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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 06:57 AM
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My trans cable broke on my 04 A4. Had it replaced for 350.00. The shop said it was a lot of work. It was a corvette shop that did the work. How often does that cable go bad? Is it a common problem? The car has 26300 miles seems it did not last very long. Will it break again or did I just get a bad one.
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:16 AM
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Mine broke at about 70,000 miles. Very common. $350 is a good number. Mine was $359 and would have been more if I did not have the shop manual to give to the supposed "Corvette Shop".
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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Ok thanks I hope it goes to 70,000 miles. The shop I used was recomended by a buddy of mine. They did heads cam and converter on his f body he was very pleased. Next year I plan on headers and a dyno tune they will get the job.
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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Mine broke at 12,000
New one is still going strong at 110,000
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