94SRUNNER
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Very interesting. I have a friend with an A343 from a 97' 80 Series w/177K and he is asking $150 for it. I was hoping that might be an option for the OP.
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Very interesting. I have a friend with an A343 from a 97' 80 Series w/177K and he is asking $150 for it. I was hoping that might be an option for the OP.
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Hmm. I can try and do some digging and see if this is a straight swap. Where is he located?
94SRUNNER
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I am not sure how direct the swap is, but I do not think it is direct. It is certainly work the investigation.
He is located in the Cincinnati, OH area.
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Update: I went for the reman trans option from Street Smart Transmission. Will provide some info in here once I know exactly what the final cost with install ends up being.
The 3 year warranty swayed me as I want to be able to drive the vehicle as intended and not have to worry about this happening again. Thank you guys for your input in here in helping a new member out.
The 3 year warranty swayed me as I want to be able to drive the vehicle as intended and not have to worry about this happening again. Thank you guys for your input in here in helping a new member out.
JunkCrzr89
Competent Ignoramoose
Can’t beat that warranty! Probably better warranty than what Toyota would’ve given you.
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Thought I'd give a quick update with the repair with the reman trans from StreetSmartTransmission. The trans that came seemed very high quality and went in with no issues according to my mechanic. I did have to replace the front sway bar bushings and endlinks which were in poor condition upon removal.
Total cost for everything for those interested:
Reman Trans with 3 year unlimited mile warranty - $2,341
Sway bar bushings and hardware (ordered online) - $109
Installation labor + towing - $914
TOTAL - $3,364
Needless to say this is quite the investment but the truck drives and shifts buttery smooth now. I didn't realize how bad the old unit was until driving with the fresh one!
I recommend StreetSmartTransmission to anyone on here in need of a new trans. Once I placed my order they had the trans delivered to my shop in 3 days. Communication with them has been very easy and I have never been on hold to wait to speak to someone (a big pet peeve of mine).
Total cost for everything for those interested:
Reman Trans with 3 year unlimited mile warranty - $2,341
Sway bar bushings and hardware (ordered online) - $109
Installation labor + towing - $914
TOTAL - $3,364
Needless to say this is quite the investment but the truck drives and shifts buttery smooth now. I didn't realize how bad the old unit was until driving with the fresh one!
I recommend StreetSmartTransmission to anyone on here in need of a new trans. Once I placed my order they had the trans delivered to my shop in 3 days. Communication with them has been very easy and I have never been on hold to wait to speak to someone (a big pet peeve of mine).
Good thread, thanks for positing. I would’ve done the same as you with the warranty.
Ever find out what happened in your original trans? Seems like another option would’ve been to have had it rebuilt unless it was a catastrophic failure.
Ever find out what happened in your original trans? Seems like another option would’ve been to have had it rebuilt unless it was a catastrophic failure.
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Dealer diagnosed the original unit as a total failure. By the time it got to my indy mechanic for the swap it had no forward or reverse gears. The speed sensor magnet was full of metal shavings:
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Here’s a few more pictures.
Out with the old in with the new
The Land Cruiser looked huge on the back of the rollback
Out with the old in with the new
The Land Cruiser looked huge on the back of the rollback
Was the seller a dealer or individual? The transmission had to be going out before you bought it. Maybe they put in an additive as a band aid fix to sell it. Just seeing if you could recoup some cost if it was a dealer.
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Seller was an individual unfortunately. Hard to tell whether he knew or not. I met him at his house (which would be odd if he were trying to scam me) and seemed like a nice enough guy but there's always the possibility.
Given I bought the car private party I didn't think it was worth the hassle accusing him to try to get some money back. If it were bought from a dealer I would've certainly pushed back on it.
JunkCrzr89
Competent Ignoramoose
For what it’s worth, I agree with you. Unfortunate that your trans took a dump, but can’t blame the seller. Hopefully you get many more years out of your truck now!
Low mileage or not without knowing what the previous owners usage was there is no way of knowing why it failed so early. Maybe it was used to haul a heavy or way to heavy trailer too often. The owner also could have been the guy that slams it into Park or Reverse before coming to a complete stop.
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It’s possible, but given the condition of the vehicle I think it’s more likely mine fell in the bad batch of 2000 model year transmissions that are more prone to failure regardless of mileage. There’s quite a few threads on here about it. I’ll never know for sure, but I’m very happy with the truck now.
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@BottleRocket, thanks for the info and feedback on StreetSmart. My beloved '99 has a limping tranny with only 353k on the clock. Torque converter and clutch packs starting to fail. Just placed my order at Streetsmart, will have it swapped out first week of January by a local indy trans shop. $2441 shipped, $800 ish for install. They ship with Pennzoil synthetic, but I'm planning to use the standard Dex 3 per Mr. T.
That was quite an adventure in transmission land - glad its workin for you.
In the past (with a dodge 2500 and a tahoe) i’ve bot a master rebuild kit from an online vendor and paid a local shop to perform the work. If I recall the labor was about $1k but that worked in those models.
Are common rebuild parts for 2000 model land cruiser transmissions tough to find?
In the past (with a dodge 2500 and a tahoe) i’ve bot a master rebuild kit from an online vendor and paid a local shop to perform the work. If I recall the labor was about $1k but that worked in those models.
Are common rebuild parts for 2000 model land cruiser transmissions tough to find?
Odd that Toyota factory reman isn't available now. Steve Landers here in Little Rock installed one for me in Feb of this year. 2001 MY. Trans started slipping in first. 238K at the time.
Malleus
Far west of Siegen
I'm currently trying to get a definitive answer on this. My 2000 LX470 (which just passed 300k) will need xmsn work at sometime w/in the next 12 months, and I'm having a hard time believing the 1995-1997 A343 won't work, at least until the OEM unit is rebuilt. I know the bellhousing is different because the engines are. I also have anecdotal evidence that the difference in 1st gen 100 series xmsn were related to the shift pressure.
Since I have a 1995 80 series that also needs preemptive work, I'm going to put a repair unit away and we'll see then, when the side by side comparison is done, what the difference really is.
