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I'm looking for a transmission shop that can diagnose and fix a problem with my 1956 Ford-O-matic automatic transmission. It seems to "fall" into reverse from park when it is idling. So far I have torn the garage door almost off and nearly drove through the garage wall into the living room. Any suggestions of a reliable shop. I live in the East Bay of San Francisco.
Chris
Ouch! Walnut Creek has lot's of old gear head shops, and old school rebuilders im told. A friend of my dad races in Stockton and he uses shop in your area. if I can get ahold of him, I'll see if he can recommend some place.
I spoke with him last night, he's not sure of anyone for auto tranny's in your area, his son does all the tranny work for the crew, but it's all manual tranny work.
Thanks for the help anyway. I found a place in Reno it's just a matter of taking the whole truck up there or taking the transmission out and delivering just it.
I used a place in Concord called Hydromatic but I don't think it's in business anymore. They have an older mechanic that worked only a couple of days a week and did the work on the older cars. Some of it they had to send to LA to have the bands refurbished.
Chris
cool. thanks for the info Chris. i stopped in at the east bay ford shop on filbert street. the service guy seemed nice enough. said i could leave the truck today or stop in first thing in the morning when they open. i'm gonna go that route to see if i can find out whats up...
i knew going to the stealership would be an issue. they wanted $270 right up front. i'm going to continue looking into the discrepancy myself and go from there. thanks for the tip on the woods shop in holtville.
Wow, Holtville is where I grew up! But, I recommend Capital transmission here in Citrus Heights. He is reputable and likes working on the old Ford Transmissions. Jag