transmission is slipping!! help!
- Thread starter Raymen214479
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The tranny in my 2000 Accord EX is still OK, but since I like to repair things, I decided to get a spare BX7A tranny to rebuild, as I've rebuilt a Ford AOD before.
The whole market for these trannies is a ripoff!!! I checked around, and a tranny shop will charge up to around $3500 for a rebuild. A local wrecking yard had one used tranny and they wanted $2000 for it! A used tranny????
If you check the major tranny rebuilders that will ship nationwide, they still want around $1500 for a rebuilt unit. One rebuilder was selling units with a 100,000 mile warrantee but guess how much they want for a rebuilt unit??? $5000! And you still have to install it yourself.
Junkyards that ship nationwide want around 800-1500 for a used tranny with upwards of 110,000 miles. Ridiculous!
I found a BX7A off Craigslist for $450, which is pretty much the going rate.
The whole market for these trannies is a ripoff!!! I checked around, and a tranny shop will charge up to around $3500 for a rebuild. A local wrecking yard had one used tranny and they wanted $2000 for it! A used tranny????
If you check the major tranny rebuilders that will ship nationwide, they still want around $1500 for a rebuilt unit. One rebuilder was selling units with a 100,000 mile warrantee but guess how much they want for a rebuilt unit??? $5000! And you still have to install it yourself.
Junkyards that ship nationwide want around 800-1500 for a used tranny with upwards of 110,000 miles. Ridiculous!
I found a BX7A off Craigslist for $450, which is pretty much the going rate.
RedRyder
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Holy ripoff batman. Part of the costs you're getting have to be due to the fact you live in Hawaii, I've never heard anyone getting estimates that high for a reman'd auto.
Here's one for $150. That's how much I sold mine for, it was still strong at 133k miles.
http://www.6thgenaccord.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40706
Not sure he'd ship it though.
Here's one for $150. That's how much I sold mine for, it was still strong at 133k miles.
http://www.6thgenaccord.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40706
Not sure he'd ship it though.
Actually the costs I got for remanufactured and salvage yard stuff is from a nationwide retailer. Amazon sells remanufactured trannies for around $1100, but not sure that is shipped to HI. But like I said, one salvage yard in HI wanted $2000 for a used unit. Pretty ridiculous.
Unless you install it yourself, figure $500 for labor.
The rebuild kits alone can be quite expensive. $200-250 without hard parts and around $500 with a few bearings. $150 would be a nice deal especially since I'm rebuilding it anyway. At least the one I bought is not slipping. The problem with getting a malfunctioning tranny is some hard parts may be expensive to replace, e.g., bearings and stuff, if they go too.
