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190D22 · #15 12-05-2002, 05:59 PM

Yes I agree with you fully now. It has dawned on me that replacing tranny fluid over long periods of time hurt the transmission. The seals dry rot and the dirt actually keeps the seals working correctly. You dump in new tranny fluid which contains detergent and it washes this dirt out and the seals now do not work right. So now you have to let the thing heat up before you drive or it will not build pressure well.

So doing some at once will still keep enough dirt in there while also getting enough out to balance this scenario out.

I now have to live with these bad seals. Or I can get them replaced, but that will cost 3 or 4 grand, when I can buy a rebuilt one for 1500 or 2000. Then pay these guys to swap them out.