Tom Young wrote: > > Hi all: > > A few months ago I reported that the transmission in my '81 ( > 200K > miles) was starting to whine in 1st and 2nd. > > Guess what.... It hasn't gotten any better, and 3rd is starting to whine > too! > > So at some point I'm going to have to bite the bullet and fix this. Can > anyone recommend a transmission rebuilder in the SF Bay Area (or Northern > California in general) or other reputable source for a replacement trans? > > Also, I have a transmission I took out of a wreak that I could put in, but > I'm not sure of its condition. I assume there's no reliable way to tell > if it's OK short of installing it in the car and driving around? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU > Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon > --------------------------------------------------------------------- I have had great luck with German transaxle of America in Bend, OR. They reman and ship trannies all over the US. I'll get their phone on monday if you would like. -- Jack Maynard http://www.orst.edu/~maynardj Volkswagens of Western Oregon (VWofWO) Back from Idaho in one piece! |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.