Smokey73
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The trans in my '97 is having problems. It started by hesitating when you put in reverse after it warms up, then I noticed that 1st will slip pretty bad when it's cold. I noticed that the oil smelt burnt, so I changed the oil and filter. When I dropped the pan, I found alot of metal shavings. Most of it was aluminium. My plan is to rebuild it using an HD Upgrade Package from Online Transmission Parts. The kit comes with an upgraded T/C, clutches, seals, a Transgo valve kit, a kevlar front band and everything to rebuild it for about $900. I talked to a tranmission shop and got an estimate over the phone. He told me that the symtoms I described were very common and that he would rebuild my trans with pretty much everything in the above described kit for $2400. My only real concern is, where is all the metal coming from. Is an upgrade kit going to include everything I need, or will I have to tear it down to find out.