Brian,
That is a good warranty on transmissions from Erickssons. I have dealt with them in the past and been to their shop, which is very clean and neat unlike some schlock repair shops I've seen.
What about the bad MotoRad thermostat I bought from you a few months ago? Do they warranty their products? I asked this question both on and off list but have not heard from you so far.
-Steve
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From: Brian Holm <peugeots@bypass.com>
To: boz@t-three.com, Peugeot List <peugeot-l@eGroups.com>
Sent: April 25, 2000 6:59:48 PM GMT
Subject: Re: Peugeot Tranny Rebuilds
That is a good price. What is the warranty like?
Erikssons have a 12mo parts and labor warranty, as well as the equipment to
test every 4hp22 before it goes out, and they are an authorised ZF
facility. I have dealt with them for 20 years and have encountered only
two problems: one cylinder head where the customer cross-threaded an
injector (they replaced the head with no hassle although it wasn't their
fault), and one 4hp22 which they also replaced promptly, including labor.
I haven't sold many of their transmissions, but their workmanship and
customer service are absolutely unique in my experience in the auto parts
remanufacturing world. Do you know of any other parts supplier that
reimburses for labor on their warranty?
As for Bob Ruggeri's problems, I haven't seen the car, but it is not clear
that the transmission is at fault now, and it seems possible that some of
the replacing of transmissions was done in an attempt to correct other
problems, which still exist.
I don't say any of this to fault George Bostics transmission shop, just to
try to balance a rather one-sided picture of Eriksson's work.
Brian Holm
At 07:29 PM 04/24/2000 -0400, boz wrote:
>George Nunez wrote:
>"...BTW Quite a frightful fiasco with the Ericsson trannys..."
>
>I just had my '86 505GL's auto transmission rebuilt here locally in
>Charlotte, NC. George, over at Sunset Coachmen, has an arrangement with
>a local rebuilder (some guy that was supposedly a certified BMW mechanic
>and knows these things). This person also uses the newer parts/kit which
>basically is supposed to make these transmissions reliable, so one would
>likely never have it go bad again. I'm sure George could explain it all
>to someone. J.P. is George's main mechanic, and he's very very good with
>these cars. J.P. is also a member of this list and posts messages once
>in awhile, most recently with his 505 racing activities.
>So, between a good mechanic to remove and put back my trans, coupled
>with a rebuilder that indeed knows just what to do.......I think I made
>out very well at just over $1,200.00 including tax and everything. That
>price, by the way, also included a rearend drain and refill, as well as
>the fitting of used trans linkages to the shifter mechanism (originals
>had become too fragile from rust), and catalytic converter shield which
>had been missing for some while. George has said that they've had
>wonderful luck with this rebuilder and have complete confidence in his
>work. So far, my transmission is working beautifully.....like new. I
>hope I get many more years to come from it, and now hopefully I won't
>have to worry about the innate design flaws since they've now been
>rectified. In case you wanted to know, the transmission was the '86
>505's original, and had 191,000 miles on it before it went bad.
>The Sunset Coachmen phone number is (704) 392-8193, if you'd like to
>talk to George with any of your transmission questions. Their website is
>at:
>http://www.sunsetcoachmen.com
>I know this sort of thing is best for locals like me, but perhaps others
>could arrange to have the transmissions somehow either sent to George
>for fixing, or even to his local rebuilder (if you're not located
>locally). Perhaps shipping, in that case, would be prohibitive, but then
>again, maybe not. One never knows. Besides, some people on this list
>have no source for auto transmission rebuilds for their Peugeot, at
>least someone they can trust. People are lately saying not very nice
>things about their experiences with rebuilds from Ericsson Industries,
>so maybe George's rebuilder could help others........just a thought.
>
>Brian O.
>
>
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