i have just recently heard from my mechanic that the tranny is gone

(feels like it just doesnt engauge, rev's freely)

so, before i do something hasty, i was looking for others experience, reccomendations etc

its a 91 maxima, with an auto

should i get it rebuilt
a new one
upgrade to the infinity equivelent?

any ideas would greatly help


thanks
chris

 

get it rebuilt and get a good warranty, thats the best solution!

doubt you'll find a "new" tranny for a 3rd gen

upgrade to infinity equivalent??? whats that mean

 

I'm trying to figure that out myself.

 

I think he means would the trans out of a J/I 30 fit and should he get one of those.

 

I don't see how since isn't the US J30 RWD and did there isn't an I30 equivakent to the 3rd gen....

 

I didn't say it was possible, I just said what I thought he meant

 

You're gonna have to get it rebuilt. Nissan no longer carries transmissions for 3rd gen maximas.

 

yeah, hehe i was meanign from an i30, i didnt know that 3rd gens didnt have and i30 equivelent

ok, well i see my options


of people who have had this done, what is a reasonable price / warrenty


thanks for the responses

Chris

 

Yeah. I had mine ('89 GXE Auto) rebuilt by a local transmission specialist shop. they did an excellent job. runs and is as quiet as brand new tranny.

 

$1000-2500....

mine was $2000 came with a cooler and a 3 year"no hassle" warranty

but I've heard of guys paying as low as $1500 for thier rebuilds and getting 1-2 year warranties as well

 

i fear that soon i will be in this trouble

but what does the transmission guy do to our tranny when they service it??


i mean they use our original housing and put new seals and gears in??? so pretty much everything is new excpet for the case/???

 

wow, 1000-2500, big varience, well i will keep you posted on how badly i am raped.... errk how it turns out

chris

 

I got mine rebuilt about a year ago and it cost me 1400 with a 6 month warranty and it went bad again about 3 months ago. They charged me 900 the second time to fix it again....not much I could argue about since the warranty was only six months. They tried to tell me that usually when they come back like that so soon, its a "young" driver. So after 14000 miles, he tried to blame the failure on me. Now granted, I am a spirited driver and will put the rpms up around 5000 every now and then, but with no mods on the engine and a newly rebuilt tranny, that kind of driving shouldn't have caused another failure. Moral of the story: GET A GOOD WARRANTY

This is what I say to our auto tranny:

 

DEFINENTLY...I went through 2 trannys before I got it right...never payed a dime after the first rebuild though because my warranty was for 3 years....so getting a good warranty is definently a point to be stressed!!!

 

Yes, they do. I don't know about fully assembled but you CAN still buy all of the parts (including gears and shafts) new from Nissan. For a complete and total rebuild, you're looking at about $3K if you go that route, though.

 

might as well get a level 10 if you spring some more money into that bit(h

 

It depends on what is broken. You don't want to go to a shop that will quote you for a rebuild without taking the thing apart and looking at it. That is a good sign you're getting ripped off. Generally, they will need to replace the springs, bearings, and seals. Sometimes, you will need entire gears replaced, sometimes (as in my case) it's so bad that you decide it's time to learn how to rebuild it yourself just to keep the cost out of the thousands...

 

Actually, that was for a manual. Autos are even more complicated and require even more parts replaced (usually).

 

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hmm.. i dont want to fu(k up anything, but how hard it it to do the repair on a tranny? but hey atleast i have jeff to help me out

 

Manual or auto?? I wouldn't recommend trying to rebuild an auto. I've never personally tried. I can't really speak on it. I can say that I'm getting ready to rebuild a 5 speed and the transmission is the most confusing and complicated part of any car. It's amazing! I finally got my case open, and a million parts flew out at me (most of which were broken in to pieces)! So many pieces...

 

o man that sucks.. time for the fsm,