0Chuck CoW

Jay....Onre more thing I noticed about your writeup...

EVERYONE LISTEN UP HERE.... I saw something in this thread about filling the trans through the drain plug in the pan.....

I'd like to ad something here.....The trick here is to add fluid till the oil pours out the drain plug.... As silly as it sounds, that's how it works....There's a tube inside and when the fluid fills to the proper level (engine running in park) it just pours out.....

Trying to fill the trans through the drain is messy though....The sneaky trick here is to reach up on the passenger side of the case and remove the plastic plug in the side of the case....It appears to be where the dipstick tube would ordinarily go on a RWD car or truck.

Pull the plug and using a syringe type device (usually $10 or $15 bucks at autozone) fill the trans through the hole on the passenger side till the fluid ours out the bottom....

It's that easy and much less messy. Just don't forget to put the plug back in the side of the unit before testing my tune!!!

Chuck CoW

JayplaySS2

Thanks for the heads up.

JayplaySS2

I fixed all the pics for you suckas!

GETUSUMM

Chuck, how fast is the fastest car you have done the tranny tune to? rwhp, 1/4. How long has the tranny been living?

jmt1669

Fasrdnu

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HANNY

great freakin write up i was thinkin about doing this very task but will more then likely wait for chuck to get close to wichita kansas or just make a trip to somewhere close. regards, paul

JayplaySS2

Thanks man buy I'm telling you, its cake. If you decide to try it, I will forward you my phone number for any questions you might have.

cheakster

Jay,
I may be nuts,but I'm in the process! I removed the ECM and dropped the tranny pan - *^%*##*@ REAR BOLTS! I'll attack the TCM tomorrow night. Then, it's off to the Tune-Master I hope I can get this thing back together!!! This thread made it happen- I BLAME YOU
Thanks
Dan

JayplaySS2

Dont sweat it man. I sent you a PM with my number

JayplaySS2

Yea, tell me about it. A 10mm gear wrench is your friend and you WILL need one to get them back in. When you start to pull the TCM, just remove all the bolts holding the TCM onto the valve body and you will only have a slight problem with the 2 on the side ( they wont slide all the way out since they hit the side of the trans housing and they simply need to be tilted down to remove). Then, just loosen (you dont have to fully remove) the 3 valve body bolts and the valve body will move alot, enough to pull the 2 side bolt going through the TCM. Then....the TCM just falls off and unplug the last small plug at the back of the TCM.

Then just snug the 3 valve body bolts and let it sit until you get it back.

cheakster

Jason,
I followed your directions and got that ***** out last night! Thanks for the thorough write-up and the phone call Everything went as expected- except I had to loosen all 6 10mm bolts on the valve body to remove the 2 side bolts- worked perfectly! I've been wanting Chuck's tune for a long time- finally going to happen. I'll be calling him to see what all he needs from me and then ship this puppy out. Guys like you are what make this Forum so great!
Thanks again
Dan

JayplaySS2

Im proud of you man, I know its intimdating to take that s.o.b. apart but you did great. Give me a call for anything else or if you have any issues geting it back together. Youre gonna love it man, next you will be yanking your cam. Call me on that too brother.

WGO

I am so glad that Chuck came to Corvettes at Carlisle just about the time I was ready for an A6 tune on my '08!

cheakster

Sure, rub it in already
It IS a lot of work- not HARD- just time consuming and a little frustrating. Chuck definitely makes it worth the effort with his outrageous Christmas special on mail orders. Anytime I got p*ssed, I just thought of the bad-*** that will be born out of this tune- all better . I figure the Vette is garaged most of the winter,so why not give her a new heart to come out screamin' in the SpringIf Chuck's tune helped your updated '08, just think how much an '06 will benefit!!!

WGO

If you thought it was worth the trouble because of the sale, just wait until you get it back together!!! If it performs like the tune on my '08, you will be amazed.

Best of luck getting it back together.

Tell me what you think once you drive it. I have 800 miles on mine post-tune and I am still am still thinking WOW every time I drive it!

Bill

Crikey!

Call me crazy, but I just pulled the TCM out of my A6 for Chuck CoW's Christmas tune special. I too had to take all 6 bolts off of the valve body. I called Chuck to make sure of what I was doing and he suggested I completely drop the valve body down in order to make sure all the gaskets/fluid tubes line up correctly when putting everything back together. While not technically difficult, I would say it's a little nerve wracking to get this far into the tranny! I am still confused about adding the transmission fluid when all done...

With all that I hear about Chuck's A6 tune, I hope this is worth it!!!

WGO

Definitely NOT crazy.

I was lucky enough to get mine done at Corvettes at Carlisle.

Once you get it back together I think you will be very happy and amazed.

That tune was the best money I have spent on my Corvette.

JayplaySS2

It is worth it, trust me.

I just added the same fluid that I drained, then added an extra qt for spills and loss.

If you have a hard time with the valve body, I will pm you my number and you can also shoot Dan (cheakster) a pm since he had a minor issue that I did NOT have.

Take it one step at a time and never stress. It can all be solved, trust me. No stress.

JayplaySS2

YOU ARE CORRECT, for some reason I thought it was only 3 when I was taking pics.