Topic: rebuilding my auto??

[furbis]

does anyone on here have experience rebuilding a toyota auto tranny? I am going back and forth on a 5sp swap or rebuilding it, if I have someone do the rebuild it will run at least $1600    so that is out of the ??, I found a site that sells rebuild kits and tech manuals and have been thinking of giving it a go myself.    but I have never done tranny before.

before you say just throw in a 5spd let me tell you the truck will be used for hauling tools around until hunting season then it will haul elk hunting supplys and goose decoys, I don't plan on any rockcrawling or mud bogging the toughest trail would be a logging road in the rockies or a corn feild and I am getting lazy    in my old age and the auto works for that.

[CTENG in KS]

Be a lot cheaper to pick up a used unit with less miles than yours.

[8D3TOY]

Could some $ be saved by pulling it and re installing it yourself ? May lower the price if there is no labor for the shop to drop the trans then re install it, just a thought, you are in a pretty tough spot, a 5 speed swap will cost some coin as well.

[crawlerdan]

where you at?

[furbis [OP]]

 

  where you at?

Colorado, north of Dever 30 miles or so.

[crawlerdan]

oh, i was gonna say, if you where local id help ya out, got a shop that could take care of that pretty good

[reklund5]

Dude- I'll sell you a whole truck with an auto in it that runs and drives for $2k.  See my "1990 4x4" in the for sale section.  , I'll even trailer it to the NM/Colorado state line for you.  You can trailer it from there to denver (since it's not registered or anything...)

[furbis [OP]]

thanks for all the help. my problem is solved I found an 87 truck with a rod knocking in boulder for $550 on craigslist, couldve drove it all the way home but I got tired of running 30mph and we decided to drag it the last 1/2. so now I have everything for the 5sp swap and a wider rear axle and other parts I can use, I will try and document the swap for others who want to do the same.

87 junk









for my 85 junk

[11 Bravo]

I have a good automatic in Wyoming if you are still interested. It is from a '90 4Runner with a 3.0. Do you have 3.0 or 22R in your trucks?

Tom   

[furbis [OP]]

22RE, how much? does it come with the transfer case? where you at?

[11 Bravo]

22RE, how much? does it come with the transfer case? where you at?

I am in Gillette, in the Northeast corner. The transmission from a 3.0 will not bolt up to your 22R, so it won't help you.

It is complete and has a transfer case if you know anybody looking for one. I'll let it go cheap, probably just trade somebody for something I need or whatever.

[gturismo]

I'm doing the swap on my runner.  I had to piece my parts together though.  It will be nice for you, having the donor truck.  Good luck!