Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:24:06 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 5sp transmission rebuild?
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Most likely he has the 4.57, Not the Diesel 5.43. From Weddle the price is $645 plus shipping and the transaxle builder is entitled to make some profit on the parts.
https://weddleindustries.com/products/1000158/1001933
There are many high dollar parts inside a transmission and often parts of the case also need to be machined or replaced. The gear carrier housing and the main housing are consumables. The tranny guys need to have high core values and I have on many an occasion had to tell a customer the tranny is gone so go find another. Transmission whines usually start out as bad bearings with the whine coming from the miss-aligned gears. Continued operation is a decision for increased cost. Back when VW offered rebuilds as long as the damage was from within they would accept it as core. Same for engines. Those days are gone. These parts are becoming rare and when available new they are pricey. You have a unique box with the 5 speed and that gear set. If you want a crafts person to overhaul you have the hourly rate plus parts. Start with 10 hours labor as the baseline. There goes $1,000 right there.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of vw_van_fan_Mark
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 4:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 5sp transmission rebuild?
Since Don has a "diesel Vanagon" 5 speed there are less expensive r&p set options for him if it comes to that. Here, brand new for $100, slightly lower gearing.
https://weddleindustries.com/product/1001938
Also since he has a fairly undesirable one to begin with he should be able to find another good used one for much less than the more desirable ones cost.
Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>...
> BTW, if the whine is proportional to road speed, that's a worn pinion bearing. Depending on how bad it is, you could need to add the cost of a new ring and pinion (even bigger bucks). There is no way to know the final cost until they rip into it. With just a little luck, you won't need one.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Don Hanson
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 11:08 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 5sp transmission rebuild?
>
> I've finally got money saved to have my 5sp tranny rebuilt but I'm undecided now about where to send/take it to have the work done...German trans in Bend is "quoting" me $1900 with a big core fee, and they want to dismantle mine before they will give me an actual estimate on anything...
> The "other" shop in duval, Wa. Their starting quote is attractive, they're a little further away from me.
>
> I'm a bit gun-shy about having a strange business dismantle my transmission with a "blank check".... "We'll look at it, and then tell you how much it'll cost?". I understand that, but sheesh! .they'd have my tranny and they could easily decide to maximize their take ($) with my tranny apart and on their bench 200 miles away.
> Has anyone else had either of these shops do a 5 sp rebuild on a 2wd Vanagon transmission?
> I am hearing whining noise in all gears...no popping out or shifting problems with any gears, but this transmission has been getting noisier for some time... It's now noticeable louder when I roll down a window....past time to have it done. I want to get the van back...
> Any experienced 5sp 2wd tranny service feedback for me? Don Hanson
>
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