Tools For The Trade & The Right Tools For The Job

The right tools can make all the difference when rebuilding a transmission. Sometimes the difference between finishing a job or not could be one tool.

This fact could not be more true with newer transmissions with closer tolerances when it comes to the clutch pistons like the ones found in the GM 4L40E and 5L40E series of automatic transmissions.

Kentmore makes specific tools for different transmission including the 5 speed from General Motors mentioned above. Below are a few pictures of tools used for installation of different parts for this unit.




J39068, J42133, J44764, J45130-2, J45130-3, J45132, J45134, J45135, J45136, J45140