Allen4rmGromLak
OBS Enthusiast
Had my transmission rebuilt by a respectable trans shop about 4 hours from my house. Well picked it up. They put in new bearings, seals, and synchros. Picked it up. Drove it back home. Felt great UNTIL when I was getting close to the house, I noticed that 3rd gear was getting clunky.
Long story short. Checked the fluid, found out they used valvoline manual trans gear oil (they confessed that) as they "didn't have any GM fluid in stock and valvoline states its OK on their website". So here I am $1100 out and they claim I was "hot rodding it with that V8 so warranty is void" lol. The stock TBI V8 with 500k miles and elderbrock carb that's running rich. Yep. Totally. Soooo much power.
Ordered some Amsoil MTG and threw it in today during my lunch break. 3rd still clunky and feels like it's not slowing down like it should. Sometimes have to double clutch it.
Called GM dealership, closets stealership that has more than 1 qt of the gear oil is clear across Texas. So Amsoil it is.
Just warning people to take it to a shop that KNOWS what fluid to use or supply your own fluid. I should of asked what fluids they were gonna use and run far away.
Well atleast my bearing noise is gone. Dont have the funds to have it rebuilt again and I'm not getting a refund from them.
Long story short. Checked the fluid, found out they used valvoline manual trans gear oil (they confessed that) as they "didn't have any GM fluid in stock and valvoline states its OK on their website". So here I am $1100 out and they claim I was "hot rodding it with that V8 so warranty is void" lol. The stock TBI V8 with 500k miles and elderbrock carb that's running rich. Yep. Totally. Soooo much power.
Ordered some Amsoil MTG and threw it in today during my lunch break. 3rd still clunky and feels like it's not slowing down like it should. Sometimes have to double clutch it.
Called GM dealership, closets stealership that has more than 1 qt of the gear oil is clear across Texas. So Amsoil it is.
Just warning people to take it to a shop that KNOWS what fluid to use or supply your own fluid. I should of asked what fluids they were gonna use and run far away.
Well atleast my bearing noise is gone. Dont have the funds to have it rebuilt again and I'm not getting a refund from them.