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Date:         Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:04:09 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Transmission or clutch gone
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <769055.98085.qm@web51504.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Anthony,

If need be, a reputable auto shop should be able to pull the tranny for you and re-install it. Once out, you will have to ship it out somewhere - like to Daryl at AAA Transaxle. Do that and you will have a jam-up good product to go back in there.

I don't know about those Sinning-Crows, but on the standard two wheel manual tranny vans the R&R can run $600-$800 just for the labor. It's not that hard, just a lot of work. And a competent shop should be able to do it, even if they aren't a highly experienced Vanagon shop. If you know your vehicle, I would look for a shop that would allow me to poke around in the shop and underneath while the work is being done. You may head off problems, eliminate un-necessary work, and find additional things you want done while it is in there - more work for the mechanic so his pay check is bigger. Usually the mechanics appreciate that - though not always. If I wasn't allowed - I'd go elsewhere. You don't have to stand there every minute - just be there at critical stages to ensure things are right. If you have a Bentley and a Haynes - offer it up before the work starts. More often than not - it's appreciated - especially if they are unfamiliar with the vehicle. But like I said - a competent shop should manage quite well if all they are doing is R&R for the tranny. Let the experts - Daryl - do the rebuild.

Good Luck.

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver

Anthony Egeln wrote: > Well, I had a catastrophic something failure a little while ago.... > > Driving down the road at 45 mph, and suddenly the car shakes like it went over a pile of rocks. > > Then it smoothed out and I went another 1/4 and tried to shift and couldn't shift. I turned into a subdivision and pulled over. I can't shift it and when I let out the clutch it seems like it is still in gear. Got a ride home and now awaiting AAA to bring the van home. > > My first thought was that the viscous coupling kicked in, because it shuddered & shook so bad for that brief moment, and I never heard of a clutch suddenly failing. So I'm wondering if its the clutch or maybe the tranny granaded. > > Any thoughts? > > Second problem is I have absolutely no place here in north Florida to take it for repair anymore. There was one shop but for various reasons, I no longer have confidence in their ability to work on a vanagon. > > Thanks, Anthony > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > > > > > >


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