Re: IML: Transmission flush?

["Scott & Lise Scheuermann" <SLScheuermann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt,

Personally I think that you are throwing away your time and money to do 
anything less than have a reputable transmission person pull the pan and 
inspect the transmission. (Stay away from name brand transmission shops-find 
a local shop). Your car MAY only need some adjustments/fluid/filter (a 
transmission tune up) but from what you were describing it sounds to me that 
you are just a few blocks drive from transmission failure and a complete 
rebuild. The last time I had a "tune up" done it was about $100, less than 
what your Rayco guy wants just for fluid! I had the tranny on my '65 rebuilt 
last year for $500. Someone on this list who knows more than I already told 
you that your rebuild should be about $500. Do you really want to chance 
having to shell out $500 on top of $120 plus your time and effort for the 
filter and gasket?

A fluid flush is a great idea for general maintenance (IE nothing is wrong) 
but you need more than that if it is slipping, burning, and dripping! I must 
say however, I am not a mechanic. I am just someone who has been driving for 
26 years.

Yes there is a lot to be said for doing it yourself, however working on a 
transmission with problems is not exactly a good place to start.

My 50 cents worth!

Scott Scheuermann
1965 Imperial Crown
1960 Airstream travel trailer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Gill" <mgill3@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:52 PM
Subject: IML: Transmission flush?


> Ok, so i think the nice guy at Rayco Car Service talked me into getting 
> the tranny completely flushed. It seems like a good idea to completely 
> flush out the old fluid, and put in nice fresh fluid, instead of a mixture 
> of the two. He tells me that if i just want it flushed it's 120 dollars, 
> so what i might do is go ahead and replace the gasket and filter by 
> myself, and then have the shop flush it for me with their machine.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
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