Auto Trans. notes...

[apowell@ezlink.com]

In response to:  

> How hard are these trannies to rebuild?  What has to be replaced 
> to get it going correctly?

Andrei said:

If it comes to a rebuild, I would strongly recommend replacing the 
whole thing with  a factory-rebuilt unit on a warranty. Unless you 
have someone in the area who specializes in Audi boxes, rebuild 
attempt can turn into a disaster (how about 6 months without a car, 
lots of frustration, and the box still isn't quite right. THis happened 
to us with a 4K)
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Be aware that in many cases Audi does NOT offer a factory 
replacement transmission.  For instance, if you have a faulty 
automatic trans. in a 1990 200, Audi will sell you a new 
transmission AND transaxle as an assembly, but will NOT sell the 
transmission separately.  Also, the cost for the combined unit is 
$3000.  IDIOTS!!!  They obviously do not want to supply these parts 
and have priced them accordingly.  

In such a case, it would be cheaper to ship a transmission out of 
town to have it rebuilt!
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Al Powell
Apowell@EZlink.com
1958 Fiat 1200 Spyder "Transformabile"
1983 Datsun 280ZXT
1990 Audi 200
http://www.ezlink.com/~powells/
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