paw140

I just got off the phone with a local tranny shop. I have my tranny pulled out (b/c I blew the engine), and I figure now is a good time to get my 1st to 2nd grind fixed. They quoted me $350 labor for a complete teardown, and then extra for whatever parts I will need. The guy said he figures around $400 for the bearing & syncro kit. Of course it depends on what I need to fix it.

So I'm looking at $800 to rebuild my tranny. Does this sound reasonable? I was hoping I could get the 1st to 2nd grind fixed for around $300, but it seems that isn't going to happen.

I was considering tearing down the tranny myself, but I changed my mind after reading through the FSM.

Thanks,

Paul

94RXMAGEE

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$800 is not that bad really for a rebuild on the transmission. You might be able to do it yourself for $300. Im currently working on one of mine, its straight forward from the manual but the only hard part is working with out the SST's.

-Todd

SanJoRX7

Damn, you guys talking about this makes me jealous! I need a full rebuild cos I grind from 1->2 and my 5th gear synchro is broken. I just can't afford it. Is it tough to pull the tranny w/o pulling the engine? If so, maybe I'll try and pull it myself and take it to a shop for the rebuild. Dunno...

ArchangelX

Yepz....I got quoted by Rob @ Pineapple for 750 to 950 for a total Factory Standard Rebuild. That's if he has to replace a large majority of the parts.

He's rebuilding my engine and tranny within the next 4 weeks. (I fuggin hope it's done in two..but who knows!)

paw140

Pulling the tranny should not be that hard. You'll only save about $200 on the labor by doing it yourself though. I was quoted $550 for the labor if they had to pull it, $350 if I pulled it and brought it to them.

vudoodoodoo

Are you gonna get the 4.33 ring and pinnion set too?

I need a tranny rebuild as well. 2nd gear kinda sux. 5 gear grinds. Damn synchro!!!

paw140

*If* I do get it rebuilt, I'm keeping the same gearing. I'm debating on whether or not to do an LS1 conversion... this repair is getting really expensive.
Tranny: $800
Engine: ~$2400
Clutch: $550
Gaskets: $150
Injector cleaning: $150

And that's pretty much the bare minimum to fix all the problems ($4050).

vudoodoodoo

The LS1 engine conversion would cost more money and time to do than just replacing w/ a reman or rebuild.

Mobius 8

I think my clutch is starting to slip, and I was wondering where to take it.

I'm hearing a whirring noice starting out into first (sporadically), and I've noticed that when I step on it in fifth the odometer sometimes climbs up a few k and then drops back down before I actually pick up any speed...

In this case, would I be better off taking it to a transmission dedicated shop, or a rotory performance shop? Just not sure how exotic the tranny is...

paw140

Mobius: Any tranny shop can do the work. It is not rotary specific. The only tricky part is that it has a 'pull type' clutch, but it's not a big deal.

vudoodoodoo: Yeah, the LS1 will cost more up front, but I will end up with a more reliable car, tons of low end torque, more horsepower, better gas mileage, and I won't cringe every time I floor it. I figure the car will cost me $4K to fix everything now... and that is not even touching the high mileage turbos, which could fail at any moment. I might be able to get $2K for my drivetrain. That is a total of $6K I can put towards the conversion. I may need another grand or two to finish it up. I'm haven't decided yet. I need to make a trip up to Tuscaloosa and talk to Brian Hinson and check out his car.

vudoodoodoo

paw140- Whatever works out best for you. Good luck!