RE: T-904 rebuild...

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, Joe Wyatt wrote:

> Tom, do it your self, its not that hard, and allot more fun.  Once you do it 
> you won't be afraid of breaking your tranny anymore.

I hadn't actually considered that! I'l think about it, but part of
my problem is I'm bogged down, and the rebuilder will complete the
job in one week and I'll get a sealed installable trans. From waht
I've read there's a bunch of odd tools needed. Between getting
parts and tools and the time to rebuild it, it'll be summer.

I should do one though. It's the last area of car technics
unexplored for me. (Well, never set up ring & pinion either).

> Most Tranny shops will rebuild the converter for less than $100.00, (and most 
> of them only run high temp oil through them for cleaning, Check to see if 
> they have the cutting machine to cut them open, clean, repair, and then 
> rewield then.)

I will ask about this. I don't have a converter here, so I'll have
to buy one.

I'm not exactly rebuilding/restifying a car; what I have is a
basket case rolling chassis with a lot of added parts! It's not a
sensible project, but I seem to specialize in foolish projects :-)