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Re: URGENT!! trans question
On 14 Jan 97 at 11:49, VWcrazyTim@aol.com wrote:
> Well, I do not see how there is any way for them to see that
> something was going wrong with the internals of your tranny if they
> only looked at the externals. I mean, between the time you dropped
> the car off with them for the clutch replacemnt, and the 1,000 miles
> you drive until it started to leak, is a LOT of time for ANY problem
> to surface. Who knows, the internal wear might not have even
> started until 500-700 miles AFTER the clutch was installed. Sorry
> to say man, but shit happens, and nobody is immune from it.
> I have good experience on THAT rule! ;-) All in all, there was no
> way for
> them to detect that your tranny was eating itself inside without
> taking the trans apart. Everything that was wearing out the case
> was doing it from the INSIDE. Sorry, but I believe you are going to
> have to pay the labor.
> Bummer.
HA !! I only have to pay 1/2 and get a free loaner !
You know why? Cuz I'm SUCH a nice guy :)
Rick hugacub@whidbey.net
85 Scirocco 8V Wolfsburg
Oak Harbor, WA
(On Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound)
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