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I have a 05 Z-71 and it has 73k miles on it.How many miles do the trannies usually get before going bad?Thanks.

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my 2002 z71 lost its sun gear at about 62k miles...

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Originally posted by chris simmons
I have a 05 Z-71 and it has 73k miles on it.How many miles do the trannies usually get before going bad?Thanks.

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mine is starting to slip at 126,000 was locked in about
3 times this winter

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HI GUYS,
I AM THE OWNER / OPERATOR OF RELIABLE TRANSMISSION
UNLESS ITS JUST A FLUKE DEAL, THOSE TRANSMISSIONS USUALLY LAST LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THAT HARDLY ANYONE EVER SERVICES THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FLUID AND FILTER. YOU SHOULD SERVICE EVERY 30000 MILES. I BET YOU SERVICE YOUR ENGINE EVERY 3000 OR SO. WHAT ABOUT THAT TRANSMISSION THAT HAS A FILTER AND FLUID ALSO. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ALL OF THER ELECTRONICS ARE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER HOT FLUID. THE LONGER YOU GO THE LESS HEAT THAT FLUID DISSAPATES AND YOU WILL HAVE FAILURES. AS FOR THE SUN SHELL, WELL THATS ALL OF OUR FAULT. THE REASON THEY USUALLY BREAK IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, HARDLY ANYONE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CHANGES GEARS TO FORWARD. YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO DIFFERENT GEAR SETS TRYING TO GO IN OPPESITE DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETHING WILL EVENTUALLY GIVE.

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says 100,000 on spark plugs and tranny fluids in the owners man.

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GO TO ANY DEALERSHIP AND ASK TO LOOK IN THEIR SERVICE MANUAL THEY USE TO REPAIR THAT INDIVIDUAL TRUCK AND U WILL SEE. I USE TO BE AN ASS SERVICE MANAGER AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR 7 YEARS. THE ONLY REASON YOUR OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THAT IS CAUSE THEY WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE TO TRADE IN OR BUY ONE OF THEIR REMAN TRANSMISSIONS. HEY THEY ARE IN THE MARKET TO SALE PARTS. ASK ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP IN YOUR AREA AND THEY WILL TELL YOU.

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How much does it usually cost to get your transmission serviced... changing the fluid and filter?

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anywhere from 75 to 100 down here. what is your transmission doing wrong. maybe i can help you save some money

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Knock on wood... its not doing anything wrong. Just got 99,200 miles on it and thought I might ot to get the fluid and filter changed on it.

Or leave it alone?

By the way... mines a Ford F150.

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your ford will cost more money usually than that, depending on which transmission you have in it. ford uses two different types in f150

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So should it be serviced or keep on truckin?

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i would recomend you to service it. it will give you more miles if you do. transmission repair is getting higher these days. good luck

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245000 miles 98 z71......and she aint babied and at the same time aint abused. costs me 109.99 to flush, and change fluid and filter.
cheaper to do that than to buy a transmission or make 5 years of payments, shes been a good one for me , but ive always kept her maintained too.

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I have a 05 Z-71 and it has 73k miles on it.How many miles do the trannies usually get before going bad?Thanks.

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I had a 2000 silverado, traded it at just under 100,000 miles. Trans was fine. I never even had it serviced while i had it. Fluid is good for 100,000 miles. I never towed anything though, so it depends on what it's been used for.

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200,000 on my 1/2 ton 2WD. Serviced it at 150,000, and I am bout to get it done again. And mine has been ABUSED I am very rough on trucks. Last year I pulled a 14' trailer with a 15oo lb zero turn mower. My Dad's 3/4 ton had 225,000 on it when he traded and i drove it while I was in High school. I will drive nothing other than a Chevy. It is just my personal preference.

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I have sold GMC trucks at the same dealership for over 15 years and the Z71 has nothing to do with your tranny. The Z71 is billistien gas shocks , a skid plate under the tranny, and the sticker on the side.
If you service these GM trans. and include a flush of the system, then use a 1/2 ton truck as a 1/2 ton not a 3/4 ton you should have any trouble .

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200,000 on my 1/2 ton 2WD. Serviced it at 150,000, and I am bout to get it done again. And mine has been ABUSED I am very rough on trucks. Last year I pulled a 14' trailer with a 15oo lb zero turn mower. My Dad's 3/4 ton had 225,000 on it when he traded and i drove it while I was in High school. I will drive nothing other than a Chevy. It is just my personal preference.

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ive got a 93 that i put thru heck....its got 140,000 on it and still runs fine.....the only thing ive done is put a new clutch in it

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I have a 97 that had about 205,000 miles,before I had to replace it.Keep it serviced about every 25,000 miles,pulled alot of trailers w/ it for hay,tractors, and cows.

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Chris the best way for to 100% guarantee that your transmission will tear up is sale it to me!!!!! Same goes for all the others with 200000 miles plus. I couldn't get in them and pull a Prince albert can full of Duck feathers before it would break.

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I USE TO BE AN ASS SERVICE MANAGER AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR 7 YEARS.

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Bet that right there was a interesting job...J/K. That one kinda tickled me..LOL. It reminded me about a lady that came into a service station one time while I was there. She got out of her car & came over to where the mechanic & me were standing & said, "Is there anyway you can look at my rear end real quick? My husband told me to stop by here & let you take the plug out of my rear end & stick your finger in it to see if it's low. It's been making an awful noise.". We both were rolling around on the floor laughing at her. But seriously, I've seen vehicles with high mileage of all different makes & models, drive in to a service station under their own power & get the auto trans. fluid & filter changed, & the vehicle wouldn't move out of it's tracks afterwards or would start slipping. Quite a few places here have a sign up that says they're not responsible for auto trans. failure by changing the fluid & filter. Most times on a vehicle with high mileage the mechanic will pull the dip stick on the auto trans., & if the fluid is dark colored & stinks, they advise not to change the fluid & filter because it has a good chance of causing the trans. to go out or start slipping. The mechanic said the thickness of the used auto trans. fluid in the high mileage vehicle was what effected the trans. & most times it has never been changed before. I've never really liked a auto trans. in any vehicle. I would much rather have a stick shift. Most times with them, you just put a clutch, pressure plate, & throw out bearing in them, at a much cheaper $, & start driving them again. My Dad always said people that didn't like stick shifts were just too lazy to change gears.

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