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Re: UPDATE 2 with Pictures of the DIFF -- Replacing rear bearings on a Dodge pickup?
| Ignoramus937 | 23 Sep 2006 16:58 |
>> >3. There was one foreign object on the bottom, see
>> >
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> didn't seem to be surprised about it. They had to have a carrier brought
> down from Detroit, and they gave me a loaner until it was done.
How did they know that the diff was trashed? How can I find out if
mine is trashed? Did you see the pictures, does it suggest that it is
in a good shape, bad shape, or perhaps it cannot be easily determined?
Besides that little piece, I did not find any other large objects in
the diff, but plenty of metal dust.
i
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| BDK | 23 Sep 2006 16:38 |
> >3. There was one foreign object on the bottom, see
> >
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Durango and he had to take it in for a rebuild under extended warranty. I'll
> find out exactly what they had to replace and get back to you.
My Ram had a very similar looking piece fall out when the cover was
removed during what was supposed to be a normal 24K fluid change. Pretty
much everything inside the diff was trashed, gears, bearings, etc. They
didn't seem to be surprised about it. They had to have a carrier brought
down from Detroit, and they gave me a loaner until it was done.
BDK
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| Jeff Burke | 23 Sep 2006 16:20 |
>3. There was one foreign object on the bottom, see
>
> http://tinyurl.com/zr8zg
A friend of mine found that exact same piece while doing a lube change on his
Durango and he had to take it in for a rebuild under extended warranty. I'll
find out exactly what they had to replace and get back to you.
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| Ignoramus937 | 23 Sep 2006 16:11 |
I decided to take pictures as I go along. See
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Automotive/Drivetrain-Noise-In-Dodge-RAM-1500-Pickup/
Some findings as I opened up the differential.
1. It is full of gear oil. (means my oil change 2 years ago was successful)
2. On the bottom there is some amount of of, like, 100 grit metal
dust, settled down.
3. There was one foreign object on the bottom, see
http://tinyurl.com/zr8zg
4. The gears and such, do not seem to have any unusual damage.
i
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