Donald Smith

Hey Everyone:
Thanks to this wonderful forum, and Kijijii, I have sold all the last parts of my 87S4. The only part that remains is my rebuilt auto tranny. When people ship these, I assume that they must be dry, or would that cause a problem?
Thanks
Don

polecat702

Yes, you need to drain the fluid, if you using a common carrier, and put it on a pallet, banded. The fluid is considered HAZMAT, and it's flammable. The trans needs to be shipped dry. You need to shrink wrap it also, and plug all the openings where residual fluid might leak out.

Donald Smith

Thanks, I will do that right away.
Don

Adamant1971

I shipped an auto box to MB a couple years ago. I ended up building a fitted crate, drained and plugged. The guys at the freight company liked the crate, it was slightly over engineered. LOL

IFIRC it was about $200 cdn to ship it to Winterpeg.

Donald Smith

A very reasonable price, indeed. My last pickup, going to Calgary, was done by U- Ship. A large 8 x 16 cube, showed up at the door,put all my extras in, and took off. Easy peasy.
I have a pallet just waiting, in case I have to ship this large piece, but am hoping someone local will want it.
Cheers Adam
Don

Kevin in Atlanta

This how I shipped a manual transmission to Andrew Olson recently. Auto Box fits nicely.

Sealed with gorilla duct tape.

Donald Smith

Cool. Mine is a little longer, but I could always cut one end, and let it poke through.
Thanks
Don

polecat702

Neat idea! I don't think an automatic would fit.

A old cooler is a great idea, and easy to seal up with some duct tape or tek screws.

Kevin in Atlanta

It will!