Austin Transmission & Clutch Specialists

My 02 Tahoe was having an issue with the transmission after I had it rebuilt 3 months ago by a local do everything mechanic who I’ve always had work on my truck. He had rebuilt it 1 ½ years before that. When it started having shift problems after this, I brought it back in and he told me it wasn’t a problem. I took it at that. Probably should have figured out that the transmission is probably best left to a specialty shop.
I had brought it to a large Austin-​based transmission chain that has decent reviews. They did a diagnostic and told me that their diagnostic showed nothing, so they’d have to drop the transmission and check it out — for $ 325. Said if it needed a rebuild, it would cost $ 2k to $ 2500.
Called these guys because I remembered I had a truck transmission rebuilt here previously. They took it for a drive and told me it was most likely the valve body. They could do this without pulling the transmission and it would cost about $ 300. This is what most forums said it was likely to be as well. They told me if it wasn’t that, they’d have to pull it and rebuild it and quoted me a range that was considerably lower than the other trans shop.
I decided to bring it to these guys and I am quite happy I did. They put in the valve body and called me and told me that didn’t fix it (they told me it was a certainty that it was the problem). They told me that they had observed some clutch material when they were doing the valve body, so they didn’t think the valve body was going to work once they got into it, but they tried. Fortunately, they told me the $ 300 would be applied to the transmission rebuild. Told them to go ahead. When they finished it up, the total was at the top of the range that they gave me, which was fine since it was way less than the other trans shop. I paid extra for a 3 year warranty (comes with 1 year, but after the previous issues, this was going to be necessary for me). I will mention that the 3 year warranty from then was a bit more pricey than the other trans shop, but even with it, they came in less than the low end range of the other trans shop.
When they gave me a total, I mentioned the $ 100 off special from their website (mostly expecting them to say «yeah, we already priced that into the work», but he turned to the computer, popped in a $ 100 discount and gave me my new price.
In summary,
— I am confident that I have a solid transmission rebuild rebuild (the one I had previously done on my Dakota held up just fine also).
— I have a 3 year warranty that I don’t think I’ll need to use, but I’m confident they’ll handle hassle free if I need it (the paperwork says must bring it in every year for transmission service, but he told me they aren’t sticklers for the timing if the mileage isn’t crazy.
— I am satisfied with the customer service I received.
— I feel like this is a trustworthy local shop.
— I would bring my truck back to them in a heartbeat.
— The previous mechanic I used (who I consider a friend) has lost my business.

After the installation it took a while to engage first gear. But that was to be expected. After a 5 minutes drive, the shifting went smooth and so far no problems (knock on wood)
Great job, well done and thank you Chris and Matt.

paid them 800 to fix the check engine light. whatever they did they not put things back together correctly. the engine failed as soon as i drove it the next time. they said it was a coincidence. avoid this place.

Had two new axles installed here recently. Got a quote before and they held to it. Vehicle drives much better and shakes less. Transmission they put in still going good! Let me pick it up after hours which helps when you work late.

I went to these guys after they were able to locate a torque converter to a 1961 Ford Falcon 2 peed tranny. I was amazed, it was newly rebuilt with a warranty. Works perfect a few years later.
They also just happened to have a 2 speed tranny in the back and sold it ti me super cheap cause I needed the pump out of it. Its almost impossible to find one of these period.
After all this, I took the tranny off my jeep Grand Cherokee. They explained to me exactly what was wrong with it and told me how much it would be. It was a pretty good deal considering all the destroyed parts needing replacing after a check valve in the pressure hose got clogged. Showed me my tranny in pieces and pointed out all the parts. I know a thing or 2 about cars so I knew that they were not full of it.
This transmission is running perfect a few years later.
I would gladly return.

After doing some research, I decided to use these guys for a transmission oil change. They were prompt and courteous and the best priced. Yes, I would recommend them and use their services again.

The pricing is competitive among other places that I’ve called for a clutch job. The turn time is very good. They will recommend and offer some additional work without charging you labor and you just pay for the parts. So it is up to you if you want to get it done or not.

This place is great! I have had a problem with my H3 forever and even the dealership wouldn’t fix it without a 500 $ tear down fee. Not only was the work done amazingly, but in 1 day! Matt and Chris were great to work with, and I will definitely be going back to them for all of my car needs!

This is a long overdue review. I have taken my truck here twice and both times I have had excellent service. I have a Mazda 2003 truck, and recently things have started to wear out and need replacement.
In December my truck began idling very hard, so much so, that I took it to Yost automotive to look at it. This isn’t a negative review of Yost, but they basically gave my car a $ 300 tune-​up and sent me on my way, with my car still idling hard. Needless to say, a few days later my car wouldn’t start at the parking lot at work, my clutch had given out. I called Yost and they told me they could tow it, but he couldn’t understand what went wrong. Well, the first time I took there I had gotten so fed up with the no-​call back and not fixing my truck that I decided to take it to Austin Transmission and Clutch after talking to Chris, it was like night and day from Yost.
They sent a tow truck and picked up my truck at 10am and called me back within an hour. They were able to replace my clutch, slave cylinder and pilot bearing before 5pm that same day. The total charge for parts, labor and the tow was $ 1100. I called around to a few places, and the cost of parts and labor for just the clutch was $ 1000, so yeah, I was pretty thankful to have gone to these guys.
All in all, I think they are a modestly priced repair shop, there are more expensive and cheaper shops. But, if you’re like me, the peace of mind you get from finding an honest repair shop, that gives you same day service, and great customer service, that far surpasses any cost you may save by going to a cheaper more popular shop.
I will definitely take my truck here for any future repairs, and if any friends ever ask about a good mechanic, I would not hesitate to recommend them to Austin Transmission and Clutch.