Re: Re: gear change

From: nosdakota (nosdakota@email.msn.com)
Date: Tue Oct 05 1999 - 07:12:38 EDT


that's about what I paid. around 500 without the diff (already had one) just
make sure the guy know his sh*t mine didn't and the rear only lasted about 9
months. he reused the ring gear bolts, the heads broke off and the rest is
obvious. never seen gear oil that color gray before
later
Joe W.
87 Shelby Charger 13.9
98 Dakota 13.1
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Kuzia <flyboy01@worldnet.att.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 10:55 PM
Subject: DML: Re: gear change

> It should cost you $200-260 for gears, $179-240 for a LS-diff, about
> $200-240 for labor including a total rebuild including bearings.
>
> Mark "Flyboy" Kuzia
> 99 Dakota Sport 5.2L, 5-speed, 3.92-SG
> 14.83 @ 93.37 mph
> flyboy01@worldnet.att.net
> http://home.att.net/~flyboy01/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Strigle <strigle@home.com>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 7:36 PM
> Subject: DML: gear change
>
>
> |Ug, I finally went into a shop to talk about swapping my rear 3.55
gears
> |for a 4.10 setup. I about decked the guy when he told me $1400. Am I
> |nuts or should the parts and labor be under $500? Thought someone said
the
> |gears were about $260.
> |
> |Anyone know of a good shop in Colorado / Wyomning / Kansas that can do it
> |cheaper? I've never swapped gears myself, Is it something that someone
> |with some mechanical ability could do or would it be best left to someone
> |that actually knows what they're doing? The local Dealership is staffed
by
> |morons, I won't let them near my gears, they can't even change oil
> without
> |causing problems.. ((they put about 2 quarts too much in, even though I
> |have 10 free oil changes I'll never use them.))
> |
> |Steve Strigle
> |99 Dakota SLT + various toys
> |
>
>



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