[smdubovsky]

Originally Posted by pjalexandre

Which 986 tip do you have? It is an Audi/VW FWD trans turned around, at least that is the case for the 5 speed 986 gearbox. 99-02 Passat for example, bolt on, move the shifting mechanism over and flip the ring/pinion so you have 5 forward gears instead of 5 reverse. 3-500 any day of the week.

All 986/996 use the ZF 5HP19. Also used by BMW 3/5, VW, and Audi by the zillions (in comparison). The automatic stack is the same but cases & R&P are all different. Can't flip a hypoid R&P anyway.

Vertex is giving me the line that the valve bodies are different between otherwise identical boxsters so they want to get my trans back first so they can rebuild my valve body into their already rebuilt trans. I have the BMW ZF manual for the umpteen different varieties and while there are suble differences in some of the other parts they only list one valve body. Vertex hasn't provided proof that porsche uses different bodies. I have a hard time believeing that a modern auto thats completely controlled by computer would use a different bodies (and the bmw docs seem to support that fact).

Yanking the guts out of an audi trans and swapping is a good idea but a ZF gasket/repair kit is something like $800. So by the time you factor in the slightly different parts, hassle of swapping, and the (high) risk of it not working right the first time you put it back in and having to do it all over again (for a 3rd time!), and buying a new torque converter... No thanks, I'll buy a remanufactured or used one. Im sure the rebuild guys are getting the donor rebuild parts from bmw/vw/audi trans. I don't have the time or desire to figure it out though.

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by smdubovsky

blah, blah, blah...

Vertex is giving me the line that the valve bodies are different between otherwise identical boxsters so they want to get my trans back first so they can rebuild it cause they don't have another.
Blah, blah, blah... $800. Blah, blah, blah... I don't have the time or desire to figure it out though.

Fixed! Don't know what kind of job they do but their prices for 915s are ~what the parts would cost for a true reuild.

[Vicegrip]

Does anyone have direct non speculative experience with a Vertex transmission rebuild?

I don't mean this harshly just wondering.

[Paddy]

I had mine rebuilt by them back when I had my SC (2000-2002) and was very satisfied with the box and put a hard 18k miles on it before I sold the car. I didn't stay in contact with the buyer so I don't know the fate. I was just out of college and wasn't exactly rolling around in extra cash and they were the cheapest place I could find a 915 rebuild. It was almost 1k cheaper than the estimate I got from a local shop in Vienna. Vertex has been in business for quite a long time too.

Good luck

[Noah]

do a search on pelican. i don't think they're the motormeister of tranny rebuilds, but i don't think they're $1K cheaper than everyone else for no reason.

[chris prack]

What prevents you from having yours repaired? What is wrong with it?

[STROSEC]

Originally Posted by mscheidt

Taylor Chapman at German Auto Group.

Taylor's great unfortunately he's swamped

[STROSEC]

Originally Posted by chris prack

What prevents you from having yours repaired? What is wrong with it?

First/ Second are hard to get into, and when I let go of the gas in fifth it makes sort of a rubbing noise. I've just flushed the trans, put in new swepco 201, and put in a new clutch. The noise is still there

[OldTee]

Originally Posted by smdubovsky

All 986/996 use the ZF 5HP19. Also used by BMW 3/5, VW, and Audi by the zillions (in comparison). The automatic stack is the same but cases & R&P are all different. Can't flip a hypoid R&P anyway.

Vertex is giving me the line that the valve bodies are different between otherwise identical boxsters so they want to get my trans back first so they can rebuild my valve body into their already rebuilt trans. I have the BMW ZF manual for the umpteen different varieties and while there are suble differences in some of the other parts they only list one valve body. Vertex hasn't provided proof that porsche uses different bodies. I have a hard time believeing that a modern auto thats completely controlled by computer would use a different bodies (and the bmw docs seem to support that fact).

Yanking the guts out of an audi trans and swapping is a good idea but a ZF gasket/repair kit is something like $800. So by the time you factor in the slightly different parts, hassle of swapping, and the (high) risk of it not working right the first time you put it back in and having to do it all over again (for a 3rd time!), and buying a new torque converter... No thanks, I'll buy a remanufactured or used one. Im sure the rebuild guys are getting the donor rebuild parts from bmw/vw/audi trans. I don't have the time or desire to figure it out though.

I'm not sure this computes. Easy to check. A review of PET for transmission part sub script numbers should tell you if there are differences.

ARF

[smdubovsky]

OT, that would be true if there were ANY part #s in pet. There aren't. Just one number for the whole transmission. The tiptronic is a 100% outsourced part from ZF. Just like they don't list parts to the insides of a york air conditioning compressor or bosch CIS fuel distributor.

Vertex was supposed to have shipped my transmission 2wks ago. I called when it didn't show up last week and they said 'opps we forgot' and that I'd have it Mon. Well, It didn't come in Mon (or Tues) so I get to call them AGAIN today.