nobody went for the throw out bearing, thats where my money is. As for rebuild or used, having just installed a rebuild,
the effort to install it isnt something that I would like to do often, so I would ( and did ) go for the best (most expensive) option
so that another swap hopefully isnt required. P.S. do yourself a favor and replace all the bushings and the shifter cup while your at it.
Yves

I did not mention, my 84 Vanagon broke its transmission last week.
> I heard a loud snap from the rear, like breaking an axle and I lost
> power to move forward. It was in first gear trying to move into another
> street on a right turn. I can still shift back and forth to every gear
> including reverse. But As soon as I try to let go the clutch pedal I
> can hear noise from the transmission. So the transmission is toast.
> I have one used cheap spare that I can replace. But once the engine
> and the transmission is dropped I have a decision to make between a
> real quality rebuild or a cheap one by myself. I do not need to do
> anything with the engine if I want to go the cheap route. If I want
> a quality one then it's a lot of money and the engine should take
> the opportunity to be done as well.