[Shop-talk] Automatic transmission rebuild

[Bill Gingerich]

The fluid and filter were done by my Ford dealer about 3 weeks before it
started acting up.  I hadn't considered adjusting the bands or the linkage,
but that seems worth a shot.  A torque converter is something I was planning
on anyway.

As for the jack, bench, pullers, etc. some I have and some I'll need to rent
or perhaps buy.  That will depend on if they are general tools I can use
again, or specific to this task.

You're correct that $1000 might not be bad in the long run.  I just have to
find it somewhere.

Thanks for the input.

Bill

 

-----Original Message-----
From: shochschild at att.net [mailto:shochschild at att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:06 PM
To: Bill Gingerich; shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Automatic transmission rebuild

If you haven't already, I would do some other things first, like changing 
out the fluid, cleaning the filter, adjusting the kick down linkage, and 
adjusting the bands, all of which you can do on a Saturday afternoon, won't 
cost hardly anything, and is all covered in the service manual.  You might 
be pleasantly surprised, and you may as well get up close with the thing 
since you are considering climbing inside it.

I decided it was too much for me.  When I upgraded my '94 Jeep Grand 
Cherokee from a 5.2 V8 to a 5.9, I did all the engine remove, rebuild, & 
install work myself, but I took the transmission to a Midas shop where they 
did a rebuild for $800.

Do you have a transmission jack?  A way to get it up on your super clean and

fluid proof workbench?  All the pullers and other weird tools?  You will 
have to buy a torque converter either way I bet.  A thousand bucks might be 
a better deal than you think...