TRE or Shep trans??
+1. This happened to me ON TRACK a few weekends ago while road racing, and I thought I busted my brand new Shep 5spd. When I inspected the engine bay, I saw that BOTH shift cables had popped off the underhood bushings. The result was a very loose ****er that went back and forth with no resistance and with no effect on the gears, and I was stuck in the last gear I shifted to. I simply reattached the linkages to the bushings, and it all went back to normal. The only problem is they popped off during EVERY session after getting heated up, so I had Buschur send me his underhood bushings, which I'm now awaiting. For daily driving, it's been fine, but on track, it was a no-go.
Mine were stock bushings that had been taken in and out during all my swapping, and those bushings aren't meant to be taken in and out, so I think mine were weak. I'm hoping the BR bushings will stay put without worry.
It's kinda hard to go with someone besides TRE in my opinion since you get quite a bit more with their rebuild compared to shep and bushwacker, and I've heard their quality is great, so if i have a hard time getting a hold of them, and get more of a rebuild out of the deal, that's the way I would go.
Shep and buschur are known for their quality work! Good stuff I am sure! TRE is the way to go in my opinion!!! More work and/or parts options for you money! ESP if you enjoy autocrossing or track stuff! TRE did the transmission in my talon 4 years ago (never a problem with it, thanks TRE) and they will see my EVO if needed!
Murph
Murph
Last edited by Murph; Apr 7, 2007 at 11:24 AM. Reason: mispelled word
Ill put a Shep trans up against a TRE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. In fact, Ive seen more TRE trans have problems then Shep. I dont think Ive ever seen someone complain once about Shep. He also has a ridiculous turn around time. I dont know why everyone is so hung up on TRE.
Hell, Im not even biased. Ive never been to either, but judging from my friends and other people's testimonies, Id never send TRE my trans. Ever. Shep will get my business, but hopefully Ill never have to send it there!!!!!!
Hell, Im not even biased. Ive never been to either, but judging from my friends and other people's testimonies, Id never send TRE my trans. Ever. Shep will get my business, but hopefully Ill never have to send it there!!!!!!
i think its my shift cables...its stuck in 3rd gear and i have a lot of play in the shifter and when i shift freely i can see the cable moving back and fourth with play...
gonna work on that today
gonna work on that today
With play? I thought you said you saw it dangling. You should go look in the engine bay behind the battery to see if the shifter cables are attached to the levers on the trans. The cables probably slipped off the bushings like on my car. There shouldn't be "play" if they are conected, though.
Not that i am having this problem, But i would like to thank TTP for coming in with the idea of what he should check for. He may have wound up spending alot of money he didnt need to right now! Not saying no one else wouldve told him, but its always great to have vendors that r commonly on the boards helping the community!
This is for u sir 
This is for u sir
Not that i am having this problem, But i would like to thank TTP for coming in with the idea of what he should check for. He may have wound up spending alot of money he didnt need to right now! Not saying no one else wouldve told him, but its always great to have vendors that r commonly on the boards helping the community!
This is for u sir
This is for u sir Thanks for your thanks Phoenix.
If you compare what actually gets done to your transmission by each of the companies you're thinking about, and the prices that are charged for the scope of the work, you'll find that TRE does quite a bit more than the others in its rebuilds/mods. The TRE "horror stories" have to do with getting ahold of Jon by telephone, NOT about the quality of his work, which is outstanding. Simply stated, if you want an excellent rebuild, he'll give it to you. If you want to call and talk all day, you'll be disappointed.
