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Originally Posted by cth350
A used transmission will cost you 200$ and about 300$ to have it installed by a budget mechanic. A rebuilt unit can be had next-day if you want it for under 1,500$ with the same intallation cost.
You can do the installation yourself if you are handy, have good jack stands and are strong enough to bench press a 115 pound hunk of steel a few times.
-CTH
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Or, if you're not up to bench pressing a 115 pound hunk, you can do what I did the last time I had to R&R a Mercedes tranny in a driveway. Straddle the underside of the jacked-up car with a 2 x 8 plank supported at one end with some blocks, and the other with a jack. Using the plank, blocks and jack, you can work the tranny in & out, up or down without resorting to brute force or muscle strain.
But before going through all that, how bad are the leaks? Are you having to add fluid every day, every week, or is it just a few drips? You didn't mention a leak problem until after you took it to a shop.
As for the shifting, is the tranny just late shifting, or is it flaring & slipping as well?
If it's only late shifting, It could be something as simple as worn distribuor points causing retarded ignition timing, which will cause late shifting. If the ignition timing is OK, there's a shift-control rod between the trottle linkage under the exhaust manifold and the tranny, that can be adjusted to delay or advance the shift-points.
If it's flaring or slipping & loosing alot of fluid, then replacement/overhaul may be needed.
Happy Motoring, Mark