Replace or Rebuild Manual Trans 2014 tC? Taking in today..
 

Hello,

So I have unfortunately fallen trap to another normal issue that tC owners have to go through. My 3rd gear grinds when shifting into it and only has 97K miles.
I have been told by multiple mechanics and read in forums that the Synchro Rings go out in this model of tC.
Toyota wants to charge $4600 for a new transmission, but this issue will just happen again after 60K to 100K miles.

I have 1 mechanic who states they can rebuild my transmission for $1500 with a 1 year warranty and I have another mechanic that has stated he has rebuild Scion transmissions in the past,
only to have the issue come back and recommends having him find a low mileage transmission and replacing it. I am having trouble making a decision and was wondering if anyone can provide some insight.

I plan on taking my car in for repairs today.

Thank you


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Since no one has responded....here is my take...and you have probably already decided..

Spend the almost 5k, and know you might get a “new” transmission... them a-holes will overhaul it and you’ll have a rebuilt transmission. I speak from experience. If you can find a in the box new EB60 MT transmission, you have went far beyond Google. Also... rebuilding the inside gear-driven, synchro mesh shift abilities in these...isn’t that hard to do, a dude that can rebuild a manual transmission can handle this easy work.

I have 2014 scion tc manual trans with almost 300k. I just got the transmission replaced. Paid 2600 for a brand new trans from toyota, then paid 1200 in labor. I noticed this is the third version of the trans model, so I like to think that toyota corrected the faulty bearing(s) etc in this newer version. I have not been able to find any documentation specifying exactly what was corrected, so I guess only time will tell. However, it does drive like a brand new car now. This is an old thread, so you likely don't even have the car now, but if you do, I am curious to know what decision you made on this. Thanks.