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Old 03-02-2008, 10:55 AM
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Would it be worth having the valve bodies changed and a shift kit put in and having the bands adjusted on a tranny that has 100K on it? Or wait until a new one is needed? Thanks
 
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wouldnt hurt. throw a bigger cooler on it as well, keep that tranny life goin a little longer. your gettin close to the rebuild stage...
 
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That's what I figured but, I don't put many miles on so I was wondering if it would be worth the investment if it would give me more miles.
 
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Just adjust the bands, change filter and fluid... thats cheap enough... saying "you getting close to rebuild stage" is incredibly stupid...

Dont worry about it going out, just do the maitnence if its acting fine today, its not going to just randomly go out tomarow. Take care of it, its an older tranny so dont bag on it but just treat it normal, dont baby it dont beat it... drive and dont think about it.
 
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I'd just do it all but I'm not sure about a new valve body. I don't know that you'd need to go that far. Fluid change, band adjustment and make sure you have a good cooler without a doubt. The shift kit will firm up the shifts and stop some slippage which should also extend the life of it.
 



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