TOY: Re: Re: Transmission Rebuild.

["Dale Sinkey" <dps444@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marlin has rebuilts at 1/2 of that!

SeaBass/Darren 82 Toyota, 117.1 Slo-Motion
Dual box, 38.5x16 TSL's warn winch, 5.71's
Lockrights, http://www.traildogg.homepage.com/profile.html
Oroville,Ca!!!!Where is that???
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Wiencek" <bwiencek@kcnet.com>
To: "Kendall Carlton" <kcarlton@atmel.com>
Cc: "Toy4x4" <toy4x4@moab.off-road.com>; "Toyota" <toyota@4x4wire.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:10 AM
Subject: TOY: Re: Transmission Rebuild.


> > My son's 88 4x4 truck is popping out of gear in 1st and 2nd.  How hard
is it
> > to rebuild a transmission at home?  Do you need any special tools?  I
called
> > a transmission shop and they wanted $1100-$1600 to do a rebuild -
OUCH!!.
>
> Are you sure it's not the simple shifter bushing repair??
>
> Why not get an exchange from Marlin??? (about what $700???)
>
> You don't need any "major" special tools that can't be fudged up if you
> have a shop press and a bearing plate and some time.  The bearing/synchro
> kits at the wholesaler here run $140 and as long as you don't need any
> hard parts that will get you by.
>
> - Brian
>
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