Ok so its gonna cost me 2000 bucks For:

L/S kit assmebly
Rebuit Torque Converter
torque converter clutch
solenoid
gov. pressure soleoid
gov. pressure transducer solenoid
reverse and kickdown band
fluid filter
oil filter
8 hrs labor

I will be without my truck for 2 months. I set up a paymet plan till august first and i get it back till i pay it off. IM sad. And to go find out the reason my engine was bogging down was cause of my Throttle body!!

 

why not shell out a few extra bucks and get an aftermarket transmission so this doesnt happen again? then put it in yourself.

 

Oh I will. Trust me. But im a "junior" who's just getting out on my feet and i dont even have 2000 bucks to be spending. But i have to have my truck and it needs the transmission! Weird thing is, check this out, i went to go pay my truck payment over the phone. No one answers. it rings. ok so next day i call again no answer. i did that for 2 days straight. Ok finally i drive over to the dealership. Its a little dealership some New york guy owns it. Anyways i go over there, NO CARS IN THE LOT AND THERE'S A FOR SALE SIGN ON THE BUILDING!!! WTF

 

Just make sure you sort out your truck payment stuff. Don't let that go just cause they aren't in business anymore. You don't want to wake up one morning with your truck gone cause the bank they used wants it back.

I need tranny work too. My shop quoted me $3500 for a Jasper. Whole thing and installed. 3y / 100,000 mile warranty. I'm not sure how I feel about that with as much money as this truck is costing me lately (about 4 months ago I put a new motor in it). But, I will probably do it. F! To have them or a tranny shop do a rebuild probably won't be as much but no warranty like that either. -depressed- I feel for ya man.

 

Hate to hear that man, how many miles do you have on it?

 

Just as a follow up. I just called ATS (local to me) and they build these trannys too. They don't sell them direct or off their site but they do build/rebuild them. They use a local shop down the road from them for installs. He said he could do it for $2500 - 2800 out the door. 3 yr / 150,000 mile.

So, a Jasper at the other shop out the door was $3500. An ATS out the door at this shop is $2800 tops. Just in case you want this guy's info for a tranny, it is Chuck at Chucks (or Trucks I couldn't understand) Transmission and Turbos 303-867-1000. They are in Arvada, CO. It has heavy duty converter and clutches and the famous ATS purple paint.

 

http://www.dreviltransmissions.com/home.html 1700 bucks?

 

Rip off.

They are putting OVER 1000$ in there pocket.

 

Like I said buy a new one for that price! Thats what I plan on doing.

 

Ok, so the big question is, How to avoid having the tranny go out on you? Mine works fine, (knock on wood) so I would definitely be interested in any lessons you all have learned.