Originally Posted by willwren

"And ask Mom for the money".

Only an 89? Auroradude, that'* his FIRST car. And he got it the HARD way.

Originally Posted by BonneMeMN

Find some car that blew it'* con rod bearings out or something scary., if it still had a good tranny.

Originally Posted by opensourceguy

It seems clutch material in the pan is a bad thing, and well my transmission has kind of bit the dust. I lost 3rd and OD, but I have Reverse, 1st, and 2nd. All of which work great. So, obviously the transmission is gone. I could have gone the route of getting a used unit, but I always talked about rebuilding a blown one. I think this is my time.

To all the members who want to tell me 'oh, well, it is hard, you won't be able to do it.' Don't. I'm not going to listen. I am doing this mainly for education. If I happen to get a good transmission out of this, then great. If not, I learn the hard way, automatic FWD transmissions are not to be touched. I will be going in skeptical, but with a positive outlook on skepticality. Whatever that means.

I believe I will go about removing the engine/trans above. Instead of dropping the sub frame. It sounds the latter would be harder for just me [gotta remember, i'm just a weak 15 year old doing this alone]. I have no clue what the rental costs would be for an engine hoist.. but I think it is good to assume it will be less than purchasing one [at $150]? I think I will be helped greatly from Randy [randman1] and Bill [BillBoost37], since they seem to be the only members who pulled an LN3?

As far as the where I will be rebuilding the trans.. I have a 4x8 work bench in my basement [dry], a bottom shelf just a smidge smaller than the top shelf, and a good amount of [dry] floorspace. This is obviously an unfinished basement. I also have the garage, but I don't have a workbench out there [no problem there, if necessary], it'* kinda waterproof [wherever i would place it, it would be water proof], but idk about how 'sterile' it is. My basement seems better, IMO.

Then for the actual rebuilding part, I don't know anyone who has really rebuilt a TH440-T4, except for Alec [alec_b]. Who has already been a great help with giving me a great overall type thing of what to expect and whatnot. I believe I am correct on this?

Oh, BTW the whole reason I posted here is for views. Not a whole lot of people visit the 87-91 forum. So please don't move this thread.

EDIT: Just for everyone'* information, I have acquired a job, and have an income of about $100/week. I only work one day a week, and only for a few hours.. so I will not be overwhelmed by work or anything. I should have $300 within 2 weeks.. which will probably cover the majority of the costs.. right?

Originally Posted by alec_b

Lakeville, i hate to go against you here, but i think you are wrong. There'* nothing indicating that he has cracked or broken sun gears. My car displayed the same symptoms as his and there was nothing wrong with any of the gears in the transmission beyond slight tooth wear. Don't you realize that if a gear went there would be MAJOR grinding and metal chunks, not shavings, CHUNKS, in the pan. Also, Justin is very close on his prices, it doesn't cost anywhere near 500 for all the things you will need for a rebuild. A full rebuild kit, WITH the updated 1-2 shift spring, only costs roughly 150 dollars from a reputable transmission shop. And even if he does run into trouble with tools almost any of them can be rented through autozone or some other establishment. So please, have background info first or keep your comments to yourself. Thanks.

Originally Posted by opensourceguy

I post a thread here, and it turns into a big argument on how i should get a used tranny. I'm not getting a used tranny. The car does need to be used.. but it needs to have OD. I'm not getting on a highway in a car that can only do 55 [you think i'm going to redline the car to do 80?]. I'd get run over.

Please guys, this thread is about general help that I may need, tips and whatnot. This isn't a decision for me to make. I am pulling the engine/trans, with the intent to rebuild the trans. I am not planning on purchasing a used transmission. Unless I don't feel I can rebuild the transmission, or that it does not work or fails.

Obviously I cannot have a thread here with everyone to see. Will an admin or mod please delete this thread. I will continue this topic in 87-91, if you have anything important to say, then please contribute. If not, don't post anything.