Transaxle trouble Options

[Hank914]

I earlier added to the "what you did today thread" but I thought I would start a new thread with some more details on my transaxle troubles.

So I recently installed by rebuilt tranny after the PNW tranny clinic. I also converted from tail to side shift, and all the bushings. The previous owner (40 yrs) rebuilt the engine after 97k miles in 2007, but afaik did nothing on the tranny. The bushings were shot. Last weekend, after logging 120 test miles around Central Oregon, I thought I'd take her down to the Bay Area. About 130 miles into the trip, I hear a loud bang and spin a 360 into the ditch. During the fun, I figured I had a blowout. But not tire problems just a locked up rear differential.

I pulled the tranny and this is what I saw. (Please excuse the large photos, but it adds detail)




So I opened up the tranny case and found some interesting stuff.

Pictures to follow...

[Dr Evil]

Well, I was not drunk at this clinic and I am not sure what you are insinuating that I missed at the one at your house, and I take accusations like that seriously. All I have with my biz is my reputation. So, what exactly are you referring to?

And, your assessment that the pinion depth was off is way wrong. Pinion is set finite for noise reasons. It will work just fine if out by an amount that is not ridiculous. If it were out, he would have heard loud whining during the long trial that he did. Your assumption seems to have missed some very key details that were provided.

[Hank914]

Well, I was not drunk at this clinic and I am not sure what you are insinuating that I missed at the one at your house, and I take accusations like that seriously. All I have with my biz is my reputation. So, what exactly are you referring to?

And, your assessment that the pinion depth was off is way wrong. Pinion is set finite for noise reasons. It will work just fine if out by an amount that is not ridiculous. If it were out, he would have heard loud whining during the long trial that he did. Your assumption seems to have missed some very key details that were provided.

Not only me, but the Porsche mechanic I had check it out after I drove around for about 100 miles. He heard nothing from the tranny. What he did find was the cause of the intermittent rattle around the fan. I took off the hose clamps to the heater hoses and left one behind. He pulled it from the fan area before it did anything major. But he tested the tranny shifting, checked the linkage and bushings, and did an overall sanity check. Said the tranny sounded fine, but of course did not pull the tranny and open it up. FWIW