June 2013 by John Becker
My 1996 F150 had a front pump seal soften, leading to it dumping all its fluid while driving on Rt. 13 about 1hr south of Richard's shop. Local tow company recommended Richard, as he takes his own personal cars there for transmission work. This was Saturday 6/1/2013. Truck was towed to Richard's shop Sunday evening. By Weds. 6/5, he called me to let me know the truck was finished. He not only replaced the seal, but he replaced all other seals, looked over the trans and torque converter, and replaced 3rd gear clutches, replaced springs, and they bored the bypass valve, so it would avoid pressure build-up in the future. This shop went well above and beyond what was needed, and the final price was still at the low end of what trans repairs run. Called him next day to mention hard shifting, and he gave me a full explanation of the computer's leaning process, situation with it having high line pressure due to slippage when it was failing, etc. The knowledge I gained from this alone was worth it.
