further commentary on tranny work. In some ways tranny work reminds me of suspension work. The issue of piece mealing or patch working a repair comes to mind.
Because it is such a big cost to pull a trans out...may make more sense to have an entire rebuild...a bit more of an insurance...there are no guarantees...more likely however that a rebuild will go longer than a patch worked fix...say just the A-clutch replaced. The $64K question always is...WHAT are you getting with a rebuild..how many parts are replaced etc....new pump...all new seals?...new stator shaft?...new solenoids?...new valve body?....or only a patch worked tranny put back together from a generic core of unknown past under the guise of a fully rebuilt trans...that is the daunting question whenever biting the bullet for a so called "fresh" rebuild autobox.
Comes down to dollars and cents. If the patch work is much less cheaper than a full rebuild..may be the way to go...still begs the question...what are you getting with a full rebuild...all new or mostly new internals?...unlikely...or a warmed over patch work trans that works ok for the time being.
George
