Quote Originally Posted by wstefan20 View Post
Personally, I pull the transmission, pressure wash with engine degreaser, drain fluids by dropping the pan, then take it over to a clean metal workbench with a drain pan and a parts washer, inspect and wash everything, replace bearings, rebuild clutch packs, inspect valve body, re-assembly while rebuilding with transmission lube and fluid where needed, load up the torque converter, install everything in the vehicle, fill half the fluids, start the car, then dump the remaining fluid in like a mad man, test drive and top off. Job well done! lol Takes me maybe 5 minutes to tear the transmission down after the channel plat is removed. Everything else is pretty much free once you free the bands.
I feel like I should call you a cheaper with all that nice stuff at your disposal. I had an engine stand with 4 wheels and a fixture bracket for the trans that I made to do them. If you can't rotate the trans in the right directions.. you really want the correct tools for the job (which I didn't have).

I like to call 4t60/5's a floppy mess that you'd never think would work, right up until the 4th support is in. Keeping in mind these are the only transmissions I have rebuilt, but it amazes me how loose/floppy it is in there until that point.