[Cliff R]

The price can vary greatly. What it typical with transmission rebuilding is that you get very little for your dollar spent. Most transmission shops will replace very little beyond rubber and paper in the trans and call it a "rebuilt" unit. Most of the steels and friction and bands will come from spare parts, nicely used and in decent shape. They will even insist that they replaced EVERYTHING! I'll list what it done here to a TH400 during correct preparation for high performance use. Full set of bushings, thrustwashers, steels, frictions, low sprag, int sprag (34 element and early drum if needed), seals, gaskets, shift kit, both bands (hd), governor gear, new modulator and a filter. Short apply pistons are added to both drums for maximum friction capacity. Just a ballpark figure for parts is about $450, more or less depending on the year of the transmission and the type of direct drum used. The later units are more expensive as they use the roller clutch in lieu of the sprag type and must be replaced. Planetaries are also closely inspected and replaced as needed. Final cost for a correctly prepared unit will be $550 to about $700. I'm constantly price shopped and have heard at least 1000 times that they can get them "rebuilt" elsewhere for $250 dollars (or less)......Cliff