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REBUILD TRANSMISSION HOW TO
In this video I show you how to remove auxiliary parts from my Toyota C50 transmission s. But that creates an unfortunate question: Did you really need the transmission in the first place? Cottman: Rebuilt Transmission Experts Part 2 of my Toyota C50 transmission rebuild and restoration series. Of course, at this point they’re invested, so they have to dig in and find the actual problem. The transmission isn’t working right, so they order a transmission, replace it… and the new transmission still doesn’t have 3 rd gear. That’s because, too often, those shops don’t have the experience to recognize that the problem that’s keeping the transmission from working properly has nothing whatever to do with the transmission.īut, unless the shop is familiar and experienced with those systems, they won’t know that a transmission that won’t shift into 3 rd gear may not really need a new transmission. The real problem with remans isn’t the transmissions themselves it’s the shops that sell them. That’s why many Cottman centers will use the occasional reman, such as when a transmission has too much damage to be worth rebuilding. Many are built to almost the same standards that Cottman demands of its franchisees. To be clear, there’s nothing wrong with most reman transmissions. Then, when your car needs a transmission, the shop calls and orders the rebuilt transmission, and shop’s technicians simply replace the original, worn out transmission. It was rebuilt far away, in an assembly line setting. How did they get into the business? They are buying remanufactured transmissions (remans).Ī reman is a factory remanufactured transmission. Lately a lot of shops that never had much to do with automatic transmissions are suddenly advertising that they offer rebuilt transmissions. Rebuilt Transmissions Rebuilt Transmissions – Remanufactured Transmissions – Remans
