Hey guys, so I just found out a shop wants to charge me about $4-5000 to rebuild my transmission and replace my clutch. Toyota originally diagnosed it as my input shaft bearing and quoted $2250 for the job. I’m going to get another opinion, possibly a fourth because I want to make sure I’m not being taken advantage of.
The initial problem was a whining noise from the engine when idling, not in gear, and when pressing the clutch in the sound goes away. This shop thinks that there is more whining while in gear and reverse, and they say there is metal in my tranny fluid. I partially agree with the additional whining noise because I thought the idle whine was associated with driving in gear.
My question is typically how much does a rebuilt transmission cost? Are these numbers reasonable or too high?
My car has 96,000 miles on it and it’s what I learned to drive standard on. So I may also be due for a new clutch while they’re in there, and it would make sense to change that as well.

 

my dealership a full new trans is 2500. I’d just buy a new one

 

Sounds like somewhere in the $2,500 range is reasonable if someone else is doing the work for you...I'd suggest researching transmission shops in your area and getting another estimate or two or befriend someone mechanically inclined as a tranny/clutch swap is a one day job.

 

Classic sign of worn-out pilot-bearing and/or clutch throw-out bearing. Don't have to crack trans, just remove to get to clutch.

 

I've heard the EB60 6 speed tranny does have a problem with input shaft bearings, and the quotes you are receiving sound normal.
I was under the impression a manual gearbox would be more reliable, than the automatics, and in earlier times, that was true. But because technology has improved so much over the years, it's much easier to build "junk" than ever B4. Plastics, and China can be thanked for that. Of course we don't benefit from cheaper prices tho.

Naturally, if you have-ta remove the gearbox, not only should you freshen up the clutch, but you might consider your drive axles condition too. It's a royal pain getting them out, so why not take advantage of it now, while they're outta the tranny.

The symptoms you are describing do point to the input shaft bearings. If the noise goes away, when the clutch is pushed in, you're dis-engaging the tranny from the eng.. But when you release the clutch, it reconnects the tranny, by locking the eng. to the input shaft. If the service garage told you there was metal in the oil, then that too points to the bearings. One other possibility could be tranny gears themselves are wearing, but that's a stretch, depending on the miles. Most likely the input shaft bearings. If it were out-put shaft bearings, they would only make noise when the car is moving.
So what have you decided to do?

 

 

Wow, I would've replied last year but I think the email alert got lost in the sauce.
I had a local shop replace all the bearings and the clutch after getting a quote from them. I felt that trying to search for a transmission to replace the current one had the same risks as just repairing the current one. Cost me around $2500 for the whole job. Haven't had any noticeable issues since, but I am considering doing a transmission flush and using Redline MT-LV as recommended on this forum.

 

Congrats on getting it back on the road. If you just had it done last year, you should be fine for a while longer. Unless you're a traveling salesman, putting 20-30K miles a yr on it.

 

Thanks! I have put about 20k on it since, which is why i'm planning on the tranny fluid change to see for myself if the transmission is still holding up!

 

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