Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:14:09 -0800
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Cost to R&R seal between tranny/differential
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I may have described the job incorrectly. He said that there might be a
leak between the differential and the tranny. I asked how much to separate
the two and see what's going on, and do what needs to be done to stop the
leak, if such is found. His price was for that -- not to replace the
tranny or the differential.
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
On 11/10/2009 8:09 PM John Rodgers wrote:
> Prol'ly about right - according to prices in this area - Alabama. To R&R
> a tranny is a major piece of work.
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> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
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> Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> I took the van (1984, AT) to a local VW mechanic, Steve's Place, here in
>> Bend, Oregon, today to check into the "thunk" sound which I hear when I
>> take my foot off the gas. Last week it was suggested here that I might
>> check the motor and transmission mounts, CV joints, etc.
>>
>> He poked and prodded and found nothing suspicious.
>>
>> While he had it, I asked him to change the oil, check fluid levels.
>>
>> Last year at this time he'd discovered that the differential was
>> effectively dry inside. The 17mm allen bolt was completely crusted over.
>> He suspected that it hadn't been checked in a long time. He topped it off
>> and it seemed fine, and seems fine now.
>>
>> But today, he took another look and found that the level had dropped
>> some.
>> There's no sign of a leak outside. He said that the transmission fluid
>> (auto tranny) looked discolored and proposed that there could be a
>> leak in
>> the seal/gasket/whateveritis between the two.
>>
>> A job like this is entirely outside my skills and tools and space to
>> work in.
>>
>> I asked him to quote cost to R&R and he said $350-$400.
>>
>> Whatcha all think?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
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