Dana 30 gear noise

Sound advice, and I would have done so, if there were an axle shop anywhere
around here. Are you sure the service writers and managers are all
commissioned in Ontario, Canada?

/Peter

"Jerry Bransford" > wrote in message
news:v1PDe.18559$Eo.13241@fed1read04...
> I would have taken it to an axle shop, not the dealer. The service
> writer and service manager are commissioned and they're not exactly
> immune to the temptation to jack up the cost of an otherwise minor
> repair if they think they can get away with it.
>
> Jerry
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > Well, I just got a call from the dealer where I took the GC this
morning,
> > and of course they now insist that they can't just set the pinion
bearing
> > preload like they agreed to, they have to take the entire diff apart
because
> > there are "internal problems". The revised estimate is for 6.5 hours +
> > parts. Naturally, this completely defeats the purpose of my swapping in
a
> > known good axle (still under warranty), which was to avoid having to pay
for
> > the bearings in the original to be replaced. After spending so much of
my
> > precious time on this, then being forced to cover a monstrous repair
bill
> > anyway, I don't know any swear words sufficient to express the way I'm
> > feeling right now.
> >
> > /Peter
> >
> > "Peter Pontbriand" <TRIMsprocketATstormDOTcaTRIM> wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>I made an appointment with the Jeep dealer in the city who seemed to
think
> >>resetting the pinion bearing preload because of a yoke change was no big
> >>deal.
> >
> >
> >
>
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