Transmission service costs?

[gavx]

My Decatur, GA dealer wants $5500 to replace the transmission.

My VX has 130k miles on it. I just don't know if the repair is justified at this point. I may just have to part with my VX.

[tom4bren]

My 93 Eclipse has 200K miles & my 93 TLC has about 250K (not sure because odo was broke for a while - it's showing 230K)

Yours is just getting 'broke in' by my standards.

You need a 'good ol boy' mechanic that can do it cheaper. Dealer prices are always high.

Tom

[gavx]

Towed my VX to an Aamco for a second opinion. They say it's gonna be at $2100 to replace the "soft" parts that they replace on every rebuild, plus $450 for a torque converter, plus MORE once they see how bad the gears are. Since the gears were grinding when I stopped driving it, I don't see how I can get out of there for less than $3500. They won't even give me a full quote until they charge me $800 to open it all up and inspect it.

I just can't do it. I can't spend that kind of cash on the truck in the hopes that my engine, or this locally-rebuilt tranny, will hold up for a few more years.

Anybody need a spare VX for parts?

[tom4bren]

Why does the torque converter need to be replaced? It has nothing to do with the grinding.

[gavx]

They told me that there was so much metal in the fluid feeding into the t.c. that their tech would likely insist on replacing the t.c. during the rebuild.

[tom4bren]

I guess 'better safe than sorry' but I've never heard of one going bad before - for any reason (it's just a viscous coupler device). Maybe they don't feel confident that they can drain/clean it well enough and it would recontaminate the tranny once reinstalled.