RE: kraftswerk = good.

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Im not pointing any fingers or anything but there are only 2 things that 
will cause such damage.

1. preload on the bearings set too tight (probably)
2. Low on oil (not likely)

>I've only bought something from them once and will never again.  In the
>summer of 1997 I bought a rebuilt stock transmission for my '87 16v.  I too
>was surprised to see it on my doorstep the next day.  It even had a 12,000
>miles or 12 month warranty. Then 16 months later and just over 17,000 miles
>my transmission started making a weird sound.  I thought it not good, when 
>I
>drained the oil and it had to many pieces of metal for my tastes.
>
>When I opened the transmission up to find and hopefully fix the problem. I
>found that the pinion gear was missing half of a couple teeth and chips out
>of many others.  It had also ground the case near where the pinion gear
>seats.  The upper pinion bearing was partially non-existent.  I was
>surprised that the car was even able to still move. The final drive had 
>also
>suffered some tooth damage.  I can't speculate what was the initial cause 
>of
>the problem, just that the result was not good.
>
>I only have a couple pics scanned, here are the links if you want to check
>them out:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Classroom/5326/scirocco/Pinion1.jpg
>
>http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Classroom/5326/scirocco/Pinion2.jpg
>
>Well just thought I would share that with you all.
>
>Happy Driving.
>
>greg
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Joe Doty
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 7:32 PM
>   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>   Subject: kraftswerk = good.
>
>
>   Good people to deal with.
>
>   I ordered a 4K with a .71 5th gear (free swap!) monday and its already
>here!  They have a pretty cool deal.  I paid about $800 for the
>transmission, including the core and tax.  It is shipped to you for free,
>you throw the old one in the box and tell them to send a UPS guy.  Then
>apparently they will send me a check for $150.  The lady on the phone was
>really nice and helpful especially when my cool check card reached its $700
>daily limit.  Now for the clutch and flywheel.
>
>   Joe
>
>
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Chris DeLong
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