I had roughly the same experience. We were on the road outside of
Flagstaff AZ when we broke the main drive gear in the transmission. The
shop did a standard rebuild. It lasted about a year. We had ATO in
Sacramento do a heavy duty rebuild. New Allison converter, heavy duty
bands and clutches, etc. A very competent job. As I recall, the t was
in the same range as yours.
Eric Tipton
-----Original Message-----
From: mr.c [mailto:
mr.c]
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 10:37 PM
To: gmcmotorhome
Subject: Re: GMC: Transmission rebuild
Reparis and rebuilding of my transmission was $1600.
Reasons, upgraded touque
converter to heavy duty, new teflon bands, new hight
pressure disks with many more
teeth than the original. It seems the original was
marginal and what they did was
not only to upgrade it, but to put in all new heavy duty
parts. The reason I
decided to do that was because I lost my Trani just
13months after it was rebuilt
to original specs. I think this was a good decision,
and decided to spend the
extra money.
Regards
Al Chernoff
> Just a suggestion. I would like to see the costs of
such repairs so we have
> an idea from many posts about what it should cost to
repair different parts
> of our coaches. What do others think? It might even
be a good idea to have
> a section on patricks sight so anyone could access the
info.
>
> >There is a great transmission shop in Dublin. Mel
and Jeff are great and
> they did a wonderful job rebuilding my trans when it
> >went out. They can be reached at 925-829-1120. Tell
them Al Chernoff sent
> you. They will do what it takes to get a rugged
> >trans installed.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> >
> >> >1. What is the minimum turning radius of the 23'
and 26'
> >> >vehicles?
> >>
> >> I don't have my manuals here (they're in the coach
in ALbuquerque). If I
> recall correctly, the 26' coach has a 46' turning
> >> radius. I think that the 23' is the same (or nearly
so).
> >>
> >> >3. We are located in southeastern Alameda County
(Sunol, CA)
> >> >and have to deal with California Emission Control
bureaucracy.
> >> >Do engine upgrades such as fuel injection
modifications complicate
> >> >compliance, or even make it impossible?
> >>
> >> I live in Soquel (next to Santa Cruz) and had to go
through all of the
> smog stuff. First, you want to make certain that the
> >> engine still has the original factory sticker on
the rocker cover. If
> it'[s missing, you just have to pay the "penalty" of
> >> $300 for a non-California engine. It doesn't matter
if the engine has Ca
> smog on it if there's no sticker. The inspection
> >> folks WILL NOT accept the windshield sticker or
coach plate with the same
> info. The sticker must be present.
> >>
> >> If the coach is a '73 you do not have top worry
about the emission issues
> since it is exempt. Leter years require that any
> >> engine mods include the CARB information. Even then
you may have to take
> the coach to an arbiter. The procedure is spelled
> >> out in the Ca operator's manual.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >4. For those of you in the SF Bay area: while
the obvious
> >> >concentrations of support are in other parts of
the country,
> >> >can you find competent repair operations who could
deal with
> >> >such major things as full 6 wheel alignment, wheel
bearing service,
> >> >etc.?
> >>
> >> Norcal in San Rafael is authorized and does good
work. They only work on
> GMCs. Ed's Portola Arco in Capitola services
> >> several GMCs (and the Cortez) so the coach is not
an unknown for them.
> There's also a garage in San Jose that services GMCs
> >> but they don't have a lift capable of dealing with
the unit. Norcal has
> full lifts and room inside their facility for 5-6
> >> coaches. Ed's has one outside lift for the GMCs.
> >>
> >> Its clear that if one were drive 2500 miles to the
east,
> >> >or even 400 miles to the south (LA), there are
adequate resources for
> >> >help with those problems unique to the GMC
motorhome. How about
> >> >in San Jose/Sunnyvale? Walnut Creek/Concord? San
Mateo?
> >>
> >> Due to a need to be back in Soquel for my wife's
surgery, I left my coach
> in Albuquerque. Osburn's RV has sseveral GMCs in
> >> storage and works on them regularly. I've had them
do some work for me
> and will let you know how it turns out. For what it's
> >> worth, the shop rate in Albuquerque is dramatically
lower than the bay area.
> >>
> >> Good luck.
> >>
> >> Henry
> >>
> >> Henry Davis Consulting, Inc / new product
consulting
> >> PO Box 1270 / product readiness
reviews
> >> Soquel, Ca 95073 / IP reviews
> >> ph: (408) 462-5199 / full service
marketing
> >> fax: (408) 462-5198
> >>
http://www.henry-davis.com
> >
> >
> >
