I'm not sure what type of Trans this carrier came from or was for? It has a 5 pinion gear design. And it was sold to me by ATI Racing as being for a TH400 and having a OE 2.48, 1.48, 1.00 ratio. AFAIK there weren't any TH400 from GM that came with anything other than 4 pinion designs. Can this one be from or originally for a 4L80 trans?? I'm told that this ring circled and pointed to in these two photos is some type of "reluctor" ring? As you can see, the extra parking lugs have been machined off of this carrier for making it a little lighter. So why not lighten it a little more by removing this ring that I don't need?
Can this ring be pressed off? I'm guessing that it can. But how to do that? Is there any specific tool for this? If not, the only thing I can think of might be to use several studs underneath a steel ring of some sort. Or would I be better off with a hammer and brass punch? The tech guys@ATI aren't always too easy to reach. Sometimes you get placed on hold, and they never even get to you. And forget about sending them an email question because they just don't reply, period unless they wrote to you first concerning a problem with an order you've placed. And when you do get ahold them on the phone, they aren't usually very knowledgeable about many of their products, (been there/done that). So that's why I posted the questions above. If need be, I'll take this carrier to a local trans shop for some answers.
Can this ring be pressed off? I'm guessing that it can. But how to do that? Is there any specific tool for this? If not, the only thing I can think of might be to use several studs underneath a steel ring of some sort. Or would I be better off with a hammer and brass punch? The tech guys@ATI aren't always too easy to reach. Sometimes you get placed on hold, and they never even get to you. And forget about sending them an email question because they just don't reply, period unless they wrote to you first concerning a problem with an order you've placed. And when you do get ahold them on the phone, they aren't usually very knowledgeable about many of their products, (been there/done that). So that's why I posted the questions above. If need be, I'll take this carrier to a local trans shop for some answers.