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Re: [Shop-talk] Automatic transmission rebuild

To: Bill Gingerich <bill@gingerich.us>, shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Automatic transmission rebuild
From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:51:39 -0800 (PST)
Back when I was a student (circa 1982), I had a P.O.S.
'76 AMC Hornet with lots of miles.  One day I
accelerated briskly in reverse, and hear a "bang!",
and reverse gear was no more.  I put the car on jack
stands in my back yard and pulled the tranny, and
discovered that I had broke the reverse band.  A local
transmission shop was very helpful in recommending
which clutches, seals, etc, I ought to replace while I
had it out.  I took apart the gear train, added the
new seals, clutches, and reverse band, put it back
together, and installed it back in the car.  Only then
could I tell if I had been successful.  I was, and the
transmission worked fine for several years, the rest
of the time I owned the car.  My friends from back
then still remember this episode with awe.

So:  it definitely Is possible to do it yourself.

Doug

--- Bill Gingerich <bill@gingerich.us> wrote:

> Greetings, All.
> 
>  
> 
> I have a '93 Ford Escort with a failing automatic
> transmission.  Slips,
> delayed engagement, delayed shifting, etc.  The car
> has 90M on it, and is
> solid otherwise.  It was my dad's car from new, so I
> know the history.  I've
> received quotes of anywhere from $1000 (local shop)
> to $3000 (dealer) for a
> rebuild.  My problem is I don't have that kind of
> spare change.  I also
> can't afford to replace the car.  I've looked for a
> junkyard transmission,
> but most of those have more miles than what I have. 
> It seems a bit silly to
> spend $400-$600 on a used box that may not be much
> better than what I have.
> O'Reilly has a master rebuild kit that I can get for
> $255.  I'd like to fix
> the car, as 30 MPH beats my truck's 14.  OK, so now
> the question: Is
> rebuilding and automatic something that a slightly
> above average DIY grease
> monkey can do at home?  I have the factory service
> CD for the car, but
> haven't read through it yet.  
> 
>  
> 
> Any thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated as
> long as they are
> physically possible.  ;-)
> 
>  
> 
> Bill Gingerich
> 
> OKC
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