Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

Hey guys looks like I've made a mess of things. I thought my rear
brakes were squealing a bit so I waited a while to get them looked at.
Too much snow and cold (and a full garage) were not conducive for my
doing the work. For many years I have taken all of my vehicles to the
quarter car wash to spay down the undercarriage and than use what's
left to spray the body concentrating on the seams of the of the door,
hood, and hatch panels, and any other crevice that could store salt.
I finally got around to checking all of my fluids and only found a
puddle in the read differential. When I got the 97 TJ IL6 on the hoist
at the corner gas station it was easy to see rear end oil was leaking
out of the pinion oil seal. They recommended me to a shop that only
works on drive trains. I have been given an estimate for replacing the
rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete. This does VERY
reasonable to me and this is a very reputable shop that ONLY works on
drive train. While under the Jeep they will also inspect further
forward including the x-fer case, trans, and front axel. Oh, I forgot
to mention that of course they do the proper torque and lashing in
their work.
*****Are their any specific name brand parts I should request? Can
anyoone think of other questions I should ask the shop? They warrant
thier parts and labor for 6 months which is pretty cool. OK, whatta
you say?*******
The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
reason. I got a dent in my fender and was mostly concerned about the
motor mounts, front end and steering system. I never thought the
impact could be transfer completely to the back of the Jeep. Ouch. I
also fear that other components further forward may need work.
I wanted to take on this job myself to get the experience but time and
other factors do not make it possible so I would like opinions from


Peace & Love,
Steve

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

popeyeball wrote:
> I have been given an estimate for replacing the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete.

Not bad....not the deal of a lifetime, but not bad.

> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason.

Unknown reason? It's called insurance fraud.
The real sneaky ones blow the bulbs then put them back in the sockets.
The dumber ones just remove the bulbs.
I hope you or your insurance didn't pay out, and the criminal got charged.
(Is it just me, or did that sound like Bill??? ) ;o)

Paul

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

popeyeball wrote:
> I have been given an estimate for replacing the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete.

Not bad....not the deal of a lifetime, but not bad.

> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason.

Unknown reason? It's called insurance fraud.
The real sneaky ones blow the bulbs then put them back in the sockets.
The dumber ones just remove the bulbs.
I hope you or your insurance didn't pay out, and the criminal got charged.
(Is it just me, or did that sound like Bill??? ) ;o)

Paul

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

popeyeball wrote:
> I have been given an estimate for replacing the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete.

Not bad....not the deal of a lifetime, but not bad.

> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason.

Unknown reason? It's called insurance fraud.
The real sneaky ones blow the bulbs then put them back in the sockets.
The dumber ones just remove the bulbs.
I hope you or your insurance didn't pay out, and the criminal got charged.
(Is it just me, or did that sound like Bill??? ) ;o)

Paul

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

For that price you should also consider replacing the axle. You should be
able to get an upgraded axle for that price, or for less than that find a
junk yard axle and just replace what you have.




"popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1112044737.681305.326470@l41g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> Hey guys looks like I've made a mess of things. I thought my rear
> brakes were squealing a bit so I waited a while to get them looked at.
> Too much snow and cold (and a full garage) were not conducive for my
> doing the work. For many years I have taken all of my vehicles to the
> quarter car wash to spay down the undercarriage and than use what's
> left to spray the body concentrating on the seams of the of the door,
> hood, and hatch panels, and any other crevice that could store salt.
> I finally got around to checking all of my fluids and only found a
> puddle in the read differential. When I got the 97 TJ IL6 on the hoist
> at the corner gas station it was easy to see rear end oil was leaking
> out of the pinion oil seal. They recommended me to a shop that only
> works on drive trains. I have been given an estimate for replacing the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete. This does VERY
> reasonable to me and this is a very reputable shop that ONLY works on
> drive train. While under the Jeep they will also inspect further
> forward including the x-fer case, trans, and front axel. Oh, I forgot
> to mention that of course they do the proper torque and lashing in
> their work.
> *****Are their any specific name brand parts I should request? Can
> anyoone think of other questions I should ask the shop? They warrant
> thier parts and labor for 6 months which is pretty cool. OK, whatta
> you say?*******
> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason. I got a dent in my fender and was mostly concerned about the
> motor mounts, front end and steering system. I never thought the
> impact could be transfer completely to the back of the Jeep. Ouch. I
> also fear that other components further forward may need work.
> I wanted to take on this job myself to get the experience but time and
> other factors do not make it possible so I would like opinions from
>
>
> Peace & Love,
> Steve
>

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

For that price you should also consider replacing the axle. You should be
able to get an upgraded axle for that price, or for less than that find a
junk yard axle and just replace what you have.




"popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1112044737.681305.326470@l41g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> Hey guys looks like I've made a mess of things. I thought my rear
> brakes were squealing a bit so I waited a while to get them looked at.
> Too much snow and cold (and a full garage) were not conducive for my
> doing the work. For many years I have taken all of my vehicles to the
> quarter car wash to spay down the undercarriage and than use what's
> left to spray the body concentrating on the seams of the of the door,
> hood, and hatch panels, and any other crevice that could store salt.
> I finally got around to checking all of my fluids and only found a
> puddle in the read differential. When I got the 97 TJ IL6 on the hoist
> at the corner gas station it was easy to see rear end oil was leaking
> out of the pinion oil seal. They recommended me to a shop that only
> works on drive trains. I have been given an estimate for replacing the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete. This does VERY
> reasonable to me and this is a very reputable shop that ONLY works on
> drive train. While under the Jeep they will also inspect further
> forward including the x-fer case, trans, and front axel. Oh, I forgot
> to mention that of course they do the proper torque and lashing in
> their work.
> *****Are their any specific name brand parts I should request? Can
> anyoone think of other questions I should ask the shop? They warrant
> thier parts and labor for 6 months which is pretty cool. OK, whatta
> you say?*******
> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason. I got a dent in my fender and was mostly concerned about the
> motor mounts, front end and steering system. I never thought the
> impact could be transfer completely to the back of the Jeep. Ouch. I
> also fear that other components further forward may need work.
> I wanted to take on this job myself to get the experience but time and
> other factors do not make it possible so I would like opinions from
>
>
> Peace & Love,
> Steve
>

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

For that price you should also consider replacing the axle. You should be
able to get an upgraded axle for that price, or for less than that find a
junk yard axle and just replace what you have.




"popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1112044737.681305.326470@l41g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> Hey guys looks like I've made a mess of things. I thought my rear
> brakes were squealing a bit so I waited a while to get them looked at.
> Too much snow and cold (and a full garage) were not conducive for my
> doing the work. For many years I have taken all of my vehicles to the
> quarter car wash to spay down the undercarriage and than use what's
> left to spray the body concentrating on the seams of the of the door,
> hood, and hatch panels, and any other crevice that could store salt.
> I finally got around to checking all of my fluids and only found a
> puddle in the read differential. When I got the 97 TJ IL6 on the hoist
> at the corner gas station it was easy to see rear end oil was leaking
> out of the pinion oil seal. They recommended me to a shop that only
> works on drive trains. I have been given an estimate for replacing the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete. This does VERY
> reasonable to me and this is a very reputable shop that ONLY works on
> drive train. While under the Jeep they will also inspect further
> forward including the x-fer case, trans, and front axel. Oh, I forgot
> to mention that of course they do the proper torque and lashing in
> their work.
> *****Are their any specific name brand parts I should request? Can
> anyoone think of other questions I should ask the shop? They warrant
> thier parts and labor for 6 months which is pretty cool. OK, whatta
> you say?*******
> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason. I got a dent in my fender and was mostly concerned about the
> motor mounts, front end and steering system. I never thought the
> impact could be transfer completely to the back of the Jeep. Ouch. I
> also fear that other components further forward may need work.
> I wanted to take on this job myself to get the experience but time and
> other factors do not make it possible so I would like opinions from
>
>
> Peace & Love,
> Steve
>

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

I think I will just have the oil pinion seal replaced for now and do
the rest when the weaaher is better in short time. Like I said, I
drive very little or unable to drive at times.
No insurance fraud here. The kid took off after looking after his
bumper and saying his car was a "piece of junkk" (it was old). He
wuold not exchange identification but I gave him mine including my
phone number. He said he did'n have any insurance and I never filed a
claim.
As for the stop, there was a light up ahead but was far from having to
stop yet. Maybe he reached for something in his pocket and stretched
out his leg causing him to brake.
The next day the kid tried to to embgezzel $800 from me.

peyeball wrote:
> Hey guys looks like I've made a mess of things. I thought my rear
> brakes were squealing a bit so I waited a while to get them looked
at.
> Too much snow and cold (and a full garage) were not conducive for my
> doing the work. For many years I have taken all of my vehicles to
the
> quarter car wash to spay down the undercarriage and than use what's
> left to spray the body concentrating on the seams of the of the door,
> hood, and hatch panels, and any other crevice that could store salt.
> I finally got around to checking all of my fluids and only found a
> puddle in the read differential. When I got the 97 TJ IL6 on the
hoist
> at the corner gas station it was easy to see rear end oil was leaking
> out of the pinion oil seal. They recommended me to a shop that only
> works on drive trains. I have been given an estimate for replacing
the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete. This does VERY
> reasonable to me and this is a very reputable shop that ONLY works on
> drive train. While under the Jeep they will also inspect further
> forward including the x-fer case, trans, and front axel. Oh, I
forgot
> to mention that of course they do the proper torque and lashing in
> their work.
> *****Are their any specific name brand parts I should request? Can
> anyoone think of other questions I should ask the shop? They warrant
> thier parts and labor for 6 months which is pretty cool. OK, whatta
> you say?*******
> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason. I got a dent in my fender and was mostly concerned about the
> motor mounts, front end and steering system. I never thought the
> impact could be transfer completely to the back of the Jeep. Ouch. I
> also fear that other components further forward may need work.
> I wanted to take on this job myself to get the experience but time
and
> other factors do not make it possible so I would like opinions from
>
>
> Peace & Love,
> Steve

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

I think I will just have the oil pinion seal replaced for now and do
the rest when the weaaher is better in short time. Like I said, I
drive very little or unable to drive at times.
No insurance fraud here. The kid took off after looking after his
bumper and saying his car was a "piece of junkk" (it was old). He
wuold not exchange identification but I gave him mine including my
phone number. He said he did'n have any insurance and I never filed a
claim.
As for the stop, there was a light up ahead but was far from having to
stop yet. Maybe he reached for something in his pocket and stretched
out his leg causing him to brake.
The next day the kid tried to to embgezzel $800 from me.

peyeball wrote:
> Hey guys looks like I've made a mess of things. I thought my rear
> brakes were squealing a bit so I waited a while to get them looked
at.
> Too much snow and cold (and a full garage) were not conducive for my
> doing the work. For many years I have taken all of my vehicles to
the
> quarter car wash to spay down the undercarriage and than use what's
> left to spray the body concentrating on the seams of the of the door,
> hood, and hatch panels, and any other crevice that could store salt.
> I finally got around to checking all of my fluids and only found a
> puddle in the read differential. When I got the 97 TJ IL6 on the
hoist
> at the corner gas station it was easy to see rear end oil was leaking
> out of the pinion oil seal. They recommended me to a shop that only
> works on drive trains. I have been given an estimate for replacing
the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete. This does VERY
> reasonable to me and this is a very reputable shop that ONLY works on
> drive train. While under the Jeep they will also inspect further
> forward including the x-fer case, trans, and front axel. Oh, I
forgot
> to mention that of course they do the proper torque and lashing in
> their work.
> *****Are their any specific name brand parts I should request? Can
> anyoone think of other questions I should ask the shop? They warrant
> thier parts and labor for 6 months which is pretty cool. OK, whatta
> you say?*******
> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason. I got a dent in my fender and was mostly concerned about the
> motor mounts, front end and steering system. I never thought the
> impact could be transfer completely to the back of the Jeep. Ouch. I
> also fear that other components further forward may need work.
> I wanted to take on this job myself to get the experience but time
and
> other factors do not make it possible so I would like opinions from
>
>
> Peace & Love,
> Steve

Re: Drive Train Damaged $$$$$ ??
 

I think I will just have the oil pinion seal replaced for now and do
the rest when the weaaher is better in short time. Like I said, I
drive very little or unable to drive at times.
No insurance fraud here. The kid took off after looking after his
bumper and saying his car was a "piece of junkk" (it was old). He
wuold not exchange identification but I gave him mine including my
phone number. He said he did'n have any insurance and I never filed a
claim.
As for the stop, there was a light up ahead but was far from having to
stop yet. Maybe he reached for something in his pocket and stretched
out his leg causing him to brake.
The next day the kid tried to to embgezzel $800 from me.

peyeball wrote:
> Hey guys looks like I've made a mess of things. I thought my rear
> brakes were squealing a bit so I waited a while to get them looked
at.
> Too much snow and cold (and a full garage) were not conducive for my
> doing the work. For many years I have taken all of my vehicles to
the
> quarter car wash to spay down the undercarriage and than use what's
> left to spray the body concentrating on the seams of the of the door,
> hood, and hatch panels, and any other crevice that could store salt.
> I finally got around to checking all of my fluids and only found a
> puddle in the read differential. When I got the 97 TJ IL6 on the
hoist
> at the corner gas station it was easy to see rear end oil was leaking
> out of the pinion oil seal. They recommended me to a shop that only
> works on drive trains. I have been given an estimate for replacing
the
> rear axel bearing, the pinion oil seal and bearing, ring and pinion
> gears, all seals and labor for $600 complete. This does VERY
> reasonable to me and this is a very reputable shop that ONLY works on
> drive train. While under the Jeep they will also inspect further
> forward including the x-fer case, trans, and front axel. Oh, I
forgot
> to mention that of course they do the proper torque and lashing in
> their work.
> *****Are their any specific name brand parts I should request? Can
> anyoone think of other questions I should ask the shop? They warrant
> thier parts and labor for 6 months which is pretty cool. OK, whatta
> you say?*******
> The impetus of this damage goes back to when I rear ended someone
> without any brake lights who made an emergency stop for an unknown
> reason. I got a dent in my fender and was mostly concerned about the
> motor mounts, front end and steering system. I never thought the
> impact could be transfer completely to the back of the Jeep. Ouch. I
> also fear that other components further forward may need work.
> I wanted to take on this job myself to get the experience but time
and
> other factors do not make it possible so I would like opinions from
>
>
> Peace & Love,
> Steve