Re: Re: Re: gear change

From: Aaron (acolona@i-55.com)
Date: Tue Oct 05 1999 - 08:29:04 EDT


anyone seen a better price for the powertrax? a friend of mine told me he
saw it for like 200+ somewhere but I don't remember where? Where has
everyone who has bought one been buying them from? happy with it? any cons?
trouble with installation?

Thanks
Aaron C.

----- Original Message -----
From: nosdakota <nosdakota@email.msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 6:12 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: gear change

> 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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