?


I done the shift kit mods. I fitted the 6.4mm shims and closed off the mystery orifice. Time will tell if this was a good idea.

This is a real prick to do when you have about 45cm clearance under the trans to the ground and you are doing it yourself. I just use some scrap bits of tinplate to hold the solenoids and checkball in place while I got the valve body back up. I just drilled some holes in the tinplate and loosely bolted it to the oilpan bolts so it would act like a tab to hold the solenoids in. I done the same for the checkball. I then lifted the valve body back up and got a few bolts started (was a real prick). After I got a few bolts in, I slid the tinplate back out. I heard how hard it was to hold this shit in upside down but this was not a prob at all with the tinplate. The worst part was holding the valve body on square with no room to move while simultaneously starting some bolts to hold it up.

If I was religious, I would be praying. Its a bit of a worry, but with anyluck it will work. I don't want to have to pull this off again.

[BigMuz]

Just put two hoses on for the intitial flush. After about 0.1 of a second youi will know the answer.

[jizmstr0]

to quote samuel L jackson in pulp fiction


corectomundo

and another quote

"we got the motherfuckin' snakes on this motherfuckin' plane"

Sorry, I didn't see this thread earlier. Saw the one on toymods though. Looks like you got it all sorted Dennis. The reason I haven't done it yet is because I was dreading doing it under the car! So I am just going to do it next week when I put the new converter in.

Let us know how it feels with the new mods.

[2JZR31]

Will be sure to post the results in this thread. Hey are you still going to the drags tomorrow? (Saturday)

I got my diff today!!! Will try and fit it tomorrow.

[jizmstr0]

Sure am. Doing final stuff now. Be down there at 4pm.