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My 5R55E had 245,000 miles and recently overheated when I was pulling a heavy trailer.
I purchased the following parts for a rebuild:
TranStar/Recon torque converter and TranStar rebuild kit
Assembled valve body from Shift-Rite
Complete "gut pack" from East Coast Hard Parts...
