HELP Found in trany pan today - picture
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From: NH
Well in my case I bought my 98 1500 with 126k for $2200. I was quoted to do my trans around $1600. If I pulled it and had them rebuild it id still pay $600 to $1000. If it shifts fine, no slipping, no noises... use it. Its worn but it works...its not broke. Im sure everything in my truck and in most at 10 yrs could use a rebuild. Shouldn't mean you should, guess im just a " if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Like the others said. Damage is being done to parts of the tranny that will make it more expensive to fix if he waits.
Legend
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From: Austin, TX
OP stated that it has not been shiftin into high gear lately. That is because the friction materila is in the pan and in essence, he has steel against steel in the clutch pack. IT is time for a rebuild as this will noly continue to slip, burn fluid, turn it to an acidic varnish, and trash other components. One can do a rebuild themselves for about $300 US with the help available here on DF..(if I can do it, anyone can do it!)....Depending on where the truck finally lays down and dies, a towing charge can run a couple hundred.....
Champion
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From: Skagit County, WA
You've got a lot of clutch material in your fluid, that material can clog fluid passages and cause major damage. That material is in your cooler lines, it's in your cooler, it's in your torque converter, and it's everywhere inside your trans. It needs to be torn down completely and cleaned out, seals and clutches should be replaced, the torque converter should be replaced or rebuilt, the cooler lines should be flushed out, and the trans cooler should be replaced. If you're using only the one in the radiator, bypass it and put a large auxiliary cooler in.
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From: S. Florida
I would also be inclined to plan a rebuild sooner than later... as noted, it's less $$ if done before the major damage occurs, and the last thing you need is a catastrophic failure and to get stranded.
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Overheating the clutches most likely is the cause of this issue, but, hey, it's probably still good for another year without spending anything on the tranny. However, when rebuild time comes around, your core may not be worth anything in which case your rebuild will only become more expensive...
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The question that remains; What do you prefer- Save money now and spend more later, or spend money now and save more later?
http://www.apsprecision.com/
Last edited by Slomojo; Oct 1, 2012 at 05:36 AM.