TRNW-2: 6L80

Tue Apr 8 16:55:37 PDT 2025

There’s a guy near here that mig welds them and machines it back smooth.
I’d say we see a couple  drums year that are cracked or suspect , can’t
remember the last cracked piston I saw.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM Justin Merritt via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net>
wrote:

> To reply to Richard. When I started building these, I didn’t see a lot
> cracked, but it seemed I would always have a comeback at the worst time
> with a cracked drum. So now since I have been able to buy them for less
> that 200 bucks, everyone I do gets a new loaded drum. Soon I will have to
> figure out what to do differently. I’m leaning toward setting up all the
> ones I have saved, and tig welding them. Then put the new 1234 piston in
> them on assembly.
>
> Justin
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 8, 2025, at 6:24 PM, Steve Everett via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> I've replaced at least two at the shop I'm currently at in recent months,
>  probably a half dozen or more at the last shop before that, I usually
> average about 3 cracked ones a year,  maybe 4
>
>    Steve
>
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM Richard Wardell <dick.wardell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I can count on one hand the 35R drums I have replaced.  Am I
>> missing something?
>>
>> Richard Wardell
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 6:49 PM Steve Everett via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>      I did not pay attention to the part # to be honest,  I searched
>>> 6L80, guess they don't know the difference,  I know months ago they had the
>>> 6L80 drum really cheap , I guess they are gone now ?    I haven't needed
>>> one in probably a month ,  so ya'll are saying they are on backorder ?  or
>>> has GM just quit doing the loaded drum ?
>>>
>>>    Steve
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM Justin Merritt <justincmerritt5 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Steve, that link and part # is to the 6L90 loaded drum. They are taller
>>>> than the 6L80. 24259848 will the oe part number to the one he is looking
>>>> for. I had well over 60 stocked up before they went back ordered/ out of
>>>> stock. I usually bought them from Amazon or rock auto for the cheapest
>>>> price. Now neither have them.
>>>>
>>>> Justin
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 8, 2025, at 4:47 PM, Steve Everett via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> Don't know if its available down under,  but here is the link here to
>>>> them on Amazon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-24259850-Equipment-Transmission-3-5-Reverse/dp/B010GPUMOM/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1R5B8ZAFM9H21&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qtm7NfSReDFC9Tvt19SCg_niHbvzaXwiEfTp3PqNsj2OmWGCChafEZgcJO1CN0xnErUk9SmExQHNKDMz5u4Nby-FRMAWigN1gv6IH4uVY3W7dLSUKxL3hDcN2LqE8cz9mRbWXCMX8W_1LhDqC1xWn1x0feEyh6M9Wp4kFdnmPQZXaNDBjMGl16qyEVOzgJrEFcFCL9guBK-kcDZ5Fs-f_TW2--aiDmz_bXl8Qh559JM.TZIMJW4OAENgMDxA-GjptVCz0XhG49K8ambKoj2lMD4&dib_tag=se&keywords=6l80+drum&qid=1744148675&sprefix=6l80+drum+1234+new%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.5998aa40-ec6f-4947-a68f-cd087fee0848
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM Service - Hutt Automatics via trnw2 <
>>>> trnw2 at trnw.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good day folks,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Down here at the bottom of the world we are trying to locate a 3-5-rev
>>>>> drum assembly for a 6L80 with no luck. World wide shortage is the response.
>>>>> Does anyone have a supplier that can help?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks, Deane
>>>>>
>>>>>
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