16v tranny problems

["dave t" <pearl16v@hotmail.com>]

Has anyone heard of any persistent problem where the 16v tranny's would go 
bad around 100-120k miles due to a faulty design? Im not too sure how to 
describe the problem, just that there will be a clicking noise only in 
reverse gear and that whatever's broken will begin to chip away at the 
housing.

the reason i ask is because i was going to pick up a used tranny at the 
junkyard but noticed that it had considerable work done on it. there was 
some epoxy on the bell housing possibly covering a hole and some spot 
welding done on the tranny body. i decided to leave that tranny and take a 
look at a new one at a shop. the guy at the shop said that it was a common 
problem for the 16v tranny's to go bad. the new tranny's had fixed that 
problem, and so did the rebuild kits. i told him that possibly my reverse 
gear was bad and he said that the clicking noise in reverse was a sign that 
the tranny was going bad.

dave
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