Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:45:41 EST
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From: Mark Watts <MVAone@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: syncro tranny
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Derek,
As always you are the king of excellent info! Unfortunately my buddy has five
kids and low funds especially after redoing the engine. He needs to get it
done with as little outlay as possible. Good news is he is a vw mechanic that
now manages the repair shop of a honda place... the money was to good. so if
he can just get what he needs...
All suggestions welcome.
thanks to all,
Mark
In a message dated 2/24/02 9:44:43 PM, derekdrew@rcn.com writes:
<<
The best place to have a syncro tranny fixed is at Weddle
Engineering which is located in Southern California.
They are kings of this. If you are in the pacific northwest, you can also
try aatransaxle.com and if you are near Long Island, New York the man is
Dennis Haynes.
The thing nowadays is to use FedEx Ground to ship these and the cost is
not that great.
To contact weddle you can email info@2weddle.com or go to
<A HREF="http://www.2weddle.com/">www.2weddle.com</A> or
to learn more about this and related topics click on the links below.
I advise you to avoid your local sources of transmission rebuild unless
they are one of the above three parties.
At 01:36 PM 2/24/2002 -0500, you wrote:
<blockquote type=cite cite>Anyone out there with a line on syncro tranny.
My buddy just installed a new
engine in his 87 and then it stuck in second. Nice van too. Also need
a
plastic dash face for the 93 cabrio. Someone stole the crappy
panasonic
stereo out of it Friday night in my driveway.
I would have given it to'em.... Go figure.
tia,
Mark
87 Westie
93 Cabrio
99 Passat </blockquote>
________________________________________________________
Derek
Drew
New York, NY & Washington, DC
derekdrew@rcn.com<x-tab> </x-tab>
212-580-6486
Email me for viscous couplings
'90 Syncro Westfalia...
...seen off-road at
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http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm</A>
Note: most valuable Vanagon sites on the planet (for owners) are:
<A HREF="http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon">
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<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro</A>
<A HREF="http://www.vanagon.com/">http://www.vanagon.com</A>
<A HREF="http://www.syncro.org/">http://www.syncro.org</A>
My syncro list postings consolidated
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/messagesearch?query=212-580-6486</A>
My refrigerator article:
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http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm</A>
My article that shows how to deal with insurance companies:
<A HREF="http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html">
http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html</A>
To view Wolfgang's incredibly informative wheel article
<A HREF="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm">
http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm</A>
To view Tim Smith's incredibly useful gearing calculator
<A HREF="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls">
http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls</A>
To view two articles about how to think about improving your gears at
transmission rebuild time
<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7207">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7207</A>
<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7221">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7221</A>
To view some 16" Trailing Arms that enable much larger tires see
<A
HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels,%20Tires%20%26%20G
earing/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels%2C%20Tires%20%26%20Geari
ng/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg</A>
To view the CV900, the only perfect 16" rim for T3 Vanagon and Syncro see
<A
HREF="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/images/perfectwheel16s.jpg">
http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/images/perfectwheel16s.jpg</A>
<A
HREF="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/images/perfect16wheel.jpg">
http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/images/perfect16wheel.jpg</A>
Articles about choosing a 16" wheel and this CV900 model:
<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/9294">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/9294</A>
<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/8672">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/8672</A>
<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/9209">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/9209</A>
<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/10563">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/10563</A>
My article about belt protectors and CV joint protectors
<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/6112">
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/</A><A
HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/6112">6112
</A>SYNCRO OWNERS WHO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD:
You only get to change your ring and pinions once every 10 or 20 years
because that's how long the average syncro transmission goes before
its next rebuild. Start planning for higher number ring and pinion
sets NOW!
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