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Originally posted by igounfazed
I took it apart out of total curiosity.
Honest enough. The car might never run again, but you'd know what the inside of the TCM looks like, right? 
Originally posted by igounfazed
Plus, I wanted to check the quality of the components within.
I think it's safe to say that, with a bazillion of these cars on the road, DaimlerChrysler used quality components. A resistor is a resistor, man.
Originally posted by igounfazed
It is the TCU (from center counsel, behind the radio).
Joy.
Originally posted by igounfazedpulled it out with the help of a bolt and a vise-clamp.
Heh. That sounds like the voice of experience talking, right there. A bolt and a Vise clamp? Yikes. Why not hammer and chisel?
Originally posted by igounfazed
If no one has ever seen the inside of one, I can take some pictures of it when I get it totally cleaned off with alcohol. That coating is Jello like, just stickier, and a pain to remove.
I'm sure that will be neat to see, albeit pointless.
Originally posted by igounfazed
Does anyone know of any upgrades that could be done?
Nope. You're likely the first person to feel there was a need to rip into a perfectly funtional TCM just for shits and giggles. As such, there are no upgrades to be done. This has all been a complete waste of time at the risk of reduced reliability due to your removing the coating which, no doubt, also protected some of the more fragile components from vibration.
Originally posted by igounfazed
Would be a good thing to do them now as I have it out of its square home!
Very carefully put it all back together, reinstall it, and hope to God you didn't just fuck your transmission into cock's hat.
I can understand the curiousity aspect of things, as I've always been curious about electronic devices myself, but to take the TCM out of your car, open it up when you have no need to do so, and then comment that you're actually considering removing the components so you, in your infinite wisdom and EE from MIT, can test the "quality" of components (that you would likely replace with pieces from Radio Shack or, dare I say it, eBay) one at a time, is absolutely scary, man. Most people start with something simple like the gauge cluster. At least then you only risk not knowing how fast you're going or how much gas you have left in the tank. You're toying with completely disabling your vehicle.
Wowsers.
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