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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Townsend
To: Sherman, Phil
Sent: 10/16/00 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: '87 900 5-speed shifting/tranny problems
Phil,
This is the later stage of transmission failure. You should have been
warned by
the whining pinion bearings.
(which, now that he mentions it, I think I have been hearing)
Thanks,
Tom Townsend
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"Sherman, Phil" wrote:
Thanks for responding Tom. Although I'll have to admit that I expected a
diagnosis such as this...I still held out some hope.
Have any advice for someone in my position? Is rebuilding an option? Do I
attempt a rebuild on my own (I'm not a master mechanic but I do have a bit
of experience and plenty of tools)? Or do I pick-up a used/rebuilt tranny?
Thanks for you advice!
With you permission, I would like to take your original response and put it
out to the Classic 900 BB so that there will some closure to the thread.
Thanks again,
phil
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Hello phill,
Permission granted. Sometimes replacing the transmission with a used one is a definite savings. Other times its a disaster. Its good to be able to replace it with a KNOWN good trans from someone who knows and you can trust. If your 900 is in good shape ....you may want to invest back into it and put a Factory Rebuilt in. Do all the rubber parts and engine seals at the same time. The engines last so long that I cant get a fix on a failure rate!
You may have to invest $2500.00 and time. In my book that's cheap for a safe 100,000 miles or better.
Go to the url and enter "transmission extra" for a idea of parts that I
usually replace when the transmission is being replaced.
See: http://216.78.173.63/DATABASES/Web%20EST/default.htm
Good luck
Tom Townsend
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