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I disagree that a rebuild can't/won't last as long as a new one.

For instance, if the part that cause the failure in the original transmission has improved, then when that part is installed in a rebuilt transmission, the rebuilt unit can last longer than the original.

Since a great deal of the cost of rebuilding is labor, your best bet is to replace just about everything that wears in your rebuilt unit. It won't cost that much more relative to the labor to remove and replace the transmission.

TB