I thought I should post a followup to my last message about the possibly
incorrect pinion bearing in my Vanagon trans. According to Speedway
Volkswagen, the current pinion bearing part # is 091-311-219A for the
Vanagon trans, and this is also the same bearing used in 72-79 buses.
Dealer price is $324. I can get it at BowWow for $167. Autospiel charged me
$238, and would have got it from BowWow for somewhat less than $167,
maybe $120-130.

So it appears that Autospiel actually knows more than the parts supplier
(BowWow) when it comes to which bearing to use.

I am quite disturbed that Autospiel now says that he would be willing to fix the
oil leak (presumably caused by a failed seal) under warranty, yet he will not fix
a failed bearing under the same warranty. This seems somewhat strange,
since both parts carry a 6 month warranty which is now expired.

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Shawn Wright
Computer Systems Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
http://www.sls.bc.ca
swright@sls.bc.ca