Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:34:14 -0700
Reply-To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Noisy transaxle??
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Go and drive a 5 speed before you put one in your own car .
Those things are horrible to drive. That 1 st gear over and down will make you curse it every time you do it. There is no real advantage that a well built 4 speed won't give you .
I had one in a 112'd Tristar and it would have been replaced with either a 4 speed or an A / T had I kept it.
.Stacy
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> On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:19 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Velma is not going on any trips until next spring/summer, only into the
> garage after I finish repairing the deer damage on my Hyundai. Hopefully I
> can find a 5 speed and have it gone through, if not this 4 speed will be
> gone through. Heres for hoping for the elusive 5 speed
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>> On Oct 22, 2013 11:33 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The bottom line is you are on borrowed time with this unit, with the
>> ultimate result you could need to add the core charge to the cost of your
>> rebuild. Bits of hardened metal are swirling around in your oil and
>> circulating through the transmission and transaxle. Once that hardened
>> surface is lost, complete failure is rapid.
>>
>> BTW, I'm amazed to see that people have replaced the input shaft bearing
>> with the shaft in place. Lots of skill and patience required to get that
>> bearing out in situ.
>>
>> I don't do my own transmission work, so I've had Daryl do three for me over
>> the years: www.aatransaxle.com He'll send you a box for $50, or you can
>> often order an off the shelf unit and ship your (currently) rebuildable
>> core
>> back in the box and save the $50. Core charge is $500 if yours is toast
>> (usually case damage).
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> ralph meyermann
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:57 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Noisy transaxle??
>>
>> Pretty sure that my input shaft bearing is loose/going out, but I think
>> there are other worn parts that need attention.
>>
>>
>>
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