How long does a trannys swap take?
#1
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Traverse City, MI
Posts: 785
How long does a trannys swap take?
Since my tranny is about toast, I bought a VLSD tranny to swap it out with, the shop is claiming 10.5 hours to swap trannies. How long is it really supposed to take?
#3
If the seals and everything else is good then 11 hours seems right. I just had my tranny swapped out and the guy called me around 3:30 pm and he begun at around 8:30. That's nine hours. It only costed me $400 to get the tranny swapped.
Liquidvenom check out www.car-part.com for a list of junkyards that might have the vlsd tranny at an affordable price in NJ.
Liquidvenom check out www.car-part.com for a list of junkyards that might have the vlsd tranny at an affordable price in NJ.
#4
Yea right, I can pull a tranny off the car in 2hrs flat and then have it back up in another 2hrs. 4hrs flat out I can have the car in my garage and back out.
Shiet.... Jay25 can do that probably quicker, Ramius83 can also do it probably quicker......
Dixit
Shiet.... Jay25 can do that probably quicker, Ramius83 can also do it probably quicker......
Dixit
#9
if its your first time, and you take your time you should be in the 8-10 hour range. for the guys who have dropped the tranny before 4-6 hours is not out of the question.
if you are going to put in the tranny and its your first time, i would suggest really taking your time and getting it in without rushing.
--Paul
if you are going to put in the tranny and its your first time, i would suggest really taking your time and getting it in without rushing.
--Paul
#10
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Traverse City, MI
Posts: 785
I am putting a 5spd in, in place of my existing 5spd.
I got the manual tranny with CVs for $950. They found my tranny from another salvage shop and had it shipped in. There was an automatic out of an I30 in stock for $750
This is the place I got it from
I got the manual tranny with CVs for $950. They found my tranny from another salvage shop and had it shipped in. There was an automatic out of an I30 in stock for $750
This is the place I got it from
#11
Originally Posted by MaximaPolak
I think he means from auto to manual.....
It can't only take 3 hours and make everything run.......
It can't only take 3 hours and make everything run.......
This past weekend I removed Kenneth's auto tranny and replaced it with another, it took me about 10 hours working at a leisurely pace including a run down to the parts store and a beer break. But I had to swap the VB, too, which took some time.
#14
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Traverse City, MI
Posts: 785
They say the books says 10.5 hours and it is rarely wrong. I called and they have it all torn apart today already. I had them check my breaks too, because they are squealing when coming to a stop. Another shop told me, oh its just from going from winter to spring that they're doing that. You still have 10,000 to 15,000 miles left on them. Well the other shop was wrong, all four brakes are shot too. Plus I have to replace the O2 sensor and knock sensor also. Everything seems to be going bad at once.
#18
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 1,756
Originally Posted by Stephen Max
If somebody can do the swap in under 11 hours, he must be doing it everyday for a living.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
hez8813
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
11
03-12-2020 12:06 AM
pktaske
6th Generation Maxima (2004-2008)
0
09-04-2015 08:40 AM