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R50/R53 :: Hatch Talk (2002-2006)
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Midland to rebuild or upgrade?
So I have a midland on my R50 02-04, there doesn’t seem to be any transmission problems but being at 200,000 miles I figure I should be preemptive.
what are my rebuild options? What advice does the community have for upgrading to the getrag?
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