Harmon Seaver wrote: << Anybody know where the special tools needed to rebuild a VW tranny can be purchased? Given the apparant scarcity of used ones, and having a bit of spare time at the moment, I'm thinking of giving it a go. I've rebuilt many car, truck, and tractor tranny's, but never one needing all the fancy tools before. >> If you've done those transmissions then the VW shouldn't present too much of a problem, however, for the basic tools that *will* be required you'll spend almost the same as you would on a quality rebuild. Off the top of my head just the bare bones that you'll need assuming that you already have a good metric tool selection would be in the neighborhood of $400+. Then you'll have to purchase the parts that need to be replaced. It might even be more expensive to do just this one yourself than to have a professional builder do it. Now, if you are planning on doing this on a regular basis then it could make sense to sink all that cash into speciality tools. I am not trying to talk you out of this but these are fairly expensive tools that can only be used for one particular job. Heck, I'm willing to turn a profit by selling you the tools or by rebuilding a gearbox! So, to make a long answer longer, you can purchase from me or any of the other Transaxle speciality shops listed in the ads in the back of hotVW's or VW Trends. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles Olympia, WA |
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