Date:         Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:20:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Transmission Shop in the North East
Comments: To: genevieve Gratton <genevieve.gratton@GMAIL.COM>
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When it comes to automatics, the Vanagon unit is about the simplest out
there. Any competent transmission shop should be able to handle this for
you. Unless you have a major hard part failure or need differential
repair, the cost should be fairly reasonable even with a tranny shop doing
the R+R.
The good book gives ~11 hours to R+R and overhaul. The master overhaul kit
should be ~$300 with new pistons, band, steel plates and clutch packs. You
do want to rebuild the torque converter. Yours may have to be sent out. 2
reasons, the one way clutch does go bad and all that worn clutch lining
and metal is centrifugally impacted in there ready to flake out and fill
your rebuilt tranny.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
genevieve Gratton
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Transmission Shop in the North East

Hi,

My '90 vanagon GL camper needs to have it's automatic transmission
reworked/rebuilt.  Does anyone on the list know of a good shop in the
northeast (around NYC)?  I've heard of this place out west but I'm
guessing
that the shipping cost would be pretty expensive.

Thanks!

Geneviève