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bigd65 · 01-02-2003, 09:32 PM

well i get it back tomorrow. this is what they are changing:
THE CASE, it was all busted.
the front pump
the torque converter
i believe the input and the out put shaft.
and then all the goodies he put in the first time.

well he couldnt determine what actually caused it, but he is pretty sure it was the U-JOINT, there was one cap missing, i could have came off and that cause the hole drive train to go bazerk.

anyway we are splitting the cost and he is just charging me for parts and he is eating the labor. oh well, i do believe it was out of warranty, but this guy puts his name on his work and he dont want any bad business. I CAN REAKLLY APPRECIATE THAT, you dont find that in these days.

bigblock73 · 01-02-2003, 10:31 PM

that is good to hear, people like that are hard to come by in the auto repair business!!

Good luck and keep her heading in the right direction from now on!

j/k

-Jeff

**swervin ervin** · 01-02-2003, 10:43 PM

Sounds pretty good Jeff. He could have stuck you with the whole bill if he had wanted to be an a$$ about it. Seems he may be a decent fellow.

85Silverado · 01-02-2003, 11:34 PM

How much did it cost you the first time and this time? Trying to get estimates of what mine might cost. I think i'm gonna need all those goodies too...hehe

bigd65 · 01-03-2003, 08:55 AM

1300.00 the first time and 400.00 this time. if you do have a tranny shop do it then take them a new U-JOINT and have them put it in. that way if something goes wrong at least they cant blame it on the installation of the U-JOINT.

PHOENIX · 01-03-2003, 01:54 PM

Good deal, you got lucky. Now spend that other $400

on some new parts!

bigd65 · 01-04-2003, 04:22 PM

well its back after SEVERAL trips to the parts store for U-JOINTS, oh BTW had to change my drive shaft. its seems that when it blew and the one u-joint cap came off, it bent the craddle that the u-joint cap goes in, so new drive shaft. well the ONLY one i could find was off an 84 and it had the smaller u-joints so i had to get those and then i had to go back to get the conversion u-joint that thw new small caps and the old large caps, man that was a major PITA. well its back home safe and sound. i think there is something fixed that wasnt before because now i can feel it down shift when i roll up to a stop light.it almost feels like a standard shift down shifting but smooth. it is still as strong as before and still breaks the tires loose on gear change and passing gear engage and dis-engage. maybe even easier

bigd65 · 01-04-2003, 04:25 PM

BTW if yall are ever changing drive shafts on a LWB dont get one for a suburban, they are about 2 inches to short. i even found a drive shaft that was about 2 inches longer than my original, i wonder what that came off of. the guy said i really dont know, i have alot of trucks out here.

gchemist · 01-04-2003, 08:09 PM

How she driving?

bigd65 · 01-05-2003, 10:22 AM

real good G, i think they done something they didnt before because now when i roll up to a stop light i can feel it down shift, almost like a standard shift but smoother.

gchemist · 01-05-2003, 09:35 PM

Sounds good Jeff. Glad things worked out for you.
Don't you just love the feel of those downshifts. I do.

bigd65 · 01-06-2003, 08:30 PM

yea well i thought i was having anther problem with it. it kinda felt like the output shaft or something had to much play, it just felt like it had some slop. i took it back and the guy checked it ad said he cant find anything wrong and everything tight.
oh well i think maybe it is just the ride quality, i cant wait to get the regular MOOG bushings back on the front end. may even put regular MOOG bushings in the rear springs. i guess im just getting old and want that comfort ride. BUT STILL NEED THE PERFORMANCE

01-02-2003, 09:32 PM	#1
bigd65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Lake Jackson, TX. Posts: 1,930	i get my truck back tomorrow well i get it back tomorrow. this is what they are changing: THE CASE, it was all busted. the front pump the torque converter i believe the input and the out put shaft. and then all the goodies he put in the first time. well he couldnt determine what actually caused it, but he is pretty sure it was the U-JOINT, there was one cap missing, i could have came off and that cause the hole drive train to go bazerk. anyway we are splitting the cost and he is just charging me for parts and he is eating the labor. oh well, i do believe it was out of warranty, but this guy puts his name on his work and he dont want any bad business. I CAN REAKLLY APPRECIATE THAT, you dont find that in these days. __________________ 2004 Silverado Crewcab (Dark Spiral Gray)

01-02-2003, 10:43 PM	#3
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Sounds pretty good Jeff. He could have stuck you with the whole bill if he had wanted to be an a$$ about it. Seems he may be a decent fellow. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

01-02-2003, 11:34 PM	#4
85Silverado Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 198	How much did it cost you the first time and this time? Trying to get estimates of what mine might cost. I think i'm gonna need all those goodies too...hehe __________________ Paul D. '78 C20 Scottsdale 350ci 3 speed with granny gear 14 bolt rearend My trucks are "Car-Guy safe".......which pretty much means death trap in the hands of a normal civilian.

01-03-2003, 08:55 AM	#5
bigd65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Lake Jackson, TX. Posts: 1,930	1300.00 the first time and 400.00 this time. if you do have a tranny shop do it then take them a new U-JOINT and have them put it in. that way if something goes wrong at least they cant blame it on the installation of the U-JOINT. __________________ 2004 Silverado Crewcab (Dark Spiral Gray)

01-03-2003, 01:54 PM	#6
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Good deal, you got lucky. Now spend that other $400 on some new parts! __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

01-02-2003, 10:31 PM	#2
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	that is good to hear, people like that are hard to come by in the auto repair business!! Good luck and keep her heading in the right direction from now on! j/k -Jeff

01-04-2003, 04:22 PM	#7
bigd65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Lake Jackson, TX. Posts: 1,930	well its back after SEVERAL trips to the parts store for U-JOINTS, oh BTW had to change my drive shaft. its seems that when it blew and the one u-joint cap came off, it bent the craddle that the u-joint cap goes in, so new drive shaft. well the ONLY one i could find was off an 84 and it had the smaller u-joints so i had to get those and then i had to go back to get the conversion u-joint that thw new small caps and the old large caps, man that was a major PITA. well its back home safe and sound. i think there is something fixed that wasnt before because now i can feel it down shift when i roll up to a stop light.it almost feels like a standard shift down shifting but smooth. it is still as strong as before and still breaks the tires loose on gear change and passing gear engage and dis-engage. maybe even easier __________________ 2004 Silverado Crewcab (Dark Spiral Gray)

01-04-2003, 04:25 PM	#8
bigd65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Lake Jackson, TX. Posts: 1,930	BTW if yall are ever changing drive shafts on a LWB dont get one for a suburban, they are about 2 inches to short. i even found a drive shaft that was about 2 inches longer than my original, i wonder what that came off of. the guy said i really dont know, i have alot of trucks out here. __________________ 2004 Silverado Crewcab (Dark Spiral Gray)

01-04-2003, 08:09 PM	#9
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	How she driving? __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

01-05-2003, 10:22 AM	#10
bigd65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Lake Jackson, TX. Posts: 1,930	real good G, i think they done something they didnt before because now when i roll up to a stop light i can feel it down shift, almost like a standard shift but smoother. __________________ 2004 Silverado Crewcab (Dark Spiral Gray)

01-05-2003, 09:35 PM	#11
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Sounds good Jeff. Glad things worked out for you. Don't you just love the feel of those downshifts. I do.

01-06-2003, 08:30 PM	#12
bigd65 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Lake Jackson, TX. Posts: 1,930	yea well i thought i was having anther problem with it. it kinda felt like the output shaft or something had to much play, it just felt like it had some slop. i took it back and the guy checked it ad said he cant find anything wrong and everything tight. oh well i think maybe it is just the ride quality, i cant wait to get the regular MOOG bushings back on the front end. may even put regular MOOG bushings in the rear springs. i guess im just getting old and want that comfort ride. BUT STILL NEED THE PERFORMANCE __________________ 2004 Silverado Crewcab (Dark Spiral Gray)



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