Transmission Rebuild Help

[///RAGMC]

Three days before Christmas I was driving back home from Ca. when I lost 3rd and 4th gear in my 99 silverado. I sat at a reststop for 6 hours waiting to get picked up. I called a buddy who owns a trans shop here in town he rebuilt it with mods for $900 I got 230k out of that stock trans.

 

[WVXC450R]

Was that with the buddy discount? Lol


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[///RAGMC]

Was that with the buddy discount? Lol


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I hope so while I was sitting there I called a shop in a close by town and they wanted $2600.00 for a stock rebuild

 

[WVXC450R]

Well I guess $1800 isn't too bad then. The tow truck is coming to get it in the morning so hopefully ill have my truck back my next weekend!


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[///RAGMC]

Not a bad deal at all

 

[WVXC450R]

Well I'm back at square 1. Insurance won't cover the towing bill to the shop because the only decent one I could find wasn't local and I'm not paying $300 to have it towed.

Has anyone on here dropped their own transmission before? I'd be doing it in a driveway.. No lifts or transmission jacks lol. I've found all kinds of people who can rebuild it but no one to pull it out for me.. How hard is that to do?


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[Vortec Lover]

Well I'm back at square 1. Insurance won't cover the towing bill to the shop because the only decent one I could find wasn't local and I'm not paying $300 to have it towed.

Has anyone on here dropped their own transmission before? I'd be doing it in a driveway.. No lifts or transmission jacks lol. I've found all kinds of people who can rebuild it but no one to pull it out for me.. How hard is that to do?


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with no jacks.... pretty da gone hard

 

[WVXC450R]

I have jacks and jack stands. Just no transmission jack. Of course harbor freight sells them but idk for how much...


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[Chris.G.Jr.]

id recommend jasper if you go with a new one, pricey but reliable, my mechanic back where i used to live sells nothing but jasper engines and transmissions when people need them, he installed one in my parents 03 yukon xl that has 220k+ recently and its been great

 

[Vortec Lover]

I have jacks and jack stands. Just no transmission jack. Of course harbor freight sells them but idk for how much...


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We've pulled lots of trannys with no specialized jacks. I thought you meant NO jacks period!

Not EXZTREMELY hard. Just get the truck on stands, hold the tranny up with a floor jack, undo all the mounting bolts and disconnect the driveshaft and all and bring her down nice and easy...