Chris Paquette wrote: >The automatic transmission in my '88 Westy has started to stick and slip, >apparently indicating the impending end of its natural life. My regular >mechanic (whom I trust) says that a "worst case" price to repair it is >$2,500. Note that he doesn't work on transmissions himself, but rather >removes it from the vehicle and then sends it out to a specialist. The price >quoted came from that specialist. > >The key phrase is obviously "worst case", but I'd like to hear from any >other listees who have had this repair done whether that sounds commensurate >with what you paid so I can decide whether I need to take it somewhere else >for repair. > >Thanks for any help. > >Chris Paquette >Santa Monica, CA >'88 Westy, "Rocinante" > > > > That sounds wildly expensive. Contact Darryl at AA Transmissions. He is a list memeber/vendor and spcializes in tranny's He can give you the straight scoop. Also, between the auto tranny and the manual tranny - the auto tranny is the one that a halfway savy guy can repair in his own home shop with ordinary tools. The manual tranny requires special (and very expensie) jigs to get it apart and re-assembled correctly. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver |
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