abes Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Have any of you ever shipped a tranny?? Is it worth it??I have 2 non turbo and one T5 turbo tranny sitting here at home that I have for sale but there 's no demand here in miami. I've had a few people want to buy them but I have no idea of how to ship them. Please help..Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeZ Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Back a few yrs ago, I shipped a rear end. Basically, I built a cage of wood around it, made a handle of wiring covered with material on the top and called UPS. In your case, get a pallet and strap/bolt it on the pallet and take it to a freight company. There are pics on the forum. Call UPS and see what they will take because freight is expensive. Good luck and I could use the T-5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Yep, build a sturdy crate around it. Make sure you drain fluids before shipping!!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Oh man, my 5th gear is shot, and I JUST got back from Miami this afternoon...sort of wish I'd known about that a few days ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Taylor Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I have shipped 2 transmissions through UPS. What I did was just wrap it real tight with cardboard (basically rolled the cardboard around it, slit the high spots and folded it under or over and covered it with tape real tight). It will probably cost you about $100+/- to ship it this way. JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeZ Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I have shipped 2 transmissions through UPS. What I did was just wrap it real tight with cardboard (basically rolled the cardboard around it, slit the high spots and folded it under or over and covered it with tape real tight). It will probably cost you about $100+/- to ship it this way. JT Were they received in good condition? Man, those depot workers throw that stuff around and they get broken pretty easy. I would be surprised if they arrive in 1 piece. But it is probably lot cheaper then sending by freight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abes Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 Do they come and pick it up directly at your house? (ups) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmanco Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 There's a guy on ebay who uses a large tupperware plastic box. It looks to be big enough to fit the tranny inside, and then he fills it with padding. FWIW, my used tranny came in a big box via UPS. The box was in surprisingly good condition and the tranny in fine shape. Still, I wouldn't recommend that approach for obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Taylor Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 First one I shipped arrived with no problem. Second one had a broken speed sensor ( I probably should have taken it off and stuck it in the bellhousing). JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexicoker Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 This is from JohnC's site... we (Taylor Race Engineering) ship transmissions daily just like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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