$38 of wishful thinking, 4th gear synchros. are toast

[Chris Semple]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Alex Kowalski

> I live in Chicago, in the city, and I don't have a place to
> put two cars.  I don't even have a place to really put the
> parts from two cars, because I already spend $125 a month to
> keep this one garaged, and parking another one anywhere else
> isn't an option.  That's life in the big city.  I either have
> to fix this car or get rid of it, and the latter is not
> something I want to do AT ALL.  Of course I can swap parts.
> Buying the requisite tools to work on an 016 transmission is
> the problem, and I won't do that -- I will outsource the job
> to a good transmission shop instead.  So at this point,
> barring a Militec Miracle, I am looking for some people who
> have some recommendations about where I can take the car in
> Illinois to have the transmission pulled and the
> synchronizers replaced at a good price.
> Cheers,
> Alex

Wrong direction, IMHO, a sychro job on that trans is a complicated job
involving specials tools and some knowledge. And it's not just synchros,
it's a rebuild at that scale with bearings and seals. Gonna reuse a worn 1st
gear or replace with new? Most all of that stuff is dealer only too. 1600$
would be about right, with warranty to match.

But it's a 90$ used tranny, so just look at it as an inopportune time to do
a clutch and swap it with another used unit. Junk the old one and forget
about it.

For service in Chicago, try our own Scott Justusson at qshipq at aol.com.

Cheers,
Chris Semple
Concord NH
'92 S4
   '81 Vw Pickup
      '93 E350
         '04 F350 DRW