Date:         Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:09:34 -0700
Reply-To:     aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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From:         aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is there such a thing as a good used transmission?
Comments: To: Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
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...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
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