allroad transmision swap question

[Joshua Van Tol]

I have the same problem, mine's a 2003, though, and only has about 67k on
it.

It looks like a bear of a job, and a transmission swap would likely be tons
of work. I'd bet you'd be hard pressed to find a shop that'll do it.

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:46 AM, George <gsidman at webloq.com> wrote:

> At 115,000 miles the torque converter in my '01 allroad is throwing the
> code
> for the leaking seal, stuck solenoid. I am taking some remedial steps in
> the
> hope of stalling a replacement. I am also considering that if a replacement
> of the TQ is inevitable, why not swap in a manual tranny?
>
> Anybody BTDT?  And, what is the sage advice from the list? Availability of
> a
> tranny? Costs (I won't do it myself)? Idiocy? Or will it return a car that
> might be as fun to drive as my '91 200 Avant....??  And have a much longer
> useful life.........
>
> George Sidman
>
>
>
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