As it turns out, my recently rebuilt trans does have a failed R&P - I haven't seen it yet, but I'm told there is some pitting on the pinion teeth which has resulting in scoring on the ring gear. Although I'm not too happy about this, I am feeling much better about Russ at Autospiel - I think my concerns about him may have been unwarranted, as he has agreed to not charge any additional labour to replace the R&P, but I must pay the parts. I guess I will always wonder whether the first rebuild somehow caused the failure of the R&P, but at least I am not paying the labour twice. The only price I've found for an R&P set is at the dealer for $604 CDN. Does this seems reasonable? |
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