Building a New Mighty Grape

Did you ask the Toyota dealer about replacing the clutch? Might have
been a better deal. I've had very poor luck also with independent
transmission shops.

No, because I thought that the same shop that did the tranny should do
the driveshaft -- and Toyota wants $1200 for a new driveshaft. I
figured the dealer wouldn't want to put a used part in the truck -- but
perhaps that was a mistaken assumption. Next time, I'll ask.

The tranny shop was recommended to me by a friend, who has had good
luck with them over the years. I think several things combined to
screw them/me up. Having two holidays in the middle of everything sure
messed up getting anything shipped, and having the shop in the middle
of a major move didn't help, either.

Of course, a competent shop would have finished the job long before
their scheduled 1/1/07 move... Ah, hindsight...

Live and learn! I'm just glad it's done.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"