Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

Hi all... long time since I posted here.
My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service dept.... I was
coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a loud bang... I
thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15 mph on up, I
could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would increase in
frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did not sound good
of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.

Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that just
"went."

http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp

My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.

Dana44
3.73 Diffs
Dave T

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

They're ripping you off. You can buy an entire custom beefed up D44
complete with a locker and gears for nearly that amount. Have it
checked/repaired by a 4x4 store.

Jerry

Rushfn1 wrote:
> Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service dept.... I was
> coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a loud bang... I
> thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15 mph on up, I
> could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would increase in
> frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did not sound good
> of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
>
> Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that just
> "went."
>
> http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
>
> My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
>
> Dana44
> 3.73 Diffs
> Dave T
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

They're ripping you off. You can buy an entire custom beefed up D44
complete with a locker and gears for nearly that amount. Have it
checked/repaired by a 4x4 store.

Jerry

Rushfn1 wrote:
> Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service dept.... I was
> coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a loud bang... I
> thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15 mph on up, I
> could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would increase in
> frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did not sound good
> of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
>
> Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that just
> "went."
>
> http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
>
> My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
>
> Dana44
> 3.73 Diffs
> Dave T
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

They're ripping you off. You can buy an entire custom beefed up D44
complete with a locker and gears for nearly that amount. Have it
checked/repaired by a 4x4 store.

Jerry

Rushfn1 wrote:
> Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service dept.... I was
> coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a loud bang... I
> thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15 mph on up, I
> could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would increase in
> frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did not sound good
> of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
>
> Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that just
> "went."
>
> http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
>
> My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
>
> Dana44
> 3.73 Diffs
> Dave T
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

I sense that too, Jerry... There are no 4X4 stores around here and I
don't have the time to do the searching. This TJ is also my commuter
and I need it back ASAP. I even briefly toyed with just buying a
Rubicon... Ugh.



Jerry Bransford wrote:
> They're ripping you off. You can buy an entire custom beefed up D44
> complete with a locker and gears for nearly that amount. Have it
> checked/repaired by a 4x4 store.
>
> Jerry
>
> Rushfn1 wrote:
> > Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> > My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service
dept.... I was
> > coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a
loud bang... I
> > thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15
mph on up, I
> > could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would
increase in
> > frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did
not sound good
> > of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
> >
> > Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that
just
> > "went."
> >
> > http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
> >
> > My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
> >
> > Dana44
> > 3.73 Diffs
> > Dave T
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

I sense that too, Jerry... There are no 4X4 stores around here and I
don't have the time to do the searching. This TJ is also my commuter
and I need it back ASAP. I even briefly toyed with just buying a
Rubicon... Ugh.



Jerry Bransford wrote:
> They're ripping you off. You can buy an entire custom beefed up D44
> complete with a locker and gears for nearly that amount. Have it
> checked/repaired by a 4x4 store.
>
> Jerry
>
> Rushfn1 wrote:
> > Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> > My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service
dept.... I was
> > coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a
loud bang... I
> > thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15
mph on up, I
> > could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would
increase in
> > frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did
not sound good
> > of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
> >
> > Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that
just
> > "went."
> >
> > http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
> >
> > My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
> >
> > Dana44
> > 3.73 Diffs
> > Dave T
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

I sense that too, Jerry... There are no 4X4 stores around here and I
don't have the time to do the searching. This TJ is also my commuter
and I need it back ASAP. I even briefly toyed with just buying a
Rubicon... Ugh.



Jerry Bransford wrote:
> They're ripping you off. You can buy an entire custom beefed up D44
> complete with a locker and gears for nearly that amount. Have it
> checked/repaired by a 4x4 store.
>
> Jerry
>
> Rushfn1 wrote:
> > Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> > My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service
dept.... I was
> > coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a
loud bang... I
> > thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15
mph on up, I
> > could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would
increase in
> > frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did
not sound good
> > of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
> >
> > Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that
just
> > "went."
> >
> > http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
> >
> > My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
> >
> > Dana44
> > 3.73 Diffs
> > Dave T
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

Holy crap, two large to fix a broken diff? What parts did they replace
and how many hours labor did they charge?

Steve
http://xjeep.dyndns.org


Rushfn1 wrote:
> Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service dept.... I was
> coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a loud bang... I
> thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15 mph on up, I
> could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would increase in
> frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did not sound good
> of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
>
> Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that just
> "went."
>
> http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
>
> My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
>
> Dana44
> 3.73 Diffs
> Dave T

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

Holy crap, two large to fix a broken diff? What parts did they replace
and how many hours labor did they charge?

Steve
http://xjeep.dyndns.org


Rushfn1 wrote:
> Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service dept.... I was
> coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a loud bang... I
> thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15 mph on up, I
> could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would increase in
> frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did not sound good
> of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
>
> Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that just
> "went."
>
> http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
>
> My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
>
> Dana44
> 3.73 Diffs
> Dave T

Re: Dana 44 turns into Dana $2000
 

Holy crap, two large to fix a broken diff? What parts did they replace
and how many hours labor did they charge?

Steve
http://xjeep.dyndns.org


Rushfn1 wrote:
> Hi all... long time since I posted here.
> My '02 Wrangler Sport rear end "went" according to the service dept.... I was
> coming off a highway and merging onto another road when I had a loud bang... I
> thought I had hit a boulder it was so bad. At that point, from 15 mph on up, I
> could hear a nasty knocking sound from the rear end area that would increase in
> frequency with an increase in speed... It was driveable but did not sound good
> of course. I knew something had seriously gone wrong.
>
> Man, I love my Jeep, but this is a big price tag for something that just
> "went."
>
> http://www.raingler.com/nets/customerPhotos.asp
>
> My TJ is on the bottom right with the camo tire cover.
>
> Dana44
> 3.73 Diffs
> Dave T