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dwyer12180
06-15-2008, 12:34 PM
Hi All ---

Could someone please recommend a good repair shop to rebuild a transmission on a 4-speed R75/5 BMW?

I corresponded with a couple of guys earlier but my mail server crashed and I lost it all. There was someone in Georgia, I recall. Lost his name. Who else? Looking for someone who really knows what they are doing on the 4-speeds.

Thanks for any help ! I need to get back on the road !

--Scott
20774
06-15-2008, 01:46 PM
Nathan at Boxerworks outside of Atlanta

Tom Cutter in Yardley, PA

Anton Largiader in W.V.

Ted Porter outside San Francisco

...probably a few more...

Kurt in S.A.
ebeeby
06-16-2008, 10:12 AM
Ted Porter did mine. Recommended by Oak and - me.
tkpinsc
06-16-2008, 04:53 PM
Hi All ---

Could someone please recommend a good repair shop to rebuild a transmission on a 4-speed R75/5 BMW?

I corresponded with a couple of guys earlier but my mail server crashed and I lost it all. There was someone in Georgia, I recall. Lost his name. Who else? Looking for someone who really knows what they are doing on the 4-speeds.

Thanks for any help ! I need to get back on the road !

--Scott

Where you are located and if you plan to pull and install the transmission your self have bearing on who to recomend.
Solo_Lobo
06-16-2008, 05:07 PM
Ted Porter did mine. Recommended by Oak and - me.

Ted's had mine for the last 6 weeks, should be home this week.

Make sure to ask how long a rebuild will take if you want to ride this summer!
robsryder
06-16-2008, 08:08 PM
This topic comes up from time to time on the AirList. The names mentioned are the usual ones given as reliable shops.

If you are mechanically inclined, a helpful video and the special tools are available from Cycle Works (which used to mean Ed Korn, but there is a new owner). See:
http://www.cycleworks.net/

I've used this video and the special tools with good success. The shim kit seems a bit less expensive if purchased on ebay rather than directly from Cycle Works.
ridewv
06-16-2008, 09:20 PM
Anton Largiader in W.V.

Kurt in S.A.

When did Anton move to "by God"?
20774
06-17-2008, 06:06 AM
When did Anton move to "by God"?

Sorry...the CRS syndrome kicking in... He lives in East Virginia, nay, good ol' Virginia... http://www.largiader.com/shop/