Transmission Finally Died

[Black02Silverado]

16 minutes ago, Bobaloo22 said:

My first car was a 1965 Impala SS, my Dad bought it for my in 1976 for my 16th Bday. It had 160k on it and I put another 75K on it with only a timing chain going bad. Wish I still had it, I did end up putting a 327/300hp in it a few years later as the old 283 was weak. Not all were junk. And yes I did tear out the powerglide by backing up and  throwing it in gear to spin the tires, Good Times!!!!

Nice!  I had a 1965 Impala SS as well.  I purchased it back in 1985.  It had a 396, 4sp, AC, factory tach, 3:31 rear that I installed a posi  in.  It took me 25yrs to get it restored but not to factory because a tree fell on it in our yard during a storm.  I had to replace the roof and rear quarter panel.  It was a really cool car.

[Grumpy Bear]

7 hours ago, mrbadwrench said:

Thats pretty amazing, I've always been told cars prior to about 1980 were mostly garbage.

You were told wrong. Lot's of 200,000K + drivelines. Then as now, the better you took care of it the longer it lasted. Rust out included. You know what we never went to a dealer for? Glitchy computerized gizmo tech defects. 

[KARNUT]

I grew up in New Jersey, small towns, low speed limits, love for salt in the winter. 5-6 years, 50-60K trading rust buckets in was the norm. Moving to Texas in 1979, long distance driving, high speeds mild weather, 200K miles no problem.


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[Bobaloo22]

Here's a pic of a pic of mine

[mrbadwrench]

Shop just got back to me, the trans could be too damaged to repair and may have to be replaced with a remanufactured unit for $3,875. Otherwise a rebuild will be about $3,200. Pretty expensive transmission!

[BB68]

thats a lot of driveways to push

[Grumpy Bear]

1 hour ago, mrbadwrench said:

Shop just got back to me, the trans could be too damaged to repair and may have to be replaced with a remanufactured unit for $3,875. Otherwise a rebuild will be about $3,200. Pretty expensive transmission!

Is that a dealership quote? Something sounds fishy. 

[mrbadwrench]

8 minutes ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Is that a dealership quote? Something sounds fishy. 

Independent shop, best in the area by far. 

[Grumpy Bear]

17 minutes ago, mrbadwrench said:

Independent shop, best in the area by far. 

https://www.gmpartsoutlet.net/auto-parts/2014/chevrolet/silverado-1500/wt-trim/5-3l-v8-flex-engine/automatic-transmission-cat/automatic-transmission-scat

[mrbadwrench]

2 minutes ago, Grumpy Bear said:

https://www.gmpartsoutlet.net/auto-parts/2014/chevrolet/silverado-1500/wt-trim/5-3l-v8-flex-engine/automatic-transmission-cat/automatic-transmission-scat

Thanks. So the shop's price checks out, nice to know.

[mrbadwrench]

Well so far no good news. Originally what happened is the torque converter failed, dumped metal bits through the pump and took that out and everything behind it. So I got all new stuff. Apparently a lot of these torque converters are going bad and the shop suggested I keep my documentation in case there is ever a class action against GM on the issue.

 

Then today while the computer tech was driving the truck to get the trans programmed right, he started getting a vibration so he turned around and headed back to the shop. By the time he got there the new torque converter had failed, again dumping debris into the fluid and taking out the new pump and damaging the valve body. So starting all over again today.

 

The only good news is none of this was my fault, I could have changed my trans fluid every month and it still would have failed when it did.

[Colossus]

Not at all.. Many 60s and 70s vintage vehicles would go 100,000 just fine with minimal maintenance required before an overhaul was needed. 

[Colossus]

BUT.. if you had a Crapota.. you could have gone 260,000 miles before the original tranny crapped out without any service.. just sayin.. Oh what a shitty feeling.. Crapota.. well not really.

 

[mrbadwrench]

5 minutes ago, Colossus said:

BUT.. if you had a Crapota.. you could have gone 260,000 miles before the original tranny crapped out without any service.. just sayin.. Oh what a shitty feeling.. Crapota.. well not really.

 

My previous truck was a Tacoma and it was excellent. But I had to upgrade my towing ability.

[300 Blackout]

Well so far no good news. Originally what happened is the torque converter failed, dumped metal bits through the pump and took that out and everything behind it. So I got all new stuff. Apparently a lot of these torque converters are going bad and the shop suggested I keep my documentation in case there is ever a class action against GM on the issue.
 
Then today while the computer tech was driving the truck to get the trans programmed right, he started getting a vibration so he turned around and headed back to the shop. By the time he got there the new torque converter had failed, again dumping debris into the fluid and taking out the new pump and damaging the valve body. So starting all over again today.
 
The only good news is none of this was my fault, I could have changed my trans fluid every month and it still would have failed when it did.

Any ideas what is causing the failure of the torque converters?