Since its got 67k, was garage kept, super clean, dealer serviced unless I was working on it, and does well in the snow, I asked my mom to let me have it for what she would get for a trade in. $500 later, it was mine.. well, my girlfriends. It'll be her car and the goal is to get 4-5 years out of it to avoid high insurance and new car payments for that time period. The advantage over other used cars is knowing the car's history.
The exterior will look new with a detail and headlight refinish. The interior is in good shape. The dash needs some attention around the defrost vents and there's some minor bolster wear.
I pulled the trans this weekend and pulled it apart to see if it was a common band or servo issue. Turns out it wasn't.. One of the drums ripped at the top where the clutch pack retention snap ring landing is. There were signs of this metal making it's way through the trans too. Since it's not a simple fix and required purchasing hard parts, I'm going with the used replacement route. I'm going to see what my buddy's can do through their shop contact and go with whatever they find or one of the low-mile options I've found on the interweb.
^^And the culprit. See the teeth up top? That's because that section of the drum is missing.
The basic disassembly wasn't too bad. I put it all back together to use as a core and lining up the clutch packs was more annoying than I remember my 4t60-e being.
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