In a message dated 8/20/02 6:22:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jon@dakota-truck.net writes:
<< The same thing just happened on my '96 4x2 5-speed. It turned out
to be the pinion bearing, and the dealer said the axle bearings were
wearing too. Fortunately, it was covered under warranty. $525 seems
like a heck of a lot of money just to diagnose the problem! I would
expect the whole repair to be less than that! About the most I would
probably pay to diagnose the problem is their standard labor rate
$40-70? times maybe a couple of hours. It doesn't take much time to
pull a rear end apart.
Here is a link to the thread where I was asking for help with
my problem: http://www.dakota-truck.net/ARCHIVES/0207/0863.html
Some of the answers there may help you. You will also find another
URL in that thread: http://www.ring-pinion.com/diagnosing.shtml
Which is a link to good info on diagnosing rear end noises.
(If the direct link doesn't work, just go to ring-pinion.com,
click on "tech articles" then "diagnosing".)
Good luck! >>
It just cost me $250 in labor and $110 in parts to have the 9.25 rear end in
my Ram completely rebuilt. All new bearing, all new seals, including the
axle seals. It's basically a new rear end now. $525 is a little steep,
IMHO.
Bill White - http://www.moparforme.com
'02 Dakota QC 4x4, SLT +, 4.7, 5 spd, 3.92's, a few toys
'80 Ram D150, 4x2, 400, 727, 3.55 9.25 Sure Grip
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