Re: rear differential shot, advice - 97 TJ - thanks
WOW for that price you can get a complete axle and then some. have you
considered shopping the independent shops to see what they want. i am sure there is probably a shop that handles jeeps in your area. or how about going to a junk yard and see what they have. with careful shopping i picked up a GOOD dana 44 for only a few hundred. a quick fifty to my pick up buddy and i had it home and i did the exchange myself. "dave" <onesandzeros@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:d8b44f78.0308211506.6e68156e@posting.google.c om... > Hello there ... > > I am guessing somebody out there knows way more than I do about Jeeps, > and would appreciate any advice/suggestions: > > Have a 1997 TJ with about 42,000 miles on it. Had fluid leak around > rear differential, and some clanking/vibration problems. Took it to > the dealer, and they said they opened rear dif cover and found metal > chunks,shavings. Differential ring/pinion is shot, they said. Parts, > according to them, are $2,300 to replace all and probably $400 in > labor. If needs new axles, that will be another $800 or so. With tax, > it could hit $4,000, which seems somewhat absurd. > > I have little doubt that there is huge mark-up at the dealership. The > Jeep is no longer under warranty so there is no reason not to take it > somewhere else. What kind of *fair* price should I anticipate for this > work? I have changed out stuff on the jeep (springs, etc.), but am not > this handy, so doing it myself is not really an option. > > I am also at a loss as to the failure, as I stay up on the > maintenance, etc., and don't put as much stress on the vehicle as it > surely can stand. > > Should I take this opportunity to upgrade the differential? I have a > 2" or so Teraflex lift on it, and 31.5 tires right now. I do not do as > much off-roading as I would like. > > Thank you much, > > dave |
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