tranny went bad on type44. Shall I be surpised?

[Huw Powell]

> yesterday I finally found a reason for variable vibration in my 200tqa 
> '89  - flanges for axles wobble big deal.    My friend mechanic said 
> bearings in tranny are worn out.  Am I alone out  there?   

Probably... although the fwd tranny in my coupe clicks in reverse. 
Advised my neighbor mechanic - his kids Jetta did it for 70k miles, 
don't worry about it.

> I would appreciate if someone have a recommendation on whether I should 
> rebuild the tranny or get one from junk yard.  I never dealt this 
> trannies before.   Also, what should I do while there except rear crank 
> seal, clutch(?)? 

I would recommend either a used unit (should be sort of easy to find), 
with the "freshening" you mention, plus tranny input seal and perhaps 
new mounts, or, the only justification for "rebuild" work would be if 
you can do it on the car - the flanges are easy to pull, I wonder how 
hard the bearings are to get to and R & R?

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Huw Powell

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