Tranny advise needed - To reseal or rebuild

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  • twojeeps
    232 I6
    • Dec 06, 2005
    • 139
    #1

    Tranny advise needed - To reseal or rebuild

    Tranny has been leaking a little from the front pump seal. It has been getting worse, so I took it to a local tranny shop sxpecting to spend $400 or so......

    $850 to reseal and new converter

    or

    $1250 to do a complete rebuild

    Thanks for your suggestions!!!
    What do you think about the prices??

    1988 Grand Wag. 98000 miles. TF 727
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  • FSJ Guy
    approaching Ristows' level of B.S
    • Mar 20, 2005
    • 10061
    #2
    To change the front pump seal, either the transmission has to come out, or the engine has to come out.

    $400 to R&R
    $200-$300 for a new converter? (I have no idea what they cost!)
    Shop supplies, labor for converter install, new filter and fluid...

    $850 sounds about right, IMHO. EXPENSIVE, but right.

    $1250 for a rebuild sounds CHEAP if it included the R&R. (Removal and replacement)
    Ethan Brady
    1987 Grand Wagoneer, slightly longer than stock.

    www.bigscaryjeep.com

    Don't mess with me. I once killed a living hinge.

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    • janie
      approaching Ristows' level of B.S
      • Aug 11, 2001
      • 8270
      #3
      That sounds high, but well aware how much prices vary across the country. One trans we had the shop do the R&R. Cost was $800.00

      Another time, we dropped the trans and hauled it to the same shop. Complete rebuild was $150.00

      Granted, we may have gotten the frequent transmission rebuild discount.
      He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. Faithful and true to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.

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      • 68glad
        350 Buick
        • Jun 01, 2006
        • 1043
        #4
        Way more than i'd ever pay. Do it yourself if you have the ability & tools to remove/lower the tranny. New filter, fluid, pump seal, & your time. Grand total of what.......$50 if your time is free. Skip the converter. Unnessary if the old one was working.
        68 gladiator- 455/400/20 r.i.p.
        78 wagoneer- 401, drw60, drw70, 203/205, 38's, oba, obw, hydroboost, dual p/s pump, bla bla bla

        "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."

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        • The Colonel
          360 AMC
          • Feb 21, 2010
          • 2842
          #5
          You can get a torque converter for $100.

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          • twojeeps
            232 I6
            • Dec 06, 2005
            • 139
            #6
            I am just getting back to my computer, went fishing near Mountain Home Arkansas. Beautiful part of the country!

            Thanks for all the replies!

            I guess I may go ahead and have the tranny rebuilt. The tranny is alrady out of the Wag at his shop, which I already have to pay for that... what makes me nervous is having tranny issues in the near future and having to pay to pull it out again.

            This is devinitely a love/hate relationship I am having with this vehicle!

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