Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
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08/31/09 10:27 PM
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Looks like im going to pull the tranny out of my wagon and have someone rebuild it. There are several people in town that can do this job "on the side" if I bring the tranny to them. All im looking for them to do is a bone stock rebuild,no speed parts or shift kit.Whats an acceptable price to have someone do it,and at what price should I consider it to be too much?
So far I have 2 people in mind.
The first guy says if I bring it to him hell charge $575,with stock converter with a 12 month unlimited mileage warranty.Says it might take him 3 evenings,as he stocks all the parts to do the job.
I havent had the chance to talk to the other guy,but from what I have been told,is hes the subject matter expert when it comes to Transmissions at the local Chrysler dealership,has been doing transmissions for at least 25 years and from what an ex coworker says,this guy can do tranny rebuilds in his sleep.I plan on talking to the guy tomorrow as today was his day off.
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Re: Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
[Re: coledavis01]
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09/01/09 07:44 AM
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I have a Mopar trans specialist taht I used to work with that has doen them for the better part of 35 years and he charged $125 plus I furnished the kit 2 years ago moonlighting. Carry in, I R&R.
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Re: Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
[Re: MoparforLife]
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09/01/09 08:03 AM
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I have a Mopar trans specialist taht I used to work with that has doen them for the better part of 35 years and he charged $125 plus I furnished the kit 2 years ago moonlighting. Carry in, I R&R.
This is why it makes little sense to ask this type of question on a WORLDWIDE internet forum , prices vary by area , the parts pretty much cost the same everywhere in the US , but labor rates vary .
It's fairly cheap for a rebuild kit for a 727 , what you are paying for is a WARRANTY , general practice is cost of parts times 2.5 plus the cost of labor which usually comes from a book and is more time than an experienced person can do the job in. This covers the shop incase they have to redo it , they still make money on the parts .
Are you going to ship or drive your trans 1000 miles to save a couple hundred bucks ? Are you going to print this out and tell the guy he's charging too much and you can get it done elsewhere for less ???
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Re: Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
[Re: SPWC]
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09/01/09 11:19 AM
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Lots of old timers in town remember the guy,but he hasnt been seen around in a long time and im afraid the $250 rebuild days are long gone too.
you're joking right , that was a DECADE plus ago , your payed wage has increased in that decade or so correct ? who do you think pays for the wage increase ... THE CUSTOMER ...
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Re: Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
[Re: JohnRR]
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09/01/09 11:29 AM
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Yup. $400 and up depending on the need from me.
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Re: Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
[Re: SPWC]
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09/01/09 11:36 AM
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Have you considered doing it yourself? With the Munroe book and a few specialty tools & the expertise here you CAN do it.
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Re: Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
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09/01/09 01:49 PM
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Ive been told its not a hard tranny to rebuild,someone told me something about some O rings or something,that are tapered and if not installed correctly,the tranny will not provide movent. Anyone heard of this?
Im getting bits and pieces of info from everyone.
They aren't o rings they are rubber seals and they are designed to work in one direction so if you were to install it backward there would be the potential for a problem .
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Re: Going rate of having a 727 rebuilt?
[Re: dusturbd340W5]
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09/01/09 09:24 PM
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and going rate will be a broad area lots of variables as far as hourly rates ect. Last 727 we did was a ramcharger 4x4 we did the complete job R&R plus build trans had bad pump bad front drum and a bad planet plus all the normal parts complete with all hard parts and converter plus a ujoint and transfer case input seal was 1600.00 and that was lower than any of there other estimates.
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