Alabama thread!

The folks on the gubment career plan thank you

 

Hey guys, I'm looking for some suggestions on someone to rebuild my transmission. I'm driving a 1998 4x4 v6 with the 5 speed manual (R150F transmission). It's been hard to get into 1st gear for about 10k miles now and I'm getting tired of it. I've got a 15k mile old clutch and master/slave cylinders. I've bled the clutch multiple times just hoping that was the issue. I replaced the shifter bushings when it first started getting tough to shift (they were falling apart but no noticeable difference when I replaced them). I've been reading it could be anything from the synchronizers to the fork... I would love to tear it all apart and rebuild it all but I don't have time or place for that. I'm in Birmingham and would love to find someone who could fix the problem, not just do a transmission rebuild and hope that solves it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I spoke to the guys at i22 Truck Parts & Service in Graysville (anyone know them? are they good folks?) today and they can rebuild the transmission for ~$500 if I bring it to them, but if there's any issue with anything other than the bearings, synchros, etc. then they wouldn't be able to help...

 

Sup John
I can't help, but I'm sure some of the bham guys can chime in

 

Might be cheaper just to buy a new one and install yourself honestly. Not to mention if you can get one with low miles you’ll be putting a lot of life back in The truck. I just swapped transmission in my 2nd gen. It’s not a bad process and pretty simple.

 

Sup Brian

 

Sup Phil.

Brian, where'd you get the replacement? I've got 374k miles on it so I definitely considered replacing it altogether but haven't found any replacements yet. I've seen a handful of engines but not transmissions. Been watching pull-a-part, eBay, Craigslist, CoPart... anywhere else I should be looking?

 

Try Graham motors in Calara. They have a lot of Toyota truck and suv parts. He’s one of my customers.

 

Sup Jeff

 

Same old thing. Getting ready for work, while you count down the minutes before you leave work. Anything new with you.

 

Not a thing...…...so I suppose that's a good thing

 

Morning guys! A couple more days and then vacation!!!

 

Sup Bart

 

Morning Bama, been working 12 hour days here lately. So ready for Christmas vacation!

 

Sup Jonny

 

Good morning. My work doesn’t give me a Christmas vacation just Christmas itself and I don’t get paid

 

Morning everybody! Wet start for some

From AlabamaWX

RADAR CHECK: Rain is still fairly widespread over Alabama early this morning, especially the eastern two-thirds of the state. The rain will continue to taper off from west to east over the next few hours as the upper trough moves on to the east. The sky will stay mostly cloudy through the day with temperatures holding in the 40s over the northern half of the state.

The sky will clear early tomorrow, and we expect a good supply of sunshine both tomorrow and Thursday as dry air settles into the Deep South. The high tomorrow will be in the upper 40s, followed by mid 50s Friday. Mornings will be cold; we drop into the upper 20s tomorrow, and mid 20s early Friday.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A disturbance will have the potential to bring a little scattered light rain to Alabama Saturday afternoon, Saturday night, and early Sunday, but moisture will be very limited, and rain amounts should be under a quarter of an inch. Otherwise, the weekend will be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s.

CHRISTMAS WEEK: For now the weather looks dry Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 57-61 degree range. A cold front will bring a chance of showers Wednesday night or Thursday, followed by dry and sharply colder air on Christmas Day. For snow fans, it doesn’t look like a set-up for any significant snow for Alabama, but a few flurries after the cold front passage might be possible at some point Thursday or Thursday night. For now we are forecasting highs in the 40s on Friday, but some North Alabama communities might hold in the 30s. This is still nine days out, and expect forecast changes. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY: An F4 tornado tore through the southern part of Tuscaloosa, killing eleven people and injuring over 100. Nine of the fatalities occurred in mobile homes, one in a vehicle, and one in a commercial building converted to residential use. Six of those killed were females and five were males. Ages ranged from 16 months to 83 years old. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 18 miles, all within Tuscaloosa county. The tornado path was estimated to be 750 yards wide at it’s maximum intensity.

There was an excellent warning for the tornado; a warning was issued at 12:40 p.m. on that deadly Saturday, 14 minutes before the twister first touched down in a rural area southwest of Tuscaloosa near the Black Warrior River. The tornado crossed Alabama 69 near Shelton State Community College and Hillcrest High School; destroying a shopping center and many homes. The Bear Creek Trailer Park was hit, where many of the deaths occurred. The tornado moved to the east/northeast, south of Skyland Boulevard, and finally crossed I-59/20 near the Cottondale exit.

We caught the tornado live on our tower camera in Tuscaloosa; we were able to show live video of the twister on ABC 33/40 for almost 10 minutes as it rolled through the southern part of the city of Tuscaloosa.



Later in the day, the same parent storm dropped an F3 tornado which stuck the Coats Bend region of Etowah County, near Gadsden, detroying 250 homes and injuring 14 people.

 

So far I’ve raised about $30 for animal rescue. I’ve been giving 10% of the sale of all my house numbers.

I’ve added this little disclaimer now to all sales.

***Raw Steel is a highly recyclable material that gets reused over and over again. This makes the finish vary from piece to piece. Your raw steel finish is created at our local mill and can be darker or lighter than our pictures depending on what material is being recycled that day.

 

Being a dog lover this sounds great.

 

whats you’re price’s