You should have some DIY junkyards in your area where you might be able to find a used transmission for less than the price of repairs to yours. You'll have to do the work of pulling it out to get low prices, but by now, you should be able to remove one in reasonable time.

If you go that route, be sure you buy a warranty - usually not a guarantee that the transmission is good, but allows you to bring it back and get another one at no charge within a specified time. Yes, you'll have to pull the second one as well.

The odds of a bad A/T being the reason a vehicle finds it's way into a parts yard is fairly high, but not necessarily so with a Montero - with these trucks, it's usually an engine issue.

If you find a donor vehicle that has been wrecked, the odds that it was in running condition before the wreck are pretty good. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I don't know your local prices, but some yards sell used transmissions with a torque converter, 30 day warranty, sales tax and all - out the door for under $75. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Frank