4L60E Rebuild: Teardown (Disassembly)

The teardown of the 4L60E can be pain in the neck, and can easily result in damaged parts. In this video, I share my disassembly procedure; The tools, tips, and tricks for taking apart the 4L60E automatic transmission. This video is part of a series on how to rebuild the 4L60E. We will be adding a lot more videos dedicated to the 4L60E. We're going deep, instead of wide. Stay tuned!

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