RW> They used the above tool to hang the motor, remove the subframe and then   
   RW> the trans...that tool makes the job so much easier. The last one I   
   RW> watched   
   RW> them do was a 90+ Pontiac Bonneville with the 3.8 V6 in it. Piece of   
   RW> cake.   
   RW>    
   RW> They R&Rd a junk yard trans in place of the worn out trans, but it wasn't   
   RW> the trans the owner thought he'd get from a junk yard and the cost of   
   RW> doing the job all over again wasn't worth it to him. Harry ended up with   
   RW> the car, which he sold for scrap iron.   
      
   Buying something like that from a junk yard is a gamble.  Due to the labor   
   costs to remove/install it, I would want to make certain the transmission is   
   in top shape.  You can buy them rom a junk yard and rebuilt it, though.   
      
   I decided to have mine rebuilt vs. getting a Jasper transmission.  The shop   
   offered a 2 year warranty on the rebuild and showed me everything they   
   replaced on the rebuild.  The cost was $2000 for the removal, rebuild, and   
   reinstall of the transmission.     
      
   The main problem I had before the rebuild was my 4th gear wasn't working.  The   
   "teeth" on the gear were stripped off.  I still have the old part in my   
   garage.  When coasting, I was "free-wheeling".  It was like driving in neutral   
   when coasting down hills.   
      
   RW> You mean the oil drain plug area in the pan is cracked? Or the drain plug   
   RW> itself?   
      
   He had it listed as the oil drain plug itself - but I have yet to go under the   
   car and try and figure out what was replaced.  I assumed it was the washer or   
   the area that the drain plug screws into.     
      
   I do remember the original washer seemed to be plastic.     
      
   - Mark   
      
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