I have re-used several "well done" trannys and the innards were all still good, but I took them apart and checked first. Its possible that the case gaskets/ sealing areas will not hold oil after a fire. Did not try to just repl seals. Repl the Final drive, mainshaft and shift shaft seals and give it a try. I have them all in stock of course.
Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com 86 Syncro Westy Zetec in the trunk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist08@GUZYK.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 7:08 AM Subject: Using transmission from van with engine fire?
>I have a manual tranny that came out of an 86 Westy that encountered a >medium grade engine fire. > > The outide of the tranny looks messy, but the transmission worked fine > before the fire. > > Can I just change the oil and externally accessible rubber seals? > > If so, does anyone have a list of externally accessible rubber/gaskets I > need to buy? Or do I have to open up the entire gearbox? > > photo here: > http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/vanagon/IMG_0319.jpg |
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