I'm looking for suggestions on finding a shop that has experience working on Getrag manual transmissions. I have a 5 speed in a 1983 300d that is slated to be transplanted into a 1984 300td, but first I'd like to get rid of a clanking rattle that is very annoying at idle WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED, so no, it isn't a throw-out bearing. On a website about Porsche 924 I read a post about a similar problem with that model's Getrag 5-speed, something maybe about an additional shaft in the 5-speed box (I think fifth is an overdrive). For a while Porsche was doing a fix on the transmissions, then finally said that it didn't effect function or service life, get used to it. Amerikanisher Schweinhunds! Or words to that effect. In fact the noise hasn't gotten worse in the ten years I've owned the car, and once you're at highway speed the noise isn't noticeable. At idle, or in first gear, it sounds like a 1948 Studebaker truck we used to have around the farm.
Since the transmission will be coming out of the car anyway, and has about 300,000 miles on it, I'm willing to spring for a rebuild if I can find a shop that has access to the parts and knows what they're doing. My guess is that it will ship UPS, so distance shouldn't be a huge concern.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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