price to rebuild auto transmission.

hls > wrote:
>
>My statement that even the best of experts sometimes make a mistake
>in reassembly is one I stand by. No matter how careful you are, you
>will occasionally have a problem during reassembly.

Everybody makes mistakes sometimes.
The difference between the professional and the amateur is how well the
customer is supported when a mistake happens.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message
...
> hls > wrote:
>>
>>My statement that even the best of experts sometimes make a mistake
>>in reassembly is one I stand by. No matter how careful you are, you
>>will occasionally have a problem during reassembly.
>
> Everybody makes mistakes sometimes.
> The difference between the professional and the amateur is how well the
> customer is supported when a mistake happens.
> --scott
Amen!

Kayla W wrote:
> When you have transmission problems every place I called give me a flat
> charge before even looking at the transmission. This seems suspicious.

If you are asking them about a rebuild OR saying something like, "My
transmission doesn't go into gear what will it cost me to fix it?" They
are going to look at the chart they have with pricing by make/model of
trans and give you the rebuild price.
They don't know what is actually wrong until they get it in the shop.

How many doctors can you call on the phone and say "Gee doc my leg hurts
really bad, what do you think it is?" Same problem, until they see it
the estimate is going to be worst case.

>
> In some cases it could be just one small external repair or it could be
> a complete rebuild replacing many parts. But still the price is the
> same. (Usually 1200 to 2500 dollars.)

Most transmission shops are going to test the trans, run a scan then
give you a better idea of what is wrong. BUT, if the trans is slipping
or making noises it's going to get a rebuild. Other than a valve body
repair there is nothing external on the trans that makes it work. If
it's a cooler leak and the trans isn't low on fluid or hasn't burnt
fluid then you may get by with just some repair work.

>
> If its just replacing some small plastic part on top of the transmission
> it could be fixed in a few minutes. But they still want $2500.

Very few small parts on a transmission. If it's something like a speed
sensor or temp sensor then that's different.

>
> Rip off or not?
>
> In this area people seem to have a very low opinion of transmission and
> radiator repair shops.

Probably because they have no idea what is actually involved in working
inside those transmissions.


--
Steve W.
(\___/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

They ought to get some of those TSA naked body scanners and check those
transmissions.

Ooops, only joking.
cuhulin

Kayla W wrote:
> When you have transmission problems every place I called give me a flat
> charge before even looking at the transmission. This seems suspicious.
>
> In some cases it could be just one small external repair or it could be
> a complete rebuild replacing many parts. But still the price is the
> same. (Usually 1200 to 2500 dollars.)
>
> If its just replacing some small plastic part on top of the transmission
> it could be fixed in a few minutes. But they still want $2500.
>
> Rip off or not?
>
> In this area people seem to have a very low opinion of transmission and
> radiator repair shops.
>

Easy way around this, go to vo-tech for a few years, then a few years
working on the job getting experience, spend a thousand maybe five
thousand on tools and remove it, tear it apart and fix it yourself. You
can even open your own shop and be making all that easy money.
Now what I'd do if I were you is decide if you want to invest the
bucks to have a decent diagnosis of the problem (it could be just that
small plastic part, or a filter fluid change will get it back to normal,
but I doubt it). Worse case, if the vehicle is worth it to you to spend
a couple of thousand on a warrantied remanufactured transmission. If
it is then bite the bullet and spend the money. It costs money to go a
mile down the road, break it all down and you'd be surprised what
transportation costs to get from point A to B.
Let us know how it turns out.

FatterDumber& Happier Moe > wrote in
:

> Kayla W wrote:
>> When you have transmission problems every place I called give me a
flat
>> charge before even looking at the transmission. This seems
suspicious.
>>
>> In some cases it could be just one small external repair or it could
be
>> a complete rebuild replacing many parts. But still the price is the
>> same. (Usually 1200 to 2500 dollars.)
>>
>> If its just replacing some small plastic part on top of the
transmission
>> it could be fixed in a few minutes. But they still want $2500.
>>
>> Rip off or not?
>>
>> In this area people seem to have a very low opinion of transmission
and
>> radiator repair shops.
>>
>
> Easy way around this, go to vo-tech for a few years, then a few
years
> working on the job getting experience, spend a thousand maybe five
> thousand on tools and remove it, tear it apart and fix it yourself.
You
> can even open your own shop and be making all that easy money.
> Now what I'd do if I were you is decide if you want to invest the
> bucks to have a decent diagnosis of the problem (it could be just that
> small plastic part, or a filter fluid change will get it back to
normal,
> but I doubt it). Worse case, if the vehicle is worth it to you to spend
> a couple of thousand on a warrantied remanufactured transmission. If
> it is then bite the bullet and spend the money. It costs money to go a
> mile down the road, break it all down and you'd be surprised what
> transportation costs to get from point A to B.
> Let us know how it turns out.
>

I think It is about a buck a mile for actual costs now. Remember that
the next time you just run to the store for some little thing. Pretty
expensive trip I say. KB