OOPS!

Sorry about thatVolks. Jake is right.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jake de Villiers wrote:

>Darryl IS the man, but AA Transaxle is in Washington, near Seattle.
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>http://www.aatransaxle.com/index.htm
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>On 1/28/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
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>>I agree with you - local rebuild is best - that way if it's not right
>>and you get a lot of guff about it, you don't have very far to go to run
>>you chainsaw through the rebuilders desk!!
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>>However, if one cannot find a local person of good repute to rebuild the
>>transmission, the next best bet is to ship it to Daryl Christiansen at
>>AA Transaxle in Oregon. On manual trannys "He da man!". Daryl is often
>>on this list with informative comments. I think he is listed on the
>>Vanagon web site under vendors.
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>>Regards,
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>>John Rodgers
>>88 GL Driver
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>>Geza Polony wrote:
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>>>I'm not an expert on these--few are--but I'm just in the process of
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>>having
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>>>my own 1984 4-speed rebuilt, and I had a chance to get into the shop and
>>>talk with the mechanics doing the rebuild.
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>>>The fact is, there are a lot of things that could cause your symptoms.
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>>The
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>>>experts that are working on mine first drove the van and thought my
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>>grinding
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>>>sound was caused by worn synchro rings, then opened up the case and found
>>>all kinds of problems with sliders, tabs broken off, worn 4th gear,
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>>marginal
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>>>3-4 hub, and tolerances too bad to even re-use the case. Conclusion: you
>>>can't really diagnose transaxle symptoms without going inside to look.
>>>Anything else is just a guess, educated or not.
>>>
>>>If you're interested in getting the work done, I'd suggest finding a
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>>local
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>>>rebuilder rather than ordering a tranny online. Reason: there are all
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>>kinds
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>>>of ways to cut corners in doing a "rebuild," and definitions vary from
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>>state
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>>>to state. If, for example, they don't replace the main bearings during
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>>the
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>>>rebuild, but only try to reseat them (this is typical of an online
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>>rebuild)
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>>>you may end up with transmission noise that goes on for the life of the
>>>tranny. You can also get away with leaving marginal ring and pinion
>>>gears--and others--that may fail withing a few thousand miles. That's why
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>>I
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>>>wanted to see with mine own eyes what was going on.
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>>>In terms of price, mine is costing around $1,400 because the case and a
>>>bunch of other stuff was no good. Add $300 for the removal/installation.
>>>Bummer, man.
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>>>I hope yours isn't so bad.
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>>>Geza
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>--
>Jake
>1984 Vanagon GL
>1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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