How Much for a Torque Converter?

[sanford7575]

My '91 Pathifinder SE (110,000 miles) took a crap on the road last Thursday and left me stranded for the first time in 2 years. While going up a slight incline there was a brief skidding noise and then the dreaded revving of the motor (as if in nuetral) while in drive. I thought that I blew the whole tranny up, but it turns out that it was just my Torque Converter and it was totally stripped.

 

I took it to a local tranny shop and I am being charged $800.00 for a replacement including the tow and labor. Is this a good deal? How easy or hard is it to change out the Torque Converter? Is it a DIY job? I knew that the Pathfinder Tranny is prone to failure, but is the Torque Cnverter a common failure? Do they usually go out without any warning like mine did?

 

All comments, concerns, & suggestions are welcomed.

 

Thanks

[vengeful]

$800 sounds like a fair price for it to me.

[88pathoffroad]

You have to remove the tranny and t-case to replace the torque converter. It's spendy, but fair.

[Mookie]

...but is the Torque Converter a common failure?...

I've seen a few trannys where it was only the torque converter. I've also seen where it's the shaft that only sheared.