Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

> In article <896c9ed3.0408130454.21910141@posting.google.com >,
> news@daytona.jcu.edu (James) wrote:
>
>
>>>It does happen as the car is shifting between gears (maybe it is mosre
>>>like 3 seconds). A burned out clutch pad sounds like it might be it.
>>>Does the transmission have to be replaced to fix this?
>>
>>If a Honda dealer does it under warranty, then yes - they will order a
>>remanufactured (nice, huh?) trans and replace it.
>
>
> The "rebuilt" transmission uses a previously used case, so law requires
> that it be listed as "remanufactured". However, everything inside is
> new and it is built by the same manufacturer that builds the "new"
> transmissions that are installed in the factory.
>
> Can you deal with a re-used outer case? I'm sure you can. Does the
> fact that the case is used mean it's not realisitcally a new
> transmission? No. It's just how the law is written.
>
> So to pooh-pooh Honda's use of "remanufactured" transmissions is silly.
> Everything inside the case is new, from the original manufacturer. How
> much newer do you need before you're satisfied that it's a "new"
> transmission?
>
> Don't pooh-pooh Honda; pooh-pooh your lawmakers who wrote the law.

Is the "remanufactured" trans covered by Honda as a new one? If so, big
whoop.