RW> They used the above tool to hang the motor, remove the subframe and then
RW> the trans...that tool makes the job so much easier. The last one I
RW> watched
RW> them do was a 90+ Pontiac Bonneville with the 3.8 V6 in it. Piece of
RW> cake.
RW> 
RW> They R&Rd a junk yard trans in place of the worn out trans, but it wasn't
RW> the trans the owner thought he'd get from a junk yard and the cost of
RW> doing the job all over again wasn't worth it to him. Harry ended up with
RW> the car, which he sold for scrap iron.

Buying something like that from a junk yard is a gamble.  Due to the labor
costs to remove/install it, I would want to make certain the transmission
is in top shape.  You can buy them rom a junk yard and rebuilt it, though.

I decided to have mine rebuilt vs. getting a Jasper transmission.  The shop
offered a 2 year warranty on the rebuild and showed me everything they
replaced on the rebuild.  The cost was $2000 for the removal, rebuild, and
reinstall of the transmission.  

The main problem I had before the rebuild was my 4th gear wasn't working. 
The "teeth" on the gear were stripped off.  I still have the old
part in my garage.  When coasting, I was "free-wheeling".  It was
like driving in neutral when coasting down hills.

RW> You mean the oil drain plug area in the pan is cracked? Or the drain plug
RW> itself?

He had it listed as the oil drain plug itself - but I have yet to go under
the car and try and figure out what was replaced.  I assumed it was the
washer or the area that the drain plug screws into.  

I do remember the original washer seemed to be plastic.  

- Mark

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