He did the work, said he felt that had fixed the issue and that it was just fine. I told him to please change the fluid and filter in case that was the problem. Finally I took it to a garage to replace the fuel pump (fixed a hard start issue even tho I'd been told it would not), had some work done on the brakes and asked if the mechanic could diagnose the tranny issue I was experiencing. It's been slow to switch gears for awhile but no one believed me. It's an automatic-can't believe I neglected to mention that! My apologies. My wife's Outback is great in the snow, out in our rural area - it's also a lot more comfortable to take long trips in than our TJ. If you do trade, an Outback is a great choice. If keeping it, go for a rebuild with a reputable mechanic who will warranty the work - 90 days to a year is common. If you do want to trade it in, I'd go for the minimum required to fix and get it running. You might just call around to some of the transmission places - they don't like to give estimates over the phone, of course, but just ask what the cost for a full rebuild would be for your model Wrangler. That said, it seems pretty common that a transmission rebuild of any sort will cost less than $1000-1200 or so. I assume it's an automatic - if you just have some slippage, it might be fixed for a lot less than if the problem has gone on for a while and actually melted plastic parts (happened to me on an old Subaru) or done other damage that requires a deeper level of repair or replacement. The cost of a rebuild is going to depend a bit on what's actually wrong with your transmission. FYI, except for basic maintenance I generally have to pay someone to work on my Jeep as I'm not a mechanic and don't have a garage. I think my options are to 1) call it a loss and part out the Jeep (no experience with this), 2) swap in the used transmission and trade the Jeep at a dealership for whatever I can get 3) or properly rebuild the transmission and expect to keep the Jeep for a few more years.Īny opinions, personal experiences, crazy good ideas or pearls of wisdom accepted and appreciated. I know I have to make the decisions here on my own, but I respect many of the experienced owner's opinions, here, too, as I deliberate. Had wanted to redo the suspension and possibly sell/trade for an Outback, so this is unfortunate timing. I, also, happened to have replaced the fuel pump, battery and 5 new 31" tires this year. This year two men in my family and one auto shop told me I was wrong and that nothing was wrong with my transmission-I knew it wasn't driving right, so I had the fluid and filter changed anyway. AND, I need to decide if the Jeep is worth the money or if I should consider parting it out or something. I know this won't be cheap but I'm wanting some benchmark numbers to help gauge whatever the estimate turns out to be. He recommended another shop that specializes and could rebuild my transmission. One shop can replace with another used transmission that has about the same mileage as my TJ (100,xxx) for $1750, but like the mechanic said there's no guarantee I won't eventually experience the same problems. How much should rebuilding my transmission generally cost? (ballpark range) Was hoping to learn here some real world wisdom before I pay to have anything more done. Just learned the transmission in my 2002 Wrangler 6cyl is shot and needs replacing or rebuilt. I will also have some room to negotiate those other jobs, seeing as that the price they charge for any one of those includes the price/time to drop the tranny, so they should give me a better deal than just charging me their "book rate" for each job.Hello. Even if I have my mechanic do the job, now I know what else to have him do while its in the shop and the tranny is dropped. Good luck.Thanks for the list of what else I should do. This way you know everything is done and won't have to pull the trans again in the future to replace a few seals that only cost a few bucks. Now is also a good time to replace your rear main seal and front pump seal on the transmission, and try to flush out the torque converter while it's all out. It is easier but not necessary to remove the transfer case first to reduce the weight and mass of the overall transmission assembly. 2 Floors jacks makes the job ALOT easier along with an extra set of hands. Why would you not fix something that's obviously broken and could cause more damage than what's in there?Īs far as a "regular" jack, I hope to assume that you mean an actual floor jack (pump style) not the stock jack that comes with the jeep. Don't pay attention to the idiotic "get ear plugs" comments. You want the smart and only way to do it properly? Remove the transmission.
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