Transfer case issues, when it rains it pours!!! Options

[SCCA Stang]

not even a week after getting my GSX on the road..... trouble strikes again!!!

the transfer case locked up on me two blocks from my place

I can't help but think that I screwed up somewhere when I put it back in, but then again, maybe I didn't... (I hope not)

but never the less, I need to get this fixed quick
what's the deal with the transfer case recall????
how do I persue it????
if it isn't gonna be covered, does anyone have one for sale on the cheap, ie, KOU, anyone else????

help as soon as possable will be appreciated, thanks in advance!!!

[SCCA Stang]

Not to discredit your friends fine since of judgement, but how do you know for sure what happend while he was driving it?

He didnt tell you right away that he ragged on it, so are you certain that he didnt launch, pound a few gears and left it out?

Why would someone leave that out, oh I dont know... Because its a highdollar breakable item?

well, your right... I wasn't there, but all I have is my friends word..... although I do believe that getting on it once wouldn't hurt it catastrofically, i think that this part is a mute point anyway.

The hole, does it show signs that it was pierced from the inside out, or outside in? The disappearing gear lube is an enigma. Short of someone litterally draining your tranny, which is unlikely, it had to of gone somewhere.

it shows signs that something inside the trani went through the case.... the metal is bent outward

BTW isnt penzoil synchroshift and gm syncroshift bottles filled at the same plant?

I don't know.... but I just have a personal preference against Penzoil

I know that GM Syncromesh works good, so thats probably what I will stick with

Okay. So if you are sure you poured all the tranny oil into the case, it is gone now, and there wasn't a puddle under the car, where did the oil go?

I don't know where it went... but there is still some fluid on the insides of the case.... which proves that there was fluid in it at one point in time... the gears are dry, but that is probably just because they got hot after the fluid came out of the hole

On a side note, Slopny has rebuilt 2 dsm transmissions for me and they have both worked wonderfully. As far as I'm concerned Josh is the man when it comes to rebuilding manual transmissions, DSM and otherwise.

I don't doubt that Josh has done some excelent work in the past.... I have heard numerous people vouch for that..... thats why I went there
all that I am saying is that he made some mistakes when rebuilding mine.... remember, everyone makes mistakes, its just that I think that when a mistake is made it needs to be fixed, and the customer shouldn't have to pay for it when the shop makes the mistakes..... I have talked to a couple of shop owners about this and they agree that if this happened in there shop, I would have been taken care of....
I know that they may just be saying that to "buy" my business, but that is what they say (and yes, one of them did see the trani after it came out of my car)

the two above shops will remain anominous

I am unhappy, however, I don't doubt that Josh has done quality work in the past, and I am sure he is one heck of a guy, however I just think he should have taken responsability for the work done here.... I beleive I have the right to feel that way, and will continue to feel that way until I am taken care of or until I have proof given to me that I messed something up..... and so far it has not been delivered.

I am not asking for much I would consider myself "taken care of" if I were refunded the $280 that I was charged for the rebuild.... and I have no problem paying for the used transmission, and I also have no problem with the fact that I payed $100 for the install (thats a heck of a good price)