Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:24:44 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Cost to R&R seal between tranny/differential
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Would he not have to pull the transaxle in order to separate the two?
That's a pretty good project.
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> 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.
>
>
> --
> 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.
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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