# Manual Transmissions - where are all the rebuilt standard transmissions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, 1500\ **Created:** [February 7, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200 "2013-02-07T01:27:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DagNabbitRabbitBlast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DagNabbitRabbitBlast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DagNabbitRabbitBlast)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/1 "2013-02-07T01:27:52Z")
I have a 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 V6 short cab, short bed, with a 5-speed standard trans. I want to buy a rebuilt or remanufactured trans, but there seem to be none available. Where can I get one? A reliable resource in the US would be much appreciated. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/2 "2013-02-07T02:02:16Z")
Google “transmission rebuilders”. I just did and got a whole list of rebuilders. I haven’t used any of them, so I can’t comment with a recommendation, but they are there. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/3 "2013-02-07T02:02:23Z")
Today, not enough manual transmissions in service to provide a market…Your only option is to buy a used one from a salvage yard or have yours rebuilt… ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/4 "2013-02-07T02:12:07Z")
I know a good rebuilder in Fairfield CT, if that helps. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/5 "2013-02-07T02:16:47Z")
I’d check [car-parts.com](http://car-parts.com) for a used one, I’d be pretty cofindent buying one, compared to an AT. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/6 "2013-02-07T07:46:44Z")
@texases I wouldn’t be too confident about buying any used transmission. What if the synchros are wasted? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/7 "2013-02-07T07:59:44Z")
@db4690 - true, but I’d feel OK buying one if I could put my hands on it, see that the input and output shafts rotated smoothly, and that it shifted smoothly. And I’d get it from a reputable parts house. Not much I could check by hand with an automatic transmission. But there’s a risk, sure. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/8 "2013-02-07T08:55:51Z")
The lack of rebuilt manuals is likely due to low demand and the prohibitive cost of internal parts. By the time a manual is opened up one may find chipped gears, worn main/countershafts, shift forks, etc. along with the ho-hum synchronizer sets and bearings. Most higher gears are machined as a matching set to hold down gear whine and even a bare 3/4 gearset alone can be very pricy. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/9 "2013-02-07T19:30:06Z")
I ran into this problem a few years ago with a Dodge Dakota. It was also a five speed. A good friend of mine, who runs one of the largest auto salvage yards in the Southeast, could not even locate one. After I found a transmission shop that would rebuild it…the price was so high that I just sold the truck for parts and bought another truck. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/10 "2013-02-07T19:59:29Z")
Looks like there’s a fair number of these on [car-parts.com](http://car-parts.com), priced $750-$1100 for the most part. Closest one to Dallas is 130 miles. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-where-are-all-the-rebuilt-standard-transmissions/77200/11 "2013-02-07T23:24:48Z")
Jasper is a quality engine rebuilder. They also do other stuff; transfer cases, differentials, manual and auto transmissions. Their site is [Jasperengines.com](http://Jasperengines.com)