Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 12:27:08 -0500
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited slip options?
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I have a AA/Matt rebuilt 2 wd tranny w/ Peloquin in my 84 Westy. No
problems w/ the tranny etc. after maybe 20-25K miles but the Peloquin
doesn't seem to help alot in the wet icy snow we get here in Coastal
Maine. YMMV
Mr. BZ
On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 11:54 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> I had 2 syncro transmissions and one front diff done at AA in the last
> year. No problems. Front diff needed replacement VC. 1 transmission (stock
> gearing) got a LSD, and fixed 4th gear. 2nd transmission replaced 4th gear
> (went from 0.70 to 0.77) and a bunch of other repairs to get it fully
> operational again. I, of course, hit him when he was very busy, so it took
> a while, but hey that’s why I have multiple Vanagons….
>
>
> > On Nov 5, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I know that Daryl, the revered transmission Guru whom everyone loved,
> > for his excellent work and his fair prices, I know he passed on recently
> > and left his business in the hands of his son. Has anyone had any work
> > done at AA Transaxle since Daryl's been gone, and how'd it go?
> > Specifically, I'm about to have some overdue work done on my 5sp
> manual
> > transmission as mounted in my 84 2.0 liter inline VW powered tin top
> > westie'. I'm appx an equal distance from Bend, Or or Duval, Wa..
> .I'm
> > about to choose between AA Transaxle and German Transaxle in Bend....I'm
> > seeing a lower price figure from AA Transaxle, slightly....Money is short
> > around here, but I don't wanna have to do this twice....Is the work now
> > being done by AA Transaxle still up to their former quality?
> >
> > Second part of my query....How about limited slip options? I'd love
> to
> > install a locker rear end system, but that seems beyond my budget right
> > now.....I hear the clutch pack type limited slips, the least expensive
> > option(?) are somewhat 'sticky' and jerky in low speed tight
> > turns....according to a spiel by Go Westy....anyone have an opinion on
> the
> > relative merits of the two types of LSD's available for our
> transmissions?
> >
> > Thanks, Don Hanson
> >
> > Friday-style addendum:
> >
> > I'm funding the van's transmission rebuild by selling an old Argosy 26'
> > trailer...same as Airstream....These trailers are quite similar to our
> > Vanagons in that they are appreciating in value over the years....
> because
> > they're so much better than all the other brands....We happily lived, for
> > a few years, in this Argosy as we built our house, Though it was built
> > in 1974, almost everything still works! Just like a Vanagon! Sure, it
> has
> > no electrical slide-out extra rooms and only one TV....but after 40yrs it
> > is still better than what you might buy new today....just like a
> > Vanagon....(oh, and these Airstream/Argosys are in big demand now,
> because
> > of their extraordinary build quality)
>
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Tom Buese
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