Blowed up tranny
10-07-2003, 02:27 AM
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Blowed up tranny
Well guys, that topic i posted about my tranny whining was obviously a bad thing that it was doing that. I was going down the highway with my cruise set on 80 and my tranny locked up, spun me around and caught on fire. I am not very happy right now. Cost me $125 to have it towed back to the tranny place that replaced my 5th gear 2 days before. They took it out and found out the main bearing (in the front i think) froze up and the input shaft and counter shaft broke. My new 5th gear also has no teeth on it now and whatever gear is up front grinded a perfectly rectangular hole thru the tranny case, so it is dead. Is there a good place to get a world class tranny fairly cheap? I want a new one. Or if anyone else has any suggestions or anything please tell me. Thanks.
Patrick
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10-07-2003, 11:07 AM
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For pics click the image upload botton, its the next to last one on the right of your reply screen. As for the tranny, you can get a world class T5 pretty cheap, especially used on ebay. If you insist on a new one, I wouldnt spend that much money on a T5, save up a few hundred dollars more and get a Tremec. They're sold all kinds of places, look in a mustang mag, most of those sellers sell tranny's. Yea show us some pics of your handy work 
10-07-2003, 07:24 PM
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Are you making the place that replaced the 5th gear buy you a new tranny? Their the ones that screwed up! I'd say look on ebay, then check google by typing in tremec if you want a new one, they make the best.</P>
10-07-2003, 07:27 PM
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I was hoping they were but they're not. I don't even have the money for a world class t5 but I have to do something. I need my car. I think i'm gonna start the "Help Patrick Buy a Tranny Foundation" <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley4.gif border="0">
10-07-2003, 08:54 PM
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Unfortunately, if all the shop did was a gear swap, they have no liability to this, since it wasn't their part that failed.</P>
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I know how much it sucks, I blew 2 trannies in 1 month.</P>
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