1990maxGXE

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I know I have seen this on here before but i can't seem to find it. My transmission started acting up the other day so i got the car towed and i have a feeling its done for. What should i pay to have a new transmission put in the car i live in St. Louis MO and just called a shop and they told me that with the symptoms i was experiencing it needs a new transmission and cant be rebuilt. it was quoted at 1500-1600 is that to much or about right?

Niccos89

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That'd be a used transmission I imagine ??
Even a new auto is only good for 200'000 miles or so on an average life.
I suppose US members can give you better advice on local prices than I can.
Consider a 5 speed swap, you guys have them just laying around over there.

DanNY

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1 - why can't the shop rebuild it? the only way the shop can't rebuild it is if the case was broken. otherwise all the internals are available separate.

2 - 1500-1600 for what? rebuilt? used (junk yard)?

1990maxGXE

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The shop i called told me that a new one would cost between 1500-1600. He told me that he couldn't rebuild it which didnt make sense to me, and if i could get a place to rebuild it how much should that cost??

DanNY

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i would try calling a different shop...it sounds like they don't want to rebuild it and is giving you the "it's un-rebuildable" because they can't do it. i mean how do they know it can't be done over the phone? that's strange.

to rebuild it is anywhere from 800 to 2000 depending on your location, the quality of rebuild, etc etc.

James92SE

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My mom's transmission just went out on her 2000 Elantra, she had it replaced at the dealer for $1,800. For what it's worth, the dealer told her those Elantra transmissions aren't rebuildable, even though the one they installed is a Hyundai "reman"

DanNY

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that means it's not rebuildable at their shop/dealership.

1990maxGXE

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Ya i just called another shop and he told me that they can rebuild it and that, thats what he recomends but his quote is 1600-1900. I dont want to get rid of the car but thats kinda steep i think

DanNY

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well it's your decision on what to do then.

nitrous360

I paid $2200 for a complete rebuild. It was $1900 for the rebuild and they charged me $300 to put in the shift kit. Believe me I did not want to pay that much but I needed the car for work. The car isn't even worth that much but **** happens. I brought it to a local transmission shop I was referred to by a friend. They told me the pump went and they could just replace the pump but recommended to fully rebuild because of the mileage and the rep of the tranny. They also recommended the shift kit. So, either prepare to spend the money or part out the car.

James92SE

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To be honest I think that's probably a little better than average price for a 3rd gen rebuild. I've seen many go $2,500+

GRNMAXDMON

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just do a 5speed conversion. its a lot cheaper and last longer.

James92SE

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There's about a million fewer things to potentially go wrong with a manual transmission

1990maxGXE

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ya i just dont have the tools or the skills to do that. I would love to would a shop do that?

James92SE

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A shop could but they'd probably discourage you as its "custom" and would charge you an arm and a leg for no reason. You might check the regional forums, there's usually fellow .Org'ers who are willing to help out/do work for a small fee and some beer

1993-VG30E-GXE

I paid $100.00 CDN for a relatively low KM working one off a ORG posters part out. I then drove it home in my GXE trunk and lifted it out with those cloth slings (the kind rock climbers use), and another person, stored it on wood blocks and covered it with a tarp.

Maybe find an ORG member in your area and pay him to install, instead of paying a shop? AT install is not too difficult.

Dhunterx

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I paid $1800 for my rebuild; shop was recommended by my dad's friends who have gone there for their track cars. They did a solid job, and the car runs real smooth and shifts firmly. Guy told me I could drag it all day and not have to worry about it.

gfnk357

I paid $2100 for my rebuild last fall, the torque converter ended up being bent also so the total cost would have been $2500 but the shop didn't charge me for anything over the original estimate.

maximagician

whats the symptoms?
it might just be the stripped\broken torque converter which is a $200 part
ive replaced one on a 90 stanza and a 92 gxe maxima i was told it was common

and i've replaced automatics for 2 other peoples maximas(1 person bought a dead trans thinking it was good for 300 in a parking lot "ouch"
the other person got lucky with a pull a part a\t i got them for like 80 bucks)
so ive removed 5 auto transmissions and re installed 4
"and I am SUPPOSED to be stupid"

1990maxGXE

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The car when i start to acelerate doesnt acelerate then jerks forward. and shifts horribly between first and second gears, very jerky. then when i went to put the car in park it went through reverse and shuddered really bad. I was told that it needs a transmission they told me there was metal in the transmission fluid

MaxGordon7

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That is a good price. A good shop that can build transmission alot stronger than stock. If you have no cash get someone to toss a used one in. I could do an install for 300 plus cost.

1993-VG30E-GXE

How is that possible Max. Are you talking about the Transgo kit? Without that isn't the standard rebuild kit for the RE4F02A just a replacement of stock? Let me know what additional parts I should do besides the regular kit and Transgo kit. Dan, and some others, have already recommended parts for my overhaul...alot of it will have to be determined during inspection, but I would rather order as much as I can BEFORE it's open.

1993-VG30E-GXE

Let me know what you guys think about this deal:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1989-...ayphotohosting

GRNMAXDMON

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if you were to live in Miami, FL. i would install it for you but you would just have to buy the rest of the parts needed and i'd sell you the spare tranny that i have in my shed.

1990maxGXE

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Thanks for the offer i really appreciate it but im in st. Louis so that doesn't work

1990maxGXE

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I appreciate the advice i have gotten from you guys. My moms not going to help me pay to repair the car so its looking like the cars going to have to sit in my garage at home until i can get the money i need to repair the car. Bc im to attached to the car to see it go. Wish me luck

1991Maxima1991

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When my tranny went out i called up my local junk yard and they had 1 for me... About 4 hours of work and $450 later i had a perfectly working 5-speed tranny again

DanNY

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i picked one up from these guys.

http://www.protorque.com/

CMax03

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Guess I'll go pick up a used auto (spare) for my 1990 VG Max, and have it setup for heavy duty parts and a shift kit! There's a shop her in Houston, Tx that rebuilds thiese transmission to be bulletproof and I'm gonna be searching for them, if that's the case....

1990maxGXE

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well i got the car home and I found a guy that could help me pull the old transmission and put in a used/rebuilt one. now my question is are there any special tools that i need to pull the old transmission and how long should it take. Also is there a place that anyone could recommend to find used/rebuilt transmissions that come with a warrenty.

DanNY

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jacks and jack stands. mucho elbow grease.
it'll take anywhere from 2 hrs to 24 hours...depending on your skills.

best to look for one locally.
if you want to play the dice then go look on ebay....remember if the tranny breaks when you buy it from online you have to SHIP it back...that means $$$.

maximagician

wheel hub axle nut socket 34mm deep i think
i always rent a transmishy jack for the install
but use 2 floor jacks to remove
or let it drop on a no rim tire with cardboard or a tarp under the tire
which u can then drag out from under the car
either way get the front wheels way off the ground for clearance
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
a few tips,
HAVE YOU SEARCHED MAX .ORG FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPUTER SELF DIAGNOSIS PROCEDURE TO RULE OUT ELECTRICAL
FAILURE?(when you put the key in and go to last notche before start
and all the dash lights light up for bulb\circut check DOES THE A\T POWER SWITCH "P"BUTTON BLINK?is it SLipping(my first gxe was slipping for weeks before i quit driving it)Check the wire plugs on top of the a\t
,DID YOU CHECK FLUID?,also check the shifter linkage at the front of the a\t(watch it while someone shifts)are your axles not broken\slipping?
is it a good running engine?

GRNMAXDMON

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good thing you brought this up!!!

1990maxGXE: go here---> http://forums.maxima.org/general-max...niti-fsms.html and open up the FSM for the 3rd gen. but don't know if there will be any difference from the '89 3rd gen to the '94 3rd gen??? but look for the diagnosing section for the automatic transmission or just go and buy a Hayne's repair manual and it'll tell you how to diagnose the automatic transmission on our 3rd gens. i suggest you try and do this before you rip your car apart. who knows you might not need to spend alot than you should.

CapedCadaver

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[axle nut is 36mm]

specifically, you'll need 3/8" and 1/2" ratchets with short and long extensions. you'll also need combo wrenches and an assortment of shallow and deep sockets (3/8" drive for 17mm and smaller, 1/2" for 17mm and larger) of the following metric sizes:
10mm, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, and deep 27mm and 36mm. you don't need EVERY size in both deep and shallow, but most decent 100+ piece mechanic's tool sets will come with all of those sockets and wrenches anyways.

and of course you'll need 3/8" and possibly 1/2" clicker torque wrenches for reinstallation (whether you install a/t or swap for m/t)

1990maxGXE

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ya i will definitly check that out thanks guys but the shop i took it to said that there was metal peices in the transmission fluid and the transmission makes a really weird noise when in gear i dont know how to explain it but its not really a grinding

1990maxGXE

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ok well i did the AT self diagnostics and the first light stayed on the longest so that means that the revolution sensor circuit is bad. where is it located and how hard is it to fix?

DanNY

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ok i think we established you have a busted tranny...telling us what the shop tells you is pretty much point less right? oh yeah it makes a noise...yeah it's the tranny. the fluid is not right color...yup it's the tranny.

CapedCadaver

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if the tranny is making weird noises and has crap in the fluid, etc, etc.... then the rev sensor is a moot point. besides the fact that if the rev sensor goes bad, the TCU just uses the speed sensor (primarily used for speedo and odometer) instead. ie if your speedo works then the rev sensor doesn't rly matter, thus if you have trans problems, the rev sensor is not the cause of it.

1990maxGXE

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k i was just making sure that i don't need to fix something else when i replace the tranny.

1993-VG30E-GXE

Is yours the RE4F02A, i'm too lazy to read above. I can post my instructions I used if you need them.