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Subject:Re: Manual Tranny vs Automatic Tranny
From:John Bange
Date:Tue, 1 Nov 2005 12:43:42 -0800

> I agree that German Trans is the most cost effective place to get an auto
> trans section...Remember that they are considered to have 2 sections..the
> trans section and the differential section. They are sold separately.

Oy, good point. A rebuilt differential/final drive section can cost as much
as the auto transmission unit, but with the additional disadvantage of being
made of CAST IRON and costing more to ship. The auto tranny and torque
converter are light enough that they come FedEx. Differential will likely
have to ship on a pallet. Fortunately, with the exception perhaps of a seal
failure diluting the gear oil with ATF and the problem being ignored till
the R&P wear out, they don't seem to fail much.

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon
"We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if he said he was peeling one in a
Vanagon."