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> I am in need of a new transmission (auto) since the transfer case on my
> old one has been wearing down and has spit metal flakes all into my
> tranny and completely wore it down beyond repair. I took it to my
> local tranny shop and they had to take it apart to find out what was
> srong and now they are saying they already have $500 worth of work into
> it taking the tranny out ( which also includes putting it back in) and
> they will not let me give them a tranny that I could easily buy and
> install it (I hate that rule). So I am stuck with the decision of
> either A). letting them do the work and putting a new tranny in from
> Ford for about $1900 or upgrading to what they call the "bullet proof"
> version and paying another $1,000 for it, or B). taking the loss on the
> work they already did ($5-600) and getting a used t-56 and putting it
> in. I really have wanted to do the conversion to a manual tranny but
> the cost has prohibited me but if they already have the old one out I
> tried to get them to agreee to put a maual in but they won't use my
> parts. I am totally torn here and on top of all that I don't exactly
> have the money to do any of this (credit is a bitch ain't it) so I am
> not sure what to do. I wanted to get everyone's opinion on what they
> would do so fire away. Thanks in advance guys.
>
> Heartbroken in AZ
> 1990 Mustang GT with 77,000 ORIGINAL MILES
>
> Sean
>

Sean,

What was the original reason you took the car in? Mustang's do not have
transfer cases. Please explain.

Al in Tucson