I sent my five speed out for rebuild way back when. I made a great shipping
box for it. The rebuilder discarded the box and sent it back on a pallet! I
guess that's the preferred way.

Jim

On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 1:14 PM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:

> You'll need to ship it somewhere, these boxes need an experienced hand,
> and a builder who knows where to get the best parts since they are not all
> created equal.  Freight rates aren't so bad. Drain it, stretch wrap it, and
> strap it to a pallet.  You can haul it to the freight company's dock or
> they can pick it up.  Another option is a big box and form foam it.  More
> expensive though.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 8:51 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Manual Tranny Rebuild
>
> It appears my '88 GL is up for a rebuild. Something popped last Saturday,
> and now every time it is put in 4th it locks up and can't be gotten out of
> fourth except by really messing with it right at the transmission. Pops out
> of third gear as well.
>
> So, question is, where is a reliable tranny rebuilder in the Southeast?
> Johnson's in Huntsville no longer does rebuilds. Would love a AAA Tranny
> or German Transaxle but they are to far away.
>
> Anybody?
>
> I'm in Birmingham, Alabama!.
>
> John
>