# 99 Tacoma Transmission - Further Questions RE: Rebuild **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, tacoma, toyota\ **Created:** [February 28, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-tacoma-transmission-further-questions-re-rebuild/62000 "2011-02-28T16:40:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pcdunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@pcdunn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pcdunn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-tacoma-transmission-further-questions-re-rebuild/62000/1 "2011-02-28T16:40:09Z")
A friend advised me that there are shops that will rebuild your transmission for less cost than other replacement options. I can remove the part myself (with qualified assistance), take it to one of these machine shops, and either replace the rebuilt part when ready or have a mechanic do it. What is the consensus? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-tacoma-transmission-further-questions-re-rebuild/62000/2 "2011-02-28T16:44:34Z")
If you take your whole truck to a transmission shop to have the work done from soup to nuts, then the shop has to give you back a truck with a perfectly functional transmission. Any messes are for them to clean up. If you pull out your transmission, then bring it somewhere for a bench rebuild, then reinstall it and there are problems - then they are your problems. We all take risks. You can take yours if you wish. I wouldn’t think this is worth the trouble. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-tacoma-transmission-further-questions-re-rebuild/62000/3 "2011-02-28T17:02:59Z")
What are the costs each way? ---
**Author:** ![pcdunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@pcdunn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pcdunn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-tacoma-transmission-further-questions-re-rebuild/62000/4 "2011-02-28T17:10:20Z")
Fair enough - I will try to find a specialty shop to handle the work. I will have to look more closely at the costs…