When did you last change the trans fluid John? have you notice if it leaks fluid?
I know what you mean man. It is somethjing i have never done, but would not be against diy'n it.its not difficult to take a trans apart. idk why everyone is so scared to do it. if you can swap a transmission on your own, you should be able to figure out how to rebuild a manual transmission.
its worth the money savings when your parts only cost ~$100