Chris Paquette wrote:

>The automatic transmission in my '88 Westy has started to stick and slip,
>apparently indicating the impending end of its natural life. My regular
>mechanic (whom I trust) says that a "worst case" price to repair it is
>$2,500. Note that he doesn't work on transmissions himself, but rather
>removes it from the vehicle and then sends it out to a specialist. The price
>quoted came from that specialist.
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>The key phrase is obviously "worst case", but I'd like to hear from any
>other listees who have had this repair done whether that sounds commensurate
>with what you paid so I can decide whether I need to take it somewhere else
>for repair.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Chris Paquette
>Santa Monica, CA
>'88 Westy, "Rocinante"
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That sounds wildly expensive.

Contact Darryl at AA Transmissions. He is a list memeber/vendor and
spcializes in tranny's He can give you the straight scoop.

Also, between the auto tranny and the manual tranny - the auto tranny is
the one that a halfway savy guy can repair in his own home shop with
ordinary tools. The manual tranny requires special (and very expensie)
jigs to get it apart and re-assembled correctly.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver