Read this, it's pretty informative: http://home.comcast.net/~grayman99/media/4l60e-controls.pdf
If you're going to replace one solenoid, you might as well do them both while it's apart.
They're both the same age/usage, and the second one could be not far behind from failing.

 

wile im reading that maybe someone could tell me what this is and where it goes... i found it just chilling in the bay lol i dont remember removing it lol but that was almost 4 weeks ago



also the rod behind the 2-3 solenoid should that be 2 pieces (i can get a piece out maybe 1.5-2 inches in length but it looks like theres another piece in there)

 

looks like a egr solenoid.

 

so if i removed the egr i should be good...

i tested the solenoids the work i also tested the connectors and im getting power... im thinking this means the trans may be dying but why would it work fine one min and the next not at all i didnt hear any loud noises the car wasnt making any weird shakes or vibrations i wasnt beating on it just a cruse around the block (the highest rpm was prob 3000)

 

Has the car been sitting for a while? Sometime the seals will get hard during extended sitting. They will work a few times but then they crack. Once the seal cracks the clutch pack is done. No warning, no noise.

 

ya it sat for about a year

 

so im thinking the trans is shot i went to the junkyard to check out another trans and its exactly the same those rods are the same theres no spring in the 2-3 rods wtf ohh well now do i rebuild (ive only worked on manual transmissions) or get a low miles junkyard trans (and if so how new can i go)

 

Would that also work for almost any 4L60E application? I have the 4L60E in my '94 Z28 and '94 S10.

 

the 4l60e is in everything with a vortec motor there in pretty much most GM trucks

so im looking into rebuilding and the prices of kits are all over the place... i want a stock kit (trying to save a little money this is a budget build) so i checked out ebay and found this kit
ALTO 4L60E REBUILD KITw/TRANSTEC AND HI-ENERGY FRICTION | eBay
now i went online and ppl talk pretty good about this company

 

Ehhhh, since this trans problem came about so fast, have you checked all your fuses to make sure none have blown?