I highly recommend dealing the AA Transaxle.  Check out www.aatransaxle.com.
Daryl has been super helpful, and pleasant to deal with.

Bradley Flubacher
State College, PA
'81 diesel rabbit
'82 diesel westy
'82 diesel van
'84 GL wasserboxer

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Colin Moran
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:06 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Transmittion Rebuilders?

     Hello to all the people on the list.  I have been in lurker mode for
some time.  And even got bumped off the list.  Changing jobs took up allot
of my time.  Well as things usually happen right when I changed jobs my
tranny started acting up.  It started popping out of 3rd gear.  It will stay
in gear as long as I keep power applied.  As soon as I let up on the
throttle, it backs out of gear.  It is also having trouble going into the
other gears.  Seems I have to search a little for it to engage.  My van has
251,000 miles on it, guess it's about time for a rebuild.

     I will be searching the archives for tranny rebuilders.  If any one
knows of a rebuilder, please let me know.  The dealer wants about $1000.00
to $1600.00 to rebuild my tranny.

Colin Moran
1986 Syncro
"The Bronze Brick"