Wave spring replacement KJ AWD

[grelise]

I have an external cooler on my AWD and it makes a world of difference. I got it because I do a bit of towing and long distance driving. I'll be doing a service on my trans when I take the motor and box out sometime next year. I'll be changing the internal filter and a good once over check. I haven't had any real problems, just the occasional flaring when cold, but that is it.

[Spetz]

Autotorque in Phillip, ACT did the wave spring for me.
I highly recommend them for this job as so far so good for me.

[WytWun]

do you have one fitted to your car?

Yes, fitted at a bit over 90000km. Definitely helps life of ATF even without towing.

has the auto in your car been fine since you had the wave spring replaced?

Generally yes, though in the last year or so it has started to occasionally show a few small age related niggles.

[DeanoTS]

Autotorque in Phillip, ACT did the wave spring for me.
I highly recommend them for this job as so far so good for me.

Hi Spetz, thank you so much for that info, I contacted them for a quote, their quote was about $900 less then another quote I got, they seem great to deal with with

[Spetz]

No problem.
If memory serves me right, the person I dealt with was name Joshua (or another name starting with a J).
These are the people who did WytWun's transmission as well as mine. They've also done this job prior to doing my car (which was a deciding point in going with them).

How far is it from where you live?
The replacement on my car took most of a day, however as previously mentioned they pieced the wave spring together and it was complete.
If they piece it together and it is incomplete that suggests a piece is still stuck inside somewhere. This necessitates a transmission removal to search for and as you can imagine by this stage the cost will skyrocket.

[DeanoTS]

No problem.
If memory serves me right, the person I dealt with was name Joshua (or another name starting with a J).
These are the people who did WytWun's transmission as well as mine. They've also done this job prior to doing my car (which was a deciding point in going with them).

How far is it from where you live?
The replacement on my car took most of a day, however as previously mentioned they pieced the wave spring together and it was complete.
If they piece it together and it is incomplete that suggests a piece is still stuck inside somewhere. This necessitates a transmission removal to search for and as you can imagine by this stage the cost will skyrocket.

Hi Spetz, it was a guy by the name of Josh Pettiford that emailed me the quote, I was so surprised as often I never hear back from mechanics if I email them, the quote was itemized with labour and all the parts required, I was so impressed.

I'm in Bathurst so about 300 kilometres away, I guess its a gamble if I drive it there it could damage the transmission or could be fine, I have only had the car 3 months and have done just over 1000 k's in it, I'm tossing up whether to keep throwing money at it or cancel the rego and sell it very cheap, being a Verada AWD they are rare , rare in Bathurst anyway, will it be worth something one day I wonder? I will make my mind up over Xmas, it does go better then my KL FWD, it has a larger bore after market exhaust system, sounds good but also quieter then my KL Verada, which still has the factory exhaust system