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Originally Posted by 00BLZRMyWay
I got my Blazer when I was 16 and because I was a typical teenaged-boy, my rear-end and tranny got beat to hell. (power-braking, Saturday-night racing, and heavy-footed green-lights in 1st gear) So anyhow, about 5 months ago, I was driving home from school, and I started to hear a clank,clank,clank! About every revolution of the wheels, there was a "clank." Being as 'auto-stupid' as I was, I didn't do a thing. A few days later, it got louder, instantly after I dropped the pedal out of the school parking lot. I took it to my dad finally, and he said it had to be the rear end. My nieghbor, a mechanic, said the same. So, two days later, I drove it half-way to the dealership (about 7.5 miles) and then in the middle of an intersection, I was jerked forward and started to hear a very loud BANG,BANG,BANG! So, to end it short, n get to my point, I called a tow-truck, And $2800.00 later I had a new tranny, rear-end, and a knowledge (sort-of) of how to care for my tranny. I bought the truck at about 44,000miles. My tranny went out around 78,500miles. I never, NEVER even checked the fluid the entire time. This isn't what killed my tranny though. Driving it with a bad rear-end is what really did the damage. Now, if I bought a GM rebuilt tranny, do I still have to worry about these Reaction Sun Shells or Ignition Switch Failures? Or does this only apply to older Blazers (Pre-98)? I was also told to service the tranny every 15,000 miles, but you're saying 30,000. Uhhhh??? Help? Thank you in advanced for any help that you can give me!
If you are auto-illiterate, please read this and don't just skim through. It can save you some money. (No, not on car insurance )
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