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

[Huw Powell]

> Time to end the experiment, because the synchros. on 4th gear have
> given up. So now what do I do?  Aside from trying to find a complete 
> transmission, does anyone have any recommended shops in Illinois and 
> an idea of what it might cost to get this fixed?  I'm all ears at 
> this point.

Seems to me that what you need a basically a "clutch job" performed with 
a hopefully "known good" used transmission on hand to swap in.

Clutch job in the big city will cost what, 700-1000?  A local trusted 
used tranny should be another couple-three bennies.  A long distance one 
would also cost freight.

Figuring out a way to do the work yourself with help of 
friends/neighbors and their space would save big labor dollars, so you 
can justify treating them very kindly for their assistance.

You'll need four big-size jackstands, a decent jack, a good assortment 
of tools (but not many "specialized" ones) and a few odd gaskets and 
seals in addition to the clutch parts.  If you have everything on hand, 
the job ought to be over in a weekend.

Otherwise you'll need a trusted independent shop.  At least you can 
drive the car to them, so you can look in a large radius of where you live.

The only tough part is finding a transmission that the seller "knows" is 
good.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

http://www.humanthoughts.org/