Will a shop install a transmission I buy?

[The motor guy]

I'd like to buy a new 68rfe transmission. For 2007 6.7 cummins. 230,000 miles I think it's just time for a new one. I'll order it, have it shipped to the house, then I'll load it in the back of my truck and drive it to the transmission shop. I'd imagine they have a forklift or something to get it out of the bed. Am I opening a can of worms doing this? I do want a quick learn to be done, so I don't damage the new transmission. Not sire if this is only a dodge dealer thing or if any transmission shop cab do this

 

[c502cid]

Sure they will. But with no warranty on the transmission, meaning if it has issues you are paying for it to come out, and paying for it to be put back in.

 

[dishdude]

What's wrong with the current transmission?

 

[benjamming]

Why not just have the transmission shop buy it?
Or why not have them rebuild the current one?

 

[JHZR2]

Why not just have the transmission shop buy it?
Or why not have them rebuild the current one?

agreed. Have a discussion with the shop. You don’t want third world lowest bidder junk, so tell tgem
Who you want to be the rebuilder/seller. That shop may have a wholesale price for businesses to buy. Worst case you know what the part price is, so if the sho is making a big markup, you know.

 

[GMBoy]

I won't do it in my shop. Been thru that hassle and never again.

Sure it's easy to tell a customer that I will install it w/o warranty and they pay every time it has to come out etc but the truth of the matter is then the shop (me) gets in the middle if there are any issues....and there will be. If anything goes wrong I will still be blamed. If I provide the transmission I will cover the warranty including labor because the part I buy will pay me to fix or replace a defective transmission so no red tape. If a customer brings me a bad one then they'll gonna want to tie me up dealing with the transmission vendor they got it from and my time on the phone with them is money to me so no thanks.

Let the shop handle it all. I am sure @clinebarger feels the same way!

 

[The motor guy]

agreed. Have a discussion with the shop. You don’t want third world lowest bidder junk, so tell tgem
Who you want to be the rebuilder/seller. That shop may have a wholesale price for businesses to buy. Worst case you know what the part price is, so if the sho is making a big markup, you know.

They still sell these 68rfe transmissions brand new from mopar. Sure let the shop provide the transmission. How do I know it's not going to be some knock off transmission from an unreliable builder? Just buy a new one from mopar install it, do a quick learn on it and move on with life

 

[The motor guy]

I won't do it in my shop. Been thru that hassle and never again.

Sure it's easy to tell a customer that I will install it w/o warranty and they pay every time it has to come out etc but the truth of the matter is then the shop (me) gets in the middle if there are any issues....and there will be. If anything goes wrong I will still be blamed. If I provide the transmission I will cover the warranty including labor because the part I buy will pay me to fix or replace a defective transmission so no red tape. If a customer brings me a bad one then they'll gonna want to tie me up dealing with the transmission vendor they got it from and my time on the phone with them is money to me so no thanks.

Let the shop handle it all. I am sure @clinebarger feels the same way!

I don't see a brand new 68rfe having an issue.

 

[Skippy722]

They still sell these 68rfe transmissions brand new from mopar. Sure let the shop provide the transmission. How do I know it's not going to be some knock off transmission from an unreliable builder? Just buy a new one from mopar install it, do a quick learn on it and move on with life

Just tell them you want a Mopar trans, never had an issue with asking for specific parts.

 

[GMBoy]

I don't see a brand new 68rfe having an issue.

I have not installed a 68rfe but I have had 2 new 6L80's bad right out of the crate. You would think everything new should be perfectly fine but it is not. New alternators, sensors come defective - and so do transmissions and motors. I see it all the time.

 

[The motor guy]

I have not installed a 68rfe but I have had 2 new 6L80's bad right out of the crate. You would think everything new should be perfectly fine but it is not. New alternators, sensors come defective - and so do transmissions and motors. I see it all the time.

How much labor/time are we talking here to r/r a transmission on a 3/4 ton 2wd truck?

 

[GMBoy]

How much labor/time are we talking here to r/r a transmission on a 3/4 ton 2wd truck?

Labor guide (Alldata) on an 07 3500 2WD Cummings shows 5.1hrs plus some additional time for other things such as another .4 to flush lines which you always should do so with that I would say your average quote will be between 5.5- 6.5 hrs

 

[clinebarger]

Any competent transmission shop can do that, But when you have one entity build the unit & another installs (Flush cooler, Fill, relearn/test drive) And a problem does arise......Things get sideways real fast!

Once you find out what a core charge runs....You'll likely change your mind? And would likely keep the old unit 'til you know the rebuilt one is good.

Let's say the rebuilt one is a dud (S*** Happens), Now you have to pay to R&R the unit again.
Send the unit back & wait, Assuming the builder doesn't blame the installer & you get the unit back without additional charges.
Then you have to pay for another R&R & most likely fluid/ATF.

All the while you still have the core charge hanging over your head, And hope the installer doesn't give you a blown up core in place of your working core then have the core credit denied by the builder.

Most popular 6 speed core charges run right around $2,000.

 

[The motor guy]

Labor guide (Alldata) on an 07 3500 2WD Cummings shows 5.1hrs plus some additional time for other things such as another .4 to flush lines which you always should do so with that I would say your average quote will be between 5.5- 6.5 hrs

Is a line flush all that's needed? How do we know the cooler isn't clogged? This truck has an external cooler in front of the intercooler if I remember right. In between the radiator and intercooler I think. I kind of wanted to replace it with a new one in case it was clogged

 

[JHZR2]

They still sell these 68rfe transmissions brand new from mopar. Sure let the shop provide the transmission. How do I know it's not going to be some knock off transmission from an unreliable builder? Just buy a new one from mopar install it, do a quick learn on it and move on with life

Even better if they’re still available. Let the shop buy it from mopar at wholesale rate and move on.

 

[clinebarger]

I don't see a brand new 68rfe having an issue.

No such thing as a brand new 68RFE outside of a brand new truck, In fact there are very few units you can buy new....I did buy a new Ford 10R80 not to long ago but that's a outlier.

I believe this is the last year for the 68RFE....So there might be some new ones (overstock) out there but not exactly compatible with a 2007 model without some changes (Valve Body & Solenoid Pack)

 

[eljefino]

They still sell these 68rfe transmissions brand new from mopar. Sure let the shop provide the transmission. How do I know it's not going to be some knock off transmission from an unreliable builder? Just buy a new one from mopar install it, do a quick learn on it and move on with life

What do you hope to gain from this? Are you beter at googling a cheap price for your trans than the shop?

How does the shop know the trans YOU provide THEM won't be unreliable? They can smell your cheapness when you walk in the door.

Who has the upper hand in this transaction? They have the tools and skills.

If you find a shop that plays along, why do they need the work?

 

[clinebarger]

They still sell these 68rfe transmissions brand new from mopar. Sure let the shop provide the transmission. How do I know it's not going to be some knock off transmission from an unreliable builder? Just buy a new one from mopar install it, do a quick learn on it and move on with life

Part Number?

 

[The motor guy]

Wel

Part Number?

They have a ton of different part numbers for this transmission and im not sure which one is the right one. Looks like the website I looked at isn't there anymore. It was called moparpartsamerica or something like that. Now they've discontinued the part number for this trans. They were new a couple years back for about $4500

 

[The motor guy]

It's supposed to be a 68rfe, 2007 6.7 cummins, 2wd. I'll find a part number. Do you reuse that very back tail piece? I've never understood that. The part where the yolk on the drive shaft slides into.