Re: 93 caravan transmission question

Same thing happened in my 76 Aspen. It was the torque Converter that had failed. Have the trans rebuilt or replaced while the torque converter is being replaced.

Carl

Yep. Torque converter at a minimum. Since older transmissions tend to stretch chains, grind the teeth off of gears, and the like geting there, a rebuilt replacement(swap and go) is usually better and more cost-effective.

That's why I like manual transmissons. When they start to die, you have plenty of warning. Technically, you can run a stick with *no* clutch if you know the proper shift-points and matching RPMs. Try that with an automatic :)

If this is a 4-speed trans, I'd suspect the transmission controller connector. Never had a torque converter damaged that was not caused by me (put into Reverse doing 45 mph forward!). And converter just made a ticking noise after that until the transmission shaft broke all the way. Converters are just two spinning fans bathed in trans fluid. First failure would likely be a bent fin on the fan.

- Bill

If anyone has piad $3,000 to $4,000 for a ChryCo rebuild they were taken for a long, long ride. Here is the actual cost:

Trans unit - $2,000.00 Core retrun - $500.00 Labor - $525.000 LA County Sales Tax - $124.00 TOTAL - $2,199.00

Source: Invoice #DOCS250357, 08/02/01

I missed a couple of things, so allow me to correct my mistake:

Trans unit - $2,000.00 Core return - ($500.00) ATF - $50.00 (4 units @12.50/unit) Labor - $525.00 Tax - $124.00 TOTAL - $2,199.00

Sorry!

I am in Canada, so the difference in the dollar and the mark-ups is what accounts for this.

Most local trans shops want between $3000 to $4000 for all parts and labour to re&re the trans and rebuild it.

As a general rule I find that any price from the USA can but increased by 50% to 100%. This seems to work for all kinds of things. Your price of $2200 US$ increased 50% becomes $3300 CDN$ so IMHO is right in line with some fo our local shops.

:(