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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