Date:         Sat, 26 Apr 2003 08:50:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Looking for Transmission tools
Comments: To: Cotsford@AOL.COM
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Just as important as the tools, is the experience. In particular, all
the housings must be inspected and checked for proper fit of the
bearings. As a newbie to the trans world, consider the possibility of
doing it a 2nd time at the same or greater cost of the 1st time. You
will also need access to a press and some measuring tools.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Steve Cotsford
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 9:51 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Looking for Transmission tools

My '91 Carat locked in 4th gear the other day but I carefully made it
home.   Last eve I bit the bullet and dropped out the
transmission....quite easy as trannies go, took me about 1 1/2 hours.
Van on axle-stands on the driveway...what a sad sight.
I would like to be able to work on the tranny myself so I have been
studying Bentleys.  It doesnt look too bad...IF you have 1 or 2
essential tools.  Reading Toms article confirms this too.
Where can I get the VW 381/14 and 381/15 tools from ?
Does anybody have them I could rent or borrow ?
Tom's article says BugPak but I havent located them yet.
Can anybody help?
Am I crazy for wanting to try ?
Should I swap the whole thing for Auto ?   The wife would like that.
cheers,
Steve Cotsford
Columbia SC