"just breaks my heart :-"

                  and your back!

Kenneth Wilford wrote:

>Just throwing this out there but we have rebuilt automatic transmissions for
>the Vanagon now for $1595 plus a core charge.  I would probably only want to
>sell it to someone who could come and pick it up as shipping is difficult
>and expensive.  However these are gone through very thoroughly by an
>experienced transmission guy who replaces all the bearings and bushings,
>along with all other wear items.  They come with a 12 month/12k mile
>warranty that is honored at any Cottman transmission shop in the US.  I have
>installed several of these and they always turn out nice.  They also have
>rebuilt torque convertors.  Our shop is located in Millville, NJ 08332.  I
>usually leave transmission rebuilds to the pros.  Call me silly but the
>thought of pulling the transmission and putting it back in several times
>just breaks my heart :-)
>
>Just FYI,
>Ken Wilford
>John 3:16
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>Aaron
>Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:19 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Auto tranny questions
>
>
>On Apr 26, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Edward Maglott wrote:
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>>how big around was this broken up plastic washer thingy?  My AT died,
>>and one piece that got destroyed was a nylon(I think) thrust washer,
>>about an
>>inch and a half in diameter.  The replacement part from the dealer
>>was metal.
>>
>>Edward
>>
>>
>
>That sounds like it. It was just sitting in the filter in around 15 pieces.
>What is it's purpose? Does it need to be replaced and if so, can it be
>replaced fairly easily?
>
>I'm not sure that I want to try to repair this tranny if it's falling apart
>internally. Of course, if $50 in pars and a few hours of my time could take
>me another 2 years, I would rather do that that than overhaul the entire
>tranny for much more.
>
>Opinions and thoughts are still appreciated...
>
>- Aaron
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