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Old 12-25-2010, 10:16 AM   #6
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Re: Transmission Problems

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Originally Posted by 83burban View Post
Turbo 350's are cheap to rebuild - you can find 800 dollar rebuilds all the time from respectable shops. Your going to spend at least 400 to get a junkyard transmission and not know its condition, or how long it will last.

If I were you, I would shop around the local shops to see who can rebuild one for you
I agree. $200 for a junk yard T-350 is not a good deal, especially if you work there. I can get them around here for under $60 and it will come with a 30 day warranty.

It will take you all of a couple hours to yank it out in a T-350 4x4. Not worth $200 to have it done for you. For the money you could buy a tranny jack and all the tools you need to do the job. This way you know how to do it the next time it fails and have the tools too.

If you take it out and bring it to them many trans shops will do a T-350 for just a few hours of labor plus the cost of parts. They are one of the simplest auto trans to rebuild and don't have any expensive parts that need replaced. The worst thing you may need is a new converter as it is difficult to get them clean after a trans failure. An RV converter shouldn't run you much over $100 for a T-350 / T-400.
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