...8 out of 10 supposedly good ones I pull apart are about to break soon, so buyer beware..3/4 hubs and the like lurking in there. BUT... luck can give you a yr or 2 of use, so go with whatever your checkbook will let you, if you can find one for a few hundred.. Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com 86 Syncro Westy..Happy the Camper Zetec in the trunk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Duntz" <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:39 PM Subject: Is there such a thing as a good used transmission?
It's a little premature to jump to a replacement transmission so soon, but I'm having some troubles. (1985 1.9 Vanagon Westfalia with manual trans.) The worst case scenario is that I have my mechanic pull my trans and send it to AA Transaxle. It'll be about four hours labor, plus Daryl's fee for rebuilding. That's a little more than I can afford right now. I imagine most would recommend against putting in a used trans, but what are the chances of getting a "known good" used trans? I'll investigate a little more to see what the specific problem is, but I just want to look ahead if I need a whole new trans. Ed in CT _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008= |
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