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tranny question

tccoxtccox Member Posts: 7,379 ✭✭
edited October 2004 in General Discussion
have a question for you tranny savvy guys. What is a reasonable amount for an overhaul?? I am visiting my son in San Antonio and my tranny started slipping. Since I live in MS I took it to AAMCO because of their nation wide guarantee. They have called me several times saying it needs this and that and now we are up to almost two grand. They say planitary gears torque converter, etc. Does this sound reasonable to you?? Thanks, Tom

PS They just called again and I told them I didn't want to buy the damn store, I just wanted to get on the road. bottom line is 1900
OH yes, the truck is 1995 f150 6 cyl

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  • chorkiechorkie Member Posts: 2,477 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    OHH---That kind of "tranny". Never mind[:D]

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  • john wjohn w Member Posts: 4,104
    edited November -1
    It is most likely an e4OD transmission. 1900 is rape job for sure.I would call around and see how much a rebuilt trans swap would cost. If it just started slipping suddenly it is most likely a smaller problem (bad solonoid or such) stop by the shop and look in the trans pan bottom and if it is full of metal particles it most likely ground up some clutch plates and it washed thru the tranny BUT 1900 is a rape job for sure. How many miles on this beast?

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  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by chorkie
    OHH---That kind of "tranny". Never mind[:D]

    Thats what I thought too.

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  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would look around some more, but if AAMCO has already tore it apart you might as well let them do it, because when they did mine they charged me about 350.00 just for diagnostic fees. I made the mistake of going to AAMCO one time. Never again.

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  • tccoxtccox Member Posts: 7,379 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had to let them go ahead and do the deed at around 1900. I called Ford and that is what they wanted for their rebuild. Wish I had called them first but hopefully, I will be reapired and on the road tomorrow. Too darn bad this didn't happen at homne and I could have shopped around for a used one. Thanks for all replikes, Tom

    PS I too will NEVER use AAMCO again@!!

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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    quote:quote:
    Originally posted by chorkie

    OHH---That kind of "tranny". Never mind


    Thats what I thought too.

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  • SilentKnightSilentKnight Member Posts: 2,607 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Whats wrong with your transexual?

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  • drobsdrobs Member Posts: 22,620 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No I never have dressed in drag but I have been tempted to try out a kilt.

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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Me Four! Geez we're a bunch of sickos!
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  • chorkiechorkie Member Posts: 2,477 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by idsman75
    Me Four! Geez we're a bunch of sickos!

    And Darn Proud Of It!![}:)]

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  • zr700zr700 Member Posts: 2,430 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You can probably get a remanufactured trans for around 1,200 and a case of beer for a buddy to put it in.

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  • MuffinmanMuffinman Member Posts: 418 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You can snatch one from a rebuild yard, For around $350.00. These are factory low mile trannies.

    You could have went over to www.Ford-trucks.com there is a wealth of information over thier.
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  • bang250bang250 Member Posts: 8,021
    edited November -1
    Had an '84 silverado....long story, short version.....trans went out took it to AAmco to be fixed. Seven rebuilds and two fires later they said it was costing them to much money(Warranty). sold the truck.

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  • rimfire72rimfire72 Member Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Chorkie,LMAO.
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  • oldgunneroldgunner Member Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I guess it varies a lot by location. Here in TN, less than a thousand for non OD, maybe 1200 or so for OD..

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  • CottonCotton Member Posts: 36 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The E40D they have had a lot of problems with, some the selenoid goes out and overdrive won't work, but most aren't very good transmissions, it's not just ford either, I have rebuilt more transfercases and transmissions for them than one could believe, the ford ranger transmissions, so are the S-10 5 speeds, are junk also, toyo's, mitsibishi's, transfercases 208 new process, borg warner 1356, 45's also.
    Use to have a small parts yard, still got a E40D around I believe
    For you guys with the Ford Twin I - Beam Junk, they eat tires, hard to line up, tires look like their falling off after backing up, I have a simple fix for what it would cost to put ball joints, axel joints in one .... solution .... 79 F-250 Straight Axel front end, move the spring pads 2-1/2" towards the wheels & slide it right up under the front, track arm, u-bolts is mostly all thats needed, some you may have to install the F-350 tie rods, arms etc.
    I use to be The Ford Man in these parts, thinking of taking it back up for a hobby, people still call have you got this or that ?, what do I need to do this ?
    Was a lot of fun.
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  • TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jack up the radiator cap and drive a Chevy under it.
    325,000 miles on my 1500 and still the original motor and tranny.
    Had to change the flex plate and it gets serviced regularly.
    My Chevy is a 1994, 4.3l, 4speed automatic overdrive.

    Ammco was the worst place to take it. I have a place here that when
    my tranny finally goes he will do a rebuild for about $1000.


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  • kingjoeykingjoey Member Posts: 8,636
    edited November -1
    1200-1500 bucks is the going rate for the AOD trans, sounds like you bought a few beers for the crew at AAMCO[xx(]

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  • TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No beers for this guy.
    He is honest and doesn't like to over charge people.
    He has been a local tranny shop for 25 years here.


    Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it state: "Seperation of Church and State".

    "Those who beat their guns into plow shares; will plow for those who don't."

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  • Red223Red223 Member Posts: 7,946
    edited November -1
    I rebuild transmissions for a living among other things. Did you know those rebuild kits cost us about $40-50 if we buy them in bulk?

    A tranny shop is a very profitable business. We get our convertors rebuilt to save money and those solenoids and sensors aren't expensive either.

    Sorry to hear you got raped. Those big tranny shops don't exactly hire the smartest kids on the block. The good tranny guys open their own little shops.

    I'd suggest going to the little guys for repair rather than the big shops.
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  • ThrockmortonThrockmorton Member Posts: 814 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    From talking to friends who have had tranny rebuileds in the last cople of months,yours was a tad high but not outrageously so..A buddy just had his done,out of town like you,for 1500.00,and another friend paid about 1400.00.
    On al nolder rig it almost isn't worth it,but then if you replace it with a used rig,who knows what might be about to go out on it..

    If it'll make ya feel any better,I paid 600.00 for a carburetor last year that lasted less than two days.had to get under the hood and turn the idle up and drive thirty miles home at 30 mph.grrrrrrr!
    Did get it replaced free,but it SHOULD NOT have happened.

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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    huh huh huh huh...look at what Muffinman said...huh huh huh huh

    [:D]
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