Where to Get a Used/Rebuilt Transmission?

I am assuming that you are asking for sources of a rebuilt or used transmission for your Chevy Trailblazer. If that’s the case, you have some options. Let me suggest the following:

Rebuilt transmission

Used transmission

Transmission rebuild

A rebuilt transmission is the way most transmission specialty or independent repair shops go when they need to replace a transmission. The reason is simple. When a transmission is rebuilt, the manufacturer takes the old case, strips out all of the old pieces and replaces those pieces with new parts. What you have when the manufacturer is finished is a new transmission in an old case. Generally, rebuilt transmissions cost, depending on your location, between $2,800 and $3,200.

A used transmission is one that is usually removed from a vehicle in a salvage yard and sold to a customer with the same vehicle. In other words, to obtain a used or salvage transmission you will have to visit a salvage or car-parts yard and find a vehicle that matches your Trailblazer. If you find it, you will have to have the transmission removed and either take it to the repair shop or have it shipped. If you have found the right transmission from the right model of your SUV, be sure that it has the same or fewer (preferably fewer) miles on it than you currently have. It makes little sense to install a used transmission in your vehicle if it has the same or similar mileage to the one that you have just had removed. One other thing, since the same vehicle model can have varying transmission requirements, depending on the way the vehicle was manufactured and its features, be sure you find the right transmission. One that is similar to your vehicle’s transmission and not an exact match, won’t work, or, if it does function, it will likely be poorly. A used transmission will generally cost about half a rebuilt or about $1,600.

A transmission rebuilt is not the same thing as a rebuilt transmission. With a transmission rebuild, you are making use of your vehicle’s transmission housing and of those systems that are still in working order. The only systems that you replace are those that need replacement. For example, if your current transmission’s clutches and bands are failing, you would first start off with the clutch/band replacement kits and possibly with new solenoids to make sure everything worked correctly. If this first repair solves things, then you have saved lots of money because new clutches and bands will generally cost about $1,200 installed. You can see that potentially, using a transmission rebuild will save you money. The one caveat is that if you go beyond one or two replacement kits, your costs are climbing to the point where it isn’t economical to do the rebuild. And, if you rebuild, you are looking at the very real chance of later transmission failure as the newer parts exert more pressure on the older parts that are slowing down. </p>