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Automatic Gearbox fixed
My 1983 Audi 100 Avant gearbox has eventually been fixed. It had been
playing up for some time - stayed in first gear when cold, slipping
clutch, snatching drive in first if any power was applied etc. I
brought it to a specialist auto gearbox place (MDF in Redditch) and
they charged me the following:
Recon auto box GBP210
New torque conv GBP110
Gearbox r&r GBP100
It came to just less than GBP500 (including tax). I thought that was
quite good
They found a broken lip on the ATF pump (the ring had fallen off).
Also the circlip on one of the pistons had shifted and chewed up the
metal a little. The governer needed a good cleanout (this caused the
lack of shifting when cold)
The car now performs really well - it feels as if it has an extra
50bhp! They also replaced a driveshaft seal while they were in there.
Let's see if I can get another 140k miles out of the car now.
Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
1984 Audi 80 quattro
1983 Audi 100 Avant