I have seen some crazy fixes for that corrosion problem with the gear
carrier housing..There is not much stress on that particular set of bosses,
so another bracket fashiond from steel plate will suffice if need be..When
the tranny is rebuilt, that part will be replaced generally..
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
1-877-377-0773 toll free
425-788-4070
aatransaxle.com
86 Syncro Westy WBXTurbo

----- Original Message -----
From: "eric luebbers" <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 6:03 PM
Subject: transmission is it fixable?

>I started removing my transmission today. Everything was going fine until I
>started to remove the shift linkage from the trans. The upper bolt was
>frozen in place and broke the tab that the bolt goes though, from the
>transmission housing. My question is, can this be repared or will I need to
>buy a new(used) transmission?
>
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