Date:         Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:47:08 -0700
Reply-To:     laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM
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From:         Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
Subject:      Rats... it's tranny time
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Well, the light howl that my tranny has been making in 4th
gear has recently gotten ugly. Over the course of a week
or so it has progressed to a nasty howl that gets worse with
increasing throttle and goes away on deceleration. Under
moderate/heavy load around 50-60 MPH it sounds positively
angry...  Very nasty.

I called Daryl at AA transaxle this morning and talked him
into sending me a fresh tranny. (actually I think the credit
card numbers did the talking... :-)

Never a dull moment. Once the tranny is done, I think I will
have replaced just about every moving part on the van.
I guess I was warned that these things aren't cheap to own,
but I guess I didn't *really* understand what that meant ...

At least I don't need to worry about what to do with all my
free time. I spend more time laying under the bus getting
greasy than most people spend in front of the TV.
Sigh...

Guess I better get my stereo install finished tonight so I
can move on to the next project...

Any words of wisdom on tranny R+R?

Wishin' I was campin',

Steve
EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"