rebuild tranny
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Instructor
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From: san diego cali
rebuild tranny
so i just got the bad bad news that i have no more third gear in my a-4 auto 97. i thought it was just a shift solenoid but i was wrong. im really low on money the guys says 2800 with labor. does that sound about right? im going to be looking for better.
Instructor
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From: Simpsonville South Carolina
My wife's 2002 Grand Cherokee lost over drive and a new tranny for it was $2600.....So $2800 doesn’t sound bad for the corvette. But I've never had to replace it in the Corvette so I'm Probably comparing apples to oranges.
PS. They built a better one for the Jeep with better gearing ratios and crisper shifting and provided a 2-year 20k warranty on it. So at lest it wasn’t all bad.
PS. They built a better one for the Jeep with better gearing ratios and crisper shifting and provided a 2-year 20k warranty on it. So at lest it wasn’t all bad.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: San Antonio Texas
What about GMpartshouse and a target transmission? I believe warr is 50k miles with GM backing it.
Or one from a wrecking yard, depending on where car was hit. Roll over (wreck) would be good.
Lot of rip offs with motors and trannies.
One chain used to be noted for guying truckloads of trannies from junk yards and simply steam cleaning them.
Melting Slicks
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From: Rhode Island
Time to upgrade, think of it as an opportunity. 
You can buy a built transmission from RPM and others for around 1700 bucks. That's what I did and installed it myself. Now you'll have a transmission that can handle some horsepower. Plus they usually have a shift kit installed meaning you can hold it in 1st and 2nd gear manually if you want to.
You can buy a built transmission from RPM and others for around 1700 bucks. That's what I did and installed it myself. Now you'll have a transmission that can handle some horsepower. Plus they usually have a shift kit installed meaning you can hold it in 1st and 2nd gear manually if you want to.
Le Mans Master
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From: Hillsboro Oregon
Time to upgrade, think of it as an opportunity. You can buy a built transmission from RPM and others for around 1700 bucks. That's what I did and installed it myself. Now you'll have a transmission that can handle some horsepower. Plus they usually have a shift kit installed meaning you can hold it in 1st and 2nd gear manually if you want to.
You can buy a built transmission from RPM and others for around 1700 bucks. That's what I did and installed it myself. Now you'll have a transmission that can handle some horsepower. Plus they usually have a shift kit installed meaning you can hold it in 1st and 2nd gear manually if you want to.
http://www.rpmtransmissions.com/levelivauto.html
or Brand New from GMParts House/Gene Cully
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Automatic transmission, Transmission, Transmission, corvette $0.00 $1,758.95 $350.00 $2,108.95
Total: $2,108.95
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Last edited by jrprich; Oct 19, 2007 at 08:59 PM.
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