> It will be hard for a shop such as you mentioned to make a profit working on > your transmission. Figure in that your transmission was built maybe 15 years > before the shop personnel were born. Parts availability is a major problem. > We can spend hours of uncompensated time chasing what might be considered to > be routine parts for a five year old vehicle. That's why when I bring an old car to a mechanic to work on, I've already diagnosed the problem and have the replacement part sitting on the front seat. All they have to do is install it. Ron