Idiots Are Everywhere!

[corvette744]

I would def change the drain plug and get inspection covers but only after i verified their is no leak-that pink drip i see would drive me nuts.Brake clean it and pray it doesnt leak or its coming out again.I no its pretty far forward in the trans but running on a rack for an hour-then driving it to your house which i think is an hour from that shop.I wouldn't think their would be a drip like that present.Your right pretty lame the pan is that scratched up-wonder why he didnt replace or paint it.

 

[iamdub]

I just hope the pan doesn't look like that because they drug it behind a truck from a salvage yard to go straight into your Yukon.

 

[YukonRog]

I would def change the drain plug and get inspection covers but only after i verified their is no leak-that pink drip i see would drive me nuts.Brake clean it and pray it doesnt leak or its coming out again.I no its pretty far forward in the trans but running on a rack for an hour-then driving it to your house which i think is an hour from that shop.I wouldn't think their would be a drip like that present.Your right pretty lame the pan is that scratched up-wonder why he didnt replace or paint it.

I wiped that drip off and drove it a bit then looked again and didn't see anything. But you can bet I'll continue to look. They apparently were very sloppy (and probably frustrated) and it looks like they missed the fill tube when filling.

 

[YukonRog]

I just hope the pan doesn't look like that because they drug it behind a truck from a salvage yard to go straight into your Yukon.

The rest of the transmission looks very clean. I think they just grabbed the pan and threw it on. Then maybe drug it to the vehicle! DOH!

 

[Mudsport96]

Hey if he doesnt have them or doesn't answer the phone lol. Pm me your address i probably have a set or 2 laying around i could send you lol.
I never put them back in after i take them out.
One bad experience four wheeling in the winter with negative 20 degree temps. Had just enough dirt and grime in the bellhousing to plug every escape for water to get out and when i parked for the night the torque converter became a iceberg. Three days the thaw that sucker out with several little propane torches. Live and learn lol

 

[YukonRog]

Wow! Frozen? Sorry but that's actually kinda funny. It's never going to see that kind of use. It's Gma's grocery getter. Here we'd get squirrel's nesting in it or mud dauber's. I got mud dauber's in the air filter box! I called maybe three times before his wife answered. So yeah, I was thinking they saw my caller ID and were intentionally ignoring me. They don't even have an answering machine setup. Told her what I wanted and she gave the phone to him. He said he remembers having them out and walked out and asked one of his guys if he saw them. I said he probably has a bucketful of them. He said he'd get me the covers and a new drain bolt and call me back. Still waiting...
I asked him last week what he suggested for break in fluid change and he said 30k miles since when you buy a new car that's what they recommend. I'm thinking 5k personally.

 

[Mudsport96]

With your experience there i tend to agree. I called my guy and he recommended 60k with the Dex6 he used.
He remembered mine specifically because of the odometer reading, asked how it was doing. Told him good now that it is semi retired it has only seen about 5k in 2 years. He laughed and said jokingly the fluid should be good for 50 years then haha.

 

[YukonRog]

With your experience there i tend to agree. I called my guy and he recommended 60k with the Dex6 he used.
He remembered mine specifically because of the odometer reading, asked how it was doing. Told him good now that it is semi retired it has only seen about 5k in 2 years. He laughed and said jokingly the fluid should be good for 50 years then haha.

Right! The way my wife runs around it'll be next month. LOL! I'm wondering the same for the Transfer Case. I rebuilt it and hung it before it went to the transmission shop. So it'll be easy to track mileage and changes on both!

 

[Rocket Man]

Performabuilt specs fluid and filter change at 2k to remove break-in materials or the warranty is void. Sounds like your guy wants you to wait until it’s out of warranty so you don’t see the chunks in the pan…

 

[YukonRog]

Performabuilt specs fluid and filter change at 2k to remove break-in materials or the warranty is void. Sounds like your guy wants you to wait until it’s out of warranty so you don’t see the chunks in the pan…

Ouch! That's probably true with my luck.

 

[Mudsport96]

Did he say that the warranty requirement is for his shop to do the fluid flush and filter? Last thing you want is him to push a failure off on another shop and deny coverage.

 

[YukonRog]

Did he say that the warranty requirement is for his shop to do the fluid flush and filter? Last thing you want is him to push a failure off on another shop and deny coverage.

Nope. Unlike a few other places that require you to bring it to them for maintenance, he didn't require it. Or even offer it.

 

[YukonRog]

Update! So I finally talked to the shop owner just now. I was pretty frustrated yesterday after he didn't call me "right back" like he promised and my several calls were unanswered later in the day. I was sure they were screening calls! He says he has the covers and drain bolt and will drop them off to where my daughter works 15 minutes down the road from him. If I drove my truck there it's a 2 hr round trip and it would cost me at least $25 in fuel. He says he went to the 49er's opening game with his daughter so he left early and forgot to call me. Then he tells me how he almost got in brawl with a couple guys sitting behind them that were cussing. Vet with issues and a few beers. He admits he has problems and forgets a lot. Guess I'm glad he had his "builder" put this transmission together right?

 

[OR VietVet]

That guy has a lot going on in his life. Surprised he even comes close to keeping it all straight.

 

[YukonRog]

That guy has a lot going on in his life. Surprised he even comes close to keeping it all straight.

Yeah I'd like to see his records. I know he can do better. Some people just struggle and think they can't do better. He's a grease monkey that probably got a VA Loan to open a business and just doesn't know any better. He didn't want my advice on when to call it and just replace the darned thing. And for crying out loud wear gloves and use seat covers when in a customer's vehicle. Nobody wants greasy handprints all over everything. My wife was pretty mad. And you don't want to make an older lady biker mad! Trust me.

 

[OR VietVet]

Yeah I'd like to see his records. I know he can do better. Some people just struggle and think they can't do better. He's a grease monkey that probably got a VA Loan to open a business and just doesn't know any better. He didn't want my advice on when to call it and just replace the darned thing. And for crying out loud wear gloves and use seat covers when in a customer's vehicle. Nobody wants greasy handprints all over everything. My wife was pretty mad. And you don't want to make an older lady biker mad! Trust me.

Been there and done that with the "older lady biker". She was known to "speak her mind" so to speak but she always had my back and more than once she "took care of business" shall we say.

 

[YukonRog]

Been there and done that with the "older lady biker". She was known to "speak her mind" so to speak but she always had my back and more than once she "took care of business" shall we say.

That's my wife. Her father even called her his little silver tongued rattlesnake when she was a kid. I've even threatened a group of guys with letting her kick all their butts. They backed down.... Green eyes that turn black.... run! LOL!

 

[OR VietVet]

That's my wife. Her father even called her his little silver tongued rattlesnake when she was a kid. I've even threatened a group of guys with letting her kick all their butts. They backed down.... Green eyes that turn black.... run! LOL!

Our own Rambo on call.

 

[YukonRog]

Well I finally got the 2 inspection covers and a newish drain bolt yesterday! Hopefully I won't have to deal with this guy again. I did want to ask him what brand of fluid he used though. I like to keep the same brand when mixing. I'll do the filter and pan in 2000 miles. (And the Transfer Case) Does it really matter with Dex VI though?

 

[OR VietVet]

Takes Auto-Trak ll for the transfer case. GM #12378508 or 88900402 or 10-4017