nismothunder Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Ok so a few know that my tranny went south a while ago. Now is a time for a rebuild with winter coming on and every thing. But what should I do,rebuilt the tranny in it or get a used one to replace it. I'm going to be taking it to a transmission shop at some point in the near future to have the tranny pulled and disassembled to see if it rebuild able or if I need to get a parts truck(already have one picked out,red 95 model) But hears what I'm looking for,should I add a shift kit and tranny-cooler(t-cooler is fore sure) If so what kind(for t-cooler) should I go to amsoil atf or stick with dex...I figure the amsoil would be good to use right off the bat so the tranny gets broken in on it and I can slowly wean it back to dex to save money at filter changes. Thanks for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Rebuilds aren't cheap. If you can find a good working used transmission then I would definitely go with that. If you want to prolong the life of the new transmission , rebuilt or used, then I would stick with only high quality fluids. It might cost a little more at the change intervals but it will make it last a lot longer and save you the money of another rebuild or another transmission in the long rum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Do a 5 speed swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlowReliable Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Do a 5 speed swap knew that was coming! I'd say find a rusted out or car-wreck pathfinder with a good tranny, and go with that. If you can get it for under 500 bucks, you can just swap trannies, and then make your money back in a part out...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 I'd probly do a five speed swap,but I'm unable to find a decent parts truck that has a stick. And I can tow more with the auto any way. But I was asking is,does any one have any good luck with a signal type of tranny cooler,and is there a brand I should look out for.Like is there a cooler that has the fins placed to closly together like the stock unit. The truck I'm looking at is a 91 model(I stated 95 before) that was the sellers first car(hes a kid) and it has 93k on it.But he said he bondoed a lot of holes on it.So the frame is probly junk.But I figure if worse comes to worse I can drive that in the winter until the t-belt breaks or the frame shakes apart and do the swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I would find a donor, swap out the trannys, then rebuild the one you have with the Trans-Go kit. Then you can swqap it back in and sell off the donor one (or rebuild it for a spare, but then you have to store it someplace....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigent Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 There is a JDM importer up here in the northwest that sells low mileage transmissions for ~$650 last time I checked. If you are going to go with a used one, it might as well be a gently used on from Japan. Those folks don't beat up there cars as much as we do, and the speed limits are lower so less wear on the transmissions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATHRIDER Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) I was able to find one at a junkyard from a pathy that has 108k on it for $55..hope it works..were installing it today and keep you guys posted whats the transmission model number on wd21 guys? We pulled a transmission off of a 95 and its going on a 94..would it be RE4R01A ? Edited October 31, 2009 by PATHRIDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Yes, that transmission would be an RE4R01A. Edited October 31, 2009 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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