Saturday, November 19, 2011
How much does it cost to rebuild a manual transmission for a 1996 Mazda B3000?
I just got this 1996 Mazda B3000, and the transmission chatters in 3rd and Overdrive. What causes the chatter, and how much would it cost to have a professional rebuild the whole transmission, or at least the chattering gears?|||A rebuild may not be the best option here. Instead a good remanufactured unit would probably be cheaper. You have to factor in the labor costs of an garage to do the job. They typically range near the $100/hr for such a job. Then you still have to buy the parts that they will need. The Mazda B3000 is a Ford Ranger if I remember correctly. Start shopping for a reman unit. The link I provided claims that many tranny problems do not require an complete replacement. However, when we did my sisters 1994 Dodge Shadow, it cost us $1500 total for a reman tranny. The chattering you hear may be either a loose trans mounts or the gears themselves are loose. Before you drop an bundle of cash into it, look into that link I provided. They are very good at what they do. G'luck.
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I wonder if your flywheel is missing the pilot bearing, like the two '96 B3000's we have here. Advance auto carries it, but Auto Zone doesn't list it. It's hard to believe that that model is non-equipt. A missing pilot bearing could cause a bad input shaft bearing. I believe that your chatter is coming from a bad bearing rather than a bad transmission. You'll need to drop the transmission to change the bearing & while you're in there, check the flywheel for the pilot bearing. It will be an interference fit into the flywheel.
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