For the past couple of weeks, when I would start slowing down for red lights or stop signs, I could her a squeaking/grinding noise and I thought it was the front shocks. However, yesterday, I could tell the gears were not change correctly and there were a couple of hard gear changes. That turned into the gears not changing at the right time and now my cruiser will not drive at all. It is sitting at a tranny shop but I was hoping to get some information before they look at it tomorrow. Thanks for any advice.
2001 Transmission issues
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Worst case scenario is that the box ran low on fluid and some internal gears welded themselves together. If that's the case, you'll obviously need a rebuild. You're sort of at the mercy of the tranny shop. Let us know how it goes.
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Just heard back. When they drained the fluid, it was full of metal. He said the exact same thing happened to a Tundra he fixed a couple of months ago. He hasn't gotten all the way in there but has quoted Mr around $3,000.00 to fix. He thinks a bushing went out which caused the gears to grind down. Any thoughts? He faxing me a quote and I will know what parts he thinks he is going to have to replace.
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Here is the quote. He says because of the amount of metal in the fluid, that he will have to replace the planet set. The price on that is $684.00. He also has to replace the brake piston, piston return spring, forward drum, master overhaul kit less steels, filter, pump body with gears, pump stator and torque converter. About $1100.00 in labor. Any thoughts?
If it were me, I'd probably think strongly about getting a reman from Toyota and R&R'ing it myself. The only downside is getting the core back if you order from somewhere other than your local dealer. More expensive, but at least you know what you're getting. The Toyota ones will also include upgraded parts which fix the potential failure mode of the earlier sets.
At that price, i would think about just getting a "new" one as well. It might be slightly more expensive but at least it was built by toyota and not "some mechanic in your town".
Dang thats a great buy ^^^
Bummer. How many miles on the truck? Ask them how much they'd charge to just install a new or used one, though chances are you probably can't locate a used one in your area. (where are you?) Check with Toyota and on e-bay for the price of a new one., though going that route would probably cost about the same. Remember, you can always have the rig towed somewhere else if they get snitty with you.
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I agree. I had my Supra's tranny rebuilt after it exploded and it was never the same. These units are not turnkey, the person rebuilding them really needs to understand what they're doing. It may "work", but not necessarily operate as smoothly as it did originally. For the price they're charging it's a no brainer.
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It had 112k miles. I called around here and really everyone was about the same. The guy fixed the same issue on a Tundra not to long ago. I was trying to sell it, but I guess I will be driving it until the wheels fall off now. I have too much money in it now. Thanks for all the advice. I am getting a warranty with the repairs so that's good. I am in Middle Tennessee by the way.