[flash]

there is always bobby at california motorsport at 928-855-5755 - they kept the name, but moved to scottsdale



all he does is transaxles, and is the guy for the porsche race team's boxes



last i heard it was 750 plus parts - he also has a deal with yellow freight

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[SILVY968]

Paul,



My 968 is going in on Wednesday for a transaxle rebuild. The PM will remove and replace for $400, the rebuild mechanic charges $1,800 for the average rebuild. If the pinion bearing is bad that is extra.

I brought in my own Swepco 201 and pinion bearing since they do not stock it at the trans shop and it would delay the job 2 or 3 days.

My quoted price is around $2,300.



Brian

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[Paul David Anthony]

My guys are saying $450 for the remove and replace and then $2900 for the rebuilt transaxle. Plus shipping and a few incidentals I'm up to $4K. Based on the posts here, it sounds a little high.

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[SILVY968]

See if your PM can R&R and if they know of a shop that knows the 968 transaxle and has done them before. See how much they want. You may be able to get out for under 3K.

Brian

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[flash]

i'm still stumped as to how it could go bad sitting in their shop

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[Paul David Anthony]

I cant figure it out how a gearbox just stops working either.

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[flash]

i'm seriously doubting the diagnosis



the liklihood is that either they are wrong, or the first shop screwed it up

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[Paul David Anthony]

I think it could have been the first shop but I have no proof.

I think I am going to end this post...this whole situation is stressing me out and the less I think about it the better.



I am going to call this one an expensive lesson.

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[Anchorman]

I understand the feelings, and the desire to end this thread.



I only wish I could understand the lesson - other than sometimes, as the Texas bumper sticker says, s__t happens.

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[Eric_K]

My 968 is going in on Wednesday for a transaxle rebuild. The PM will remove and replace for $400, the rebuild mechanic charges $1,800 for the average rebuild. If the pinion bearing is bad that is extra.

I brought in my own Swepco 201 and pinion bearing since they do not stock it at the trans shop and it would delay the job 2 or 3 days.

My quoted price is around $2,300.

Brian - just curious as to who you are using locally? It would be good to know a local tranny shop.

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[SILVY968]

Eric,



Redmond European uses AA Transaxle for his Porsche work. They are in Duvall.



Brian

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[Paul David Anthony]

Thank you guys for all the feedback.

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[Paul David Anthony]

I am happy to post here that after almost 4 weeks of not having my car, it is finally back in my garage. It turned into a huge bill but sometimes these things happen. Thanks for all of the optimisim early on and encouraging me to focus what could have been the simple solution to the problem.

And thanks Flash for the advice you gave me over the phone.

Paul Anthony

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[Anchorman]

We're glad you have the car back - and, apparently, it got into the garage by your driving it there, which is a very good thing. The "huge bill" - much more distressing, even if it's not mine. When you're able, it would be instructive to know what was found, and repaired.

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[Paul David Anthony]

Since my old gearbox was sent away as a core piece I suppose I will never know what was wrong with it. But it had to be something to do with 1st and 2nd gear since neither of them were operational.

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[SILVY968]

Just got my 968 back from a complete transaxle rebuild.

No sound at all from the rear! In new condition these babies are smooth and QUIET.

In a cab with the top up a bad bearing sounds really annoying.

The only comment from the tech. was that the pinion bearing was installed without enough clearance. This is the bearing that was replaced by Porsche, go figure.

Filled with Swepco 201 and some Lucas stabilizer(25%) and it is all good.



Next project is a full set of drilled, slotted, zinc plated Zimmerman rotors from iRotors Inc. and Porterfield R4 s AP345 pads. ( thanks to info supplied by master flash )

Brian

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[Eric_K]

Good to know. I'll give AA a try.

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