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Trani 4LD question with a story '91

Tony H

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New York, Wading River (that's on Long Island)
Year, Model & Trim Level
'91 Eddie Bauer
In the last two weekends I bought 4 new tires, replaced the Radius arm bushings and Saturday night put new Pins and Bushings in the drivers door Hinges.
Life is good, The '91 X is ready for trouble free Summer.

Driving home last night I go to change lanes , I step on the gas a bit, just as the Trani downshifts the Engine Revs like crazy. I drift over to the shoulder. Trani is done! This trani was rebuilt by the Previous owner about two years ago. I have the reciept. $2400.
Before this, there was no slipping or any other tell-tale signs that the trani was going. I know these are weak trani's so my ear is always paying attention. No signs of failure before it totally crashed.
Question is this. Could it just be the Torque Converter? When the trani downshifted, it was shifting out of the locked position to the 3rd gear isn't that done in the Torque Converter? On the side of the road, it wasn't even lurching the slightest bit as I tried Forward and reverse gears. Listening to the trani from under the car. In neutral, engine running, it sounded noisey.
Somebody please give me some good news..something that doesn't involve another $2400.
Thanks

P.S. aside from doing the work myself, who would you trust to rebuild?
 






The only good new you'll hear right now is that a junkyard might have a working one for less than $2400
 






I guess I cross my fingers and hopes it holds up.

Does anyone have an opinion on Jasper Rebuilds? Doe you think they build them better then the local Trani shop. Or maybe worse because they are a big facility. Maybe the local will pay more attention to their work?? thoughts
 






44K since last rebuild

Just looked back at the Previous Owners records. He was mechanically inept BUT he kept all the receipts.

April 11 2003 was the rebuild. 176000 miles

So a new trani is good for 176K and a rebuild (total with torque converter) only gets 44K. Hmmmm 5.5 cents a mile
I suspect major cutting of corners here. Definetly not a Glacier991 job.

Do rebuilders just by the kit and toss it in or do they put a set of Calipers to anything?
I guess a "total" rebuild is very subjective.
 






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