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Help! - Tranny is DEAD
I have a 94 LS (FWD). Just recently the car will not engage in any of the forward gears. It drives for a little then it disengages. Dealer claims that it needs a new tranny and has quote me $3,500 for a refurbished one. Is there cheaper route? -e.g., rebuilding tranny?
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One of our esteemed members, Harry (newsvx), just happens to have a 94 fwd tranny in his basement and it's very low mileage. I'm sure he will pipe in here if it is still available.
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX) Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting. Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well. You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape. |
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Re: Help! - Tranny is DEAD
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There are plenty of routes. Right now I have a used tranny sitting next to my car in the garageand this weekend I'll transplant it. That was the most inexpensive way I could find to make my car run again. You could try Aamco - most people here will poo-poo that suggestion, but there are good Aamco shops and bad ones, just like everything else. Rebuilding, if you can find a shop that'll cut you a break, can be a cheaper route, too. Rebuilding one of these things is apparently an expensive thing to do, so you're still talking between $1500-$2000 for a really good deal.
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Thanks guys for the quick reply! At this point, I will consider anything BUT the crazy $3K+ repair bill.
Just an FYI, the car has little over 100K miles with new timing belt, water pump, belts, and even synthetic tranny/gear fluids. Could my problem be anything other than tranny? Doubt it... Thanks again! |
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX) Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting. Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well. You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape. |
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I too, was trying to save money, because my dealership quoted 4,600.00 for a suby reman unit. Al told, I've probably spent more than the 4,600.00 since the first rebuild (which, if y'all will remember, was a Legacy autobox). However, if I'd not gone the route I did, I would've missed the Vermont Fall Foliage Meet. Looking back, it was worth the money/inconvenience. But, that's just me. Get in touch with Harry. He'll treat you right.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Sent him a pm Just for your amusement, got a trade in value of $800 for my car! With working tranny, a whopping $2500. Used car mkt is a dump right now. Still trying to decide whether it's worth the repair.
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Randy - quick question - I don't have any check engine or Power light on. WIll you always have some warning light when you have a tranny failure?
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as with anything, some are good others not so. randy had a bad experiance with a rebuild, mine (knock on wood) has been fine for about 3 months now, cost $1,900. others have had soa trannies and still had trouble.
as for the used car market, with zero financing it would sure affect my thinking if i was in need of wheels. |
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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