So as some of you may know this year has been filled with nothing but problems for me and my money pit. I managed to get 53 miles on a "new rebuilt" TH400 before realizing it was garbage. I took the trans to a local, and well trusted shop by everyone I know, to look at and diagnose it. Turns out the builder was an idiot and ****ed things up so bad I couldn't even reuse the case. So I decided to have a new transmission built by this shop. Fast forward 3 weeks I manage to save the $950 for the trans. The deal was $950 for a transmission to hold 5-600 horsepower with HIS WORD ON IT.
Today I call the shop and he says it's been done for 2 weeks just waiting on me to pay for it. I drive over to the shop, hand him the money and we load it up. As we're loading it up he asks if I plan on using a speedometer. I tell him yes---as if the trans I brought him with speedo housing and gear wasn't enough evidence. He tells me that he blocked this speedo off for "racing". I tell him that I am not taking this transmission like this and after rolling his eyes he decides to pull the plug and swap my speedo parts in. As he is doing this he is throwing tools around and clearly pissed off.
After drilling a hole in the plug and failing to pull it out with a slide hammer he decides to take the tail housing off to get it. As he takes the tail housing off he rips the gasket and acts like it's the end of the world. He tells me he will need some time to fix it and I tell him no big deal. I have already lost the summer with this car what's another couple of days.
Now this is the part that pissed me off. He tells me that he couldn't find any info on my manual valve body so there is NO warranty on it. He says put the trans in, fill it up and take it down the road enough to shift it through all 3 gears. He says if something doesn't feel right to park it immediately and trailer the car to him. This whole time im wondering why in THE **** he didn't call me and say "hey I can't find any info on this valve body so im not covering it". If he would have said that before telling me it was done and waiting for me I would have just told him put a new one in it.
Sorry there isn't a question or anything in here I just need to vent and reevaluate this whole project. Someone get me a beer before I bust some knee caps out.
Today I call the shop and he says it's been done for 2 weeks just waiting on me to pay for it. I drive over to the shop, hand him the money and we load it up. As we're loading it up he asks if I plan on using a speedometer. I tell him yes---as if the trans I brought him with speedo housing and gear wasn't enough evidence. He tells me that he blocked this speedo off for "racing". I tell him that I am not taking this transmission like this and after rolling his eyes he decides to pull the plug and swap my speedo parts in. As he is doing this he is throwing tools around and clearly pissed off.
After drilling a hole in the plug and failing to pull it out with a slide hammer he decides to take the tail housing off to get it. As he takes the tail housing off he rips the gasket and acts like it's the end of the world. He tells me he will need some time to fix it and I tell him no big deal. I have already lost the summer with this car what's another couple of days.
Now this is the part that pissed me off. He tells me that he couldn't find any info on my manual valve body so there is NO warranty on it. He says put the trans in, fill it up and take it down the road enough to shift it through all 3 gears. He says if something doesn't feel right to park it immediately and trailer the car to him. This whole time im wondering why in THE **** he didn't call me and say "hey I can't find any info on this valve body so im not covering it". If he would have said that before telling me it was done and waiting for me I would have just told him put a new one in it.
Sorry there isn't a question or anything in here I just need to vent and reevaluate this whole project. Someone get me a beer before I bust some knee caps out.
is wrong with these shops that don't know what they are doing. If he couldn't find any info on a TH400 he must be living under a rock. I really wish I could do something to help you out...
