Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:15:40 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Automatic Transmission
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<P>I remember reading automatics are stronger than the four speeds.... </P></DIV>
<P>German Axle saids its 850 to rebuild mine (automatic) if my ring and pinion are good, otherwise its 1700... Weddle refered me to them, cause they only do manual these days. Anyone bought from German Axle, maybe its German Transaxle, they're in Oregon... </P></DIV>
<P>A friend said, well look just go to Ecology Autowrecking and pull a transmission there.... He thinks it would cost 125 dollars... </P>
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<P>Opinions??? </P>
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<P>And are there any referals for a transmission mechanic in orange county??? </P>
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<P>If a rebuild trannie is 1700, I'd hate to hear what someone wants to install it and what they would charge me for it.... </P>
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<P>How much have people been spending.... (I have 175,000 miles on my transmission at this point... )</P>
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<P>>Usually, automatic clutch slippage is a sign of hydraulic failure. If </P>
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<DIV></DIV>>caught right away, repairs could be minimal. If the clutches and steel
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<DIV></DIV>>plates have been cooked they will need to be replaced. I don't recall if
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<DIV></DIV>>you did the overhaul yourself or had it done, but for it to fail in 15K
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<DIV></DIV>>means something was not done right or a part was defective. Either a
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<DIV></DIV>>re-used piston or seal or a new part split at a seam. I've had it happen
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<DIV></DIV>>to me. If the trans was done by a shop, talk to them. Even though the
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<DIV></DIV>>repair is probably out of warranty they should do something. These
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<DIV></DIV>>automatics last for years if assemble right and not abused. They last
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<DIV></DIV>>longer than the 4 speeds.
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<DIV></DIV>>Dennis
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<DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
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<DIV></DIV>>Of LC
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<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 10:24 PM
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<DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Automatic Transmission
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<DIV></DIV>>Denis, I think you are right on; the clutches have slipped a few times
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<DIV></DIV>>not much though since I don't drive that much. If the clutches have been
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<DIV></DIV>>burning up and slipping, can that prevent the transmission to not engage
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<DIV></DIV>>at all? Or are there any signs other than slipping before the
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<DIV></DIV>>transmission gives out for good? I don't want to spend that much money
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<DIV></DIV>>anymore rebuilding the transmission again or is it just the clutches
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<DIV></DIV>>that have to be replaced?
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<DIV></DIV>>Your help is much appreciated, this way I know what to expect when I tow
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<DIV></DIV>>it to the mechanic.
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<DIV></DIV>>Francisco
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<DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
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<DIV></DIV>>Of Dennis Haynes
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<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:21 PM
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Automatic Transmission
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<DIV></DIV>>Dirty transmission oil in 15K miles is a sign that things are going
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<DIV></DIV>>wrong. The clutches have been slipping and are burning up. The pan and
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<DIV></DIV>>valve body can be removed and compressed air can be used to test each
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<DIV></DIV>>clutch assembly through the ports in the transmission. Unless you simply
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<DIV></DIV>>lost the accumulator seal, it sounds as though the trans is coming out.
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<DIV></DIV>>Dennis
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