By the time you buy all of the special tools and jigs needed to work on this tranny you will have spent the cost of a decent rebuild. And at that point, you still are clueless, even with a manual. From everything I've read, VW tranny work is NOT like VW motor work. No wussies allowed. No party hats. No joke. I'll tear my motor down in a dead minute, but get the willies just pulling the bell housing on my tranny. AA transmission on the west coast (Seattle?) is on list and will probably reply. They have a great reputation on list (tough crowd, tears conmen to shreds). Decent rebuild is in the $3k-$4k range. You can probably get something fixed for $2k, and get the platinum service and fancy crate for $5.5k.
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-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Spooner, Robert E. Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 1:59 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Auto tranny rebuild Folks, You may or may not have seen either of my queries about auto tranny issues. Anyway, how bad are these auto trannies to rebuild? I'm pretty good, mechanically, but I know nothing about these slush-box transmissions. Do I have any chance at all to take this thing out, rebuild it, put it back in and have it work? I have the Haynes, and the Bentley. My favorite local VW shop is quoting me big $$$ for the rebuild. I understand the $$$, it seems like a tedious job that could take a long time...time is $$$. Thanks for any input. Bob East Haddam, CT |
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