Tranny repair shop recommendation needed - Phoenix area

Arizona said

So... after watching the video that 70aarcuda posted I will take it apart before ordering a rebuild kit - think it is better to see if it is worth rebuilding first and if it needs additional parts. From what I see, a Transgo TF-2 shift kit will make it shift smoother than original. Is that right?
Thanks again.

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Actually the opposite the smoother it shifts the more slippage it gets to make it feel real comfortable... You wanted to shift quicker and not in a jolt situation but a quick shift that doesn't allow the clutches to slip. Kind of how on a stick shift you can ease the clutch out extremely slow and make a really really smooth take off but that's really letting the clutches wear against each other. As opposed to just kind of a firm shift that's not allowing a slip but yet not dropping the clutch....
and yes I'd probably got that wrong it's likely the front drum LOL it's been a while but you'll know which drum it is when you get in there. .
The shift kit has everything to do with the valve body when you're putting it back together so you'll have the main guts of everything back in there with the pump on the front long before you get to the shift kit... And my personal recommendation is to buy the shift kit and not do any fancy footwork... K.I.S.S. .. would be my suggested policy the first time around...