> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Burgess <mike.burgess@akamail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 3:39 PM
> Subject: DML: Cracked Rear Axle
>
> > The tire shop pointed out a oil leak in my diff, and the dealer
> > says it's a crack in the axle. Yikes! They've ordered a new
> > axle/diff houseing, and will pull mine apart and rebuild it
> > in the new houseing. (I've got the ltd slip) How risky is this going
> > to to be, getting all the shims in the right places, and the gears
> > properly adjusted? Covered under warrenty, but - gulp - this
> > is the 2nd major item that's been done, I don't beat it hard, esp
> > for a truck. I first had the front upper A arm bushings go, they
> > replaced the whole A arm assy, now a rear axle case, I have 25,000
> > miles on a '98 CC 5.2L auto. The trans is holding up, and the motor
> > seems fine, but if I was footing the bill, this would start adding up
> > pretty quick..
> > Anyone else lose a axle like this?
> > PS only a 4x2
> > Mike
Mine has a pin-hole in one of the welded plugs that holds the rear axle to
the differential pot. The dealer won't fix it (1 drop of liquid steel).
It leaks just enough to stain an area about the size of two silver dollars
in 3000 miles. No drips onto the ground.
Warranty is up soon, then I'll have it fixed.
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, B.C.
Canada
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