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Re: Pinion shot now what
Posted by GregS (more from GregS) on Tue, 3 Apr 2001 22:51:18
In Reply to: Pinion shot now what, TedD 87 900t, Tue, 3 Apr 2001 20:32:17
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With only 117K and "years in the south" (which I assume means it has little or no rust), I think I would fix it. My car is an '85 with 214k and it really runs and drives great. So yours really does have a lot of life left in it. It depends more on whether you are tired of it and are willing and able to spend all kinds of money for a newer car.
If you search through this website you will find most people have excellent experiences with transmissions from http://www.erikssonindustries.com, and average to horrible experiences with transmissions rebuilt locally. Apparently, if you get an eriksson tranny with the beafed up pinion bearing, it will last a really long time. Better cruising on the highway with the 5 speed compared to the 4 speed (I used to have a 4 speed in my 99).
Only other thing you have to keep in mind is that at this age and this mileage, lots more things are going to go wrong with your car. If you don't do any of the maintainance yourself, you might seriously consider bying some books and tools and starting to learn. Paying someone to fix an older car like tihs gets very, very expensive.
Good Luck,
Greg
'85 SPG 214k
Posts in this Thread:
- Pinion shot now what, TedD 87 900t, Tue, 3 Apr 2001 20:32:17
- Re: Pinion shot now what, Kevin K
, Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:54:27 - who diagnosed it?, KeithG, Wed, 4 Apr 2001 10:49:36
- Re: Pinion shot now what, Bill N, Wed, 4 Apr 2001 00:31:22
- Re: Pinion shot now what, GregS, Tue, 3 Apr 2001 22:51:18 <-- Viewing This Message
- Fix it before it's really to late., Jeff Cunningham, Tue, 3 Apr 2001 21:49:54
- Re: Pinion shot now what, burlyb, Tue, 3 Apr 2001 20:44:44
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