I purchased a rebuilt 46RE and TC a few months back from a rebuild shop. After several months I finally got around to putting it in last week in my 2001 1500 5.9L 4x4 sport.
I did everything as per the chilton manual, made sure TC was seated correctly.
Today I filled it with 8 qts of fluid and started it up. As soon as it started I was hearing a loud grinding noise coming from the TC / bell housing area. I let it idle in park for a few min and the noise seemed to fluctuate as it sat but never went away. It was related to engine speed too as I revved it up the grinding would speed up.
Could this just be because the TC has not filled up with fluid yet? I know 8 qts is not a full fill but I figured it would be enough to start off and get stuff flowing. I have a standard pan and a cooling system on it. Is 8qts way too little?
Any ideas why a new tranny and TC would be grinding like that in park?
I did everything as per the chilton manual, made sure TC was seated correctly.
Today I filled it with 8 qts of fluid and started it up. As soon as it started I was hearing a loud grinding noise coming from the TC / bell housing area. I let it idle in park for a few min and the noise seemed to fluctuate as it sat but never went away. It was related to engine speed too as I revved it up the grinding would speed up.
Could this just be because the TC has not filled up with fluid yet? I know 8 qts is not a full fill but I figured it would be enough to start off and get stuff flowing. I have a standard pan and a cooling system on it. Is 8qts way too little?
Any ideas why a new tranny and TC would be grinding like that in park?