Thinking of rebuilding that trans or just replacing?
Sorry it took me a minute to get back. At the same time the truck has been sitting for 15 months I have been aggressively training to upgrade my IT skill set, which finally paid off in terms of a new job and a nice income bump. And now I finally have time where I'm not working all day and studying all evening, and can work on the truck a little.
I would give rebuilding a shot, for shits and grins, but I don't see it happening. Even removing and replacing is one too far for me. I did the valve body, but I can't lift the truck high enough to get the whole transmission out, between not having those tools and not being sure I wouldn't hit the garage cross beams.
Wait! I just thought of this! Maybe if I put in the lift kit now, I could get the transmission out of there! I'll have plenty of room! Or maybe not.
And even if I could, I don't know that I can justify buying the tools to save the labor on this one. I've got lots of uses for torque wrenches, but I have to say I hope not to use a transmission jack very often.