Jeff Strickland

"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
>
>

It doesn't follow that your current troubles are related to the rear-ender
that you had. If somebody had rear-ended YOU, then there could be rom to
consider the relationship ofthe accident and the damage tothe differential,
but I see no relationship with the rear-end that you did and the repairs you
need now.

Jeff Strickland

"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
>
>

It doesn't follow that your current troubles are related to the rear-ender
that you had. If somebody had rear-ended YOU, then there could be rom to
consider the relationship ofthe accident and the damage tothe differential,
but I see no relationship with the rear-end that you did and the repairs you
need now.

Jeff Strickland

"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
>
>

It doesn't follow that your current troubles are related to the rear-ender
that you had. If somebody had rear-ended YOU, then there could be rom to
consider the relationship ofthe accident and the damage tothe differential,
but I see no relationship with the rear-end that you did and the repairs you
need now.