WARNING: Be prepared to pay triple the cost. As having experience in the transmission business in working for Jetaway Transmission in Johnston, R.I., I am well versed in all areas of transmission work. I sent an email to Quality Transmission to provide a price for a front input shaft seal ($4.95). I do not have a lift to use is why I contacted Quality Transmission, even specifying my credentials.Tim called and he said "we would have to look at the car", (Point Number 1). This is the hook tossed out to everyone, only to add further charges. I said, "What do you have to look at, I just need a front seal". Tim said, "That's it". I replied, "That's it". Tim said the cost would be $500.00 to $600.00. That is highway robbery. I asked Tim what do they charge for labor". Tim said, "Ninety-five dollars an hour" ($95.00). I said, " How many hours to replace a front seal". Hesitation by Tim, then saying unsurely, "Three and one-half hours". I said, "I worked with transmissions and I could remove a TH200 and replace the unit in one and 1/2 hours, "All day long". *Take note, "3 1/2 hours" at $95.00 per hour equal "$332.50". How does this equate to $500.00 to $600.00 dollars? Tim started getting uneasy and said, "That's what the book calls for". Tim then said it would be $400.00. Changing the money options. I said again," How to you come up with $400.00". Tim said, "We have to add fluid". I said, "What fluid". Tim was hesitant again. Transmission shops get what they can steal as based upon the individual.
Actually, when any remove the front input shaft seal on a TH200, you may, may lose less than a ¼ pint. Accompany this with a trivial fluid loss upon disconnecting the transmission lines and you lose about the same amount. Not any would lose more than a pint, if that. It would only stand to reason that all the 5 star comments are fictitious and have been pre-planned in trying to deceive others. Quality Transmission hopes to entrap the unsuspecting. Just another dishonest transmission shop among the many. We would never conduct any business there or recommend Quality transmission.
* If you do not mind paying triple the cost, please feel free to have them take your money.
* I left the business many years ago due to unscrupulous business principles. I cared not to cheat or take advantage of any, that's just the way I am. A member of the Assembly of Yahweh.
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