Hey Disco Web,
After an infuriating three weeks of trying to purchase parts from Ashcroft, Dave Ashcroft finally told me today he wasn't interested in working with me as a customer and would not supply any parts to me. I will save y'all the drama (you can read my review here) but basically I was trying to purchase the upgraded C1/C2 one way clutch, planetry gearset and “A” clutch off from a 4HP24 transmission Ashcroft uses in their stage 1 and 2 upgrade so I could have a local shop here in Wisconsin rebuild my 4HP22 transmission and warranty the work. I was trying to ask Dave some specific questions about the parts and whether he would recommend I just purchase the rebuild4HP22 directly from him and forgo the warranty. He was the only person I could talk to even when I called direct (I alway got "You have to talk to Dave") and he would only respond in 2-3 sentence emails every week or so. After three weeks of getting nowhere, I called him out on his terrible service and he replied he wouldn't supply me any parts.
So now that I am blacklisted from Ashcroft- I wanted to get this forum's opinion on experienced US (preferably midwest based) shops that have a lot of experience rebuilding these ZF transmissions and can add the upgraded 4HP24 parts during the rebuild. I have been calling around to shops here in Northeast Wisconsin and nobody seems to have ever worked on this specific ZF transmission model. They also are quoting me $4000+ for labor and parts. I would really like the torque converter and valve body rebuilt as well and it's hit or miss whether my local shops can do either.
There is nothing specifically wrong with my transmission, but after spending two years rebuilding my engine and upgrading the rest of my disco into a capable overlander, the transmission/transfer case is the only thing I have not touched (both have 140,000 miles on them). I think its logical to pull both and get them looked at. My transfer case is weeping quite a bit of oil so I plan to tackle that rebuild myself. However, I don't trust myself for the transmission rebuild. Thanks in advance!
After an infuriating three weeks of trying to purchase parts from Ashcroft, Dave Ashcroft finally told me today he wasn't interested in working with me as a customer and would not supply any parts to me. I will save y'all the drama (you can read my review here) but basically I was trying to purchase the upgraded C1/C2 one way clutch, planetry gearset and “A” clutch off from a 4HP24 transmission Ashcroft uses in their stage 1 and 2 upgrade so I could have a local shop here in Wisconsin rebuild my 4HP22 transmission and warranty the work. I was trying to ask Dave some specific questions about the parts and whether he would recommend I just purchase the rebuild4HP22 directly from him and forgo the warranty. He was the only person I could talk to even when I called direct (I alway got "You have to talk to Dave") and he would only respond in 2-3 sentence emails every week or so. After three weeks of getting nowhere, I called him out on his terrible service and he replied he wouldn't supply me any parts.
So now that I am blacklisted from Ashcroft- I wanted to get this forum's opinion on experienced US (preferably midwest based) shops that have a lot of experience rebuilding these ZF transmissions and can add the upgraded 4HP24 parts during the rebuild. I have been calling around to shops here in Northeast Wisconsin and nobody seems to have ever worked on this specific ZF transmission model. They also are quoting me $4000+ for labor and parts. I would really like the torque converter and valve body rebuilt as well and it's hit or miss whether my local shops can do either.
There is nothing specifically wrong with my transmission, but after spending two years rebuilding my engine and upgrading the rest of my disco into a capable overlander, the transmission/transfer case is the only thing I have not touched (both have 140,000 miles on them). I think its logical to pull both and get them looked at. My transfer case is weeping quite a bit of oil so I plan to tackle that rebuild myself. However, I don't trust myself for the transmission rebuild. Thanks in advance!
