> On 29 May 2016 at 23:36 Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just so I understand - you're saying get a used CVT, have someone go > into it and look for common faults and repair as needed before > installing. Right?
Precisely. But I would take it to a transmission specialist for the checkover. I recently helped a work colleague with a Volvo tiptronic style gearbox. It had been "serviced" before sale but developed a fault once out of warranty. After mucho searching it became clear that a seal had been displaced and probably gamaged during the servicing. Fixing it was not too difficult (took longer for Volvo to send us the correct seals) but needed the box out and dismantled. It didn't need a clean room, just making sure it was scrupulously clean before dismantling. A transmission specialist would, hopefully, obviate this scenario. At the very, very least I would empty the oil and ferret around in the drainings with a magnet. Flush, change the filter - there are two but one requires major dismantling if you look on youtube - there doesn't seem to be much else to do. I've seen no mention of the clutches needing replacement, unlike the ones in the wet clutch versions of the Gertrag tiptronic. Most of the problems I've seen online with the Subaru CVT seem to be linked to the oiling system. Either the drive to the standard oil pump fails or the electric auxiliary one for stopstart vehicles causes bother. It might be worth checking what failed on yours in case an external factor, which will repeat itself, is at the root. > > Interesting option - I might raise that with the shop that would install > a used unit. My thought now, though, would be to try to narrow the gap > between a used and a factory reman and the used CVT. The concerns that I > have with the approach you are suggesting would be that it would add to > the cost of a used unit and also could create warranty issues. Who would > offer a warranty on the CVT - the original parts seller or the person > who checks and repairs it? But this approach does address the worries > I'd have with a used unit. > > On 5/29/2016 3:45 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > Depends what you are going to do afterwards. From a quick readaround, it > > seems > > Subara has dropped the ball with its CVT and faults are pretty much > > guaranteed. > > Mostly, they are minor but require major surgery for rectification. A > > cheap > > replacement allows you to go inside and check, fix or pre-emptively deal > > with > > those and you can then install and wave bye-bye. Which is what I would be > > doing. > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
