Well, wish me luck. Because if the dealership messes this up it will cost me up to $2k.
I have some work I can't do on my own due to tools but mostly due to a recent surgery recovery.
My pinion seal is leaking on the 9.25 Dodge corporate rearend on my 2005 Ram 1500. She runs fine with no noise, has new fluid changes.... just has a leak from age apparently. I am already acutely aware that if a guy doesn't really read the specs or pay attention to achieving a preload of 25in. Lbs without over crushing the already used condition crush sleeve inside.....that younwill have a messed up pinion in a certain mileage and find yourself back at the shop debating with them whether that noise was there before or after their hands were on it. But to add to that there was a recall P77 issued and performed to install a pinion nut retaining ring and set screws.
So they not only have actually pay attention to a careful preload recovery after replacing the pinion nut seal but they also have to properly reapply the recall procedure including a careful process of rightening the set screws at 5in.lbs increments to 45in. Lbs.
I am rural and the local shops don't have the corporate access or know how to offer me a viable alternative to the dealership shop.
I am acutely aware of dealerships in general (but NOT all) "lack of quality" despite having direct access to the exact special seevice tools, exact instructions on computer etc. But I am stuck with the dealer on this one. I obviously have not shared any of this concern at the dealership. One can anticipate the knee jerk gut reaction to the vehicle owner expressing something to the effect "Hey guys can you really watch the procedure/specs on this one." Such a thing would be taken as "what the F does he think he knows" followed by a little bit of rough behavior on the gas pedal during testing phase of job wrap-up.
So wish me luck, hopefully I get a guy who reads the bulletins and doesn't subscribe to the "good n' tight" church of impact wrench.
I have some work I can't do on my own due to tools but mostly due to a recent surgery recovery.
My pinion seal is leaking on the 9.25 Dodge corporate rearend on my 2005 Ram 1500. She runs fine with no noise, has new fluid changes.... just has a leak from age apparently. I am already acutely aware that if a guy doesn't really read the specs or pay attention to achieving a preload of 25in. Lbs without over crushing the already used condition crush sleeve inside.....that younwill have a messed up pinion in a certain mileage and find yourself back at the shop debating with them whether that noise was there before or after their hands were on it. But to add to that there was a recall P77 issued and performed to install a pinion nut retaining ring and set screws.
So they not only have actually pay attention to a careful preload recovery after replacing the pinion nut seal but they also have to properly reapply the recall procedure including a careful process of rightening the set screws at 5in.lbs increments to 45in. Lbs.
I am rural and the local shops don't have the corporate access or know how to offer me a viable alternative to the dealership shop.
I am acutely aware of dealerships in general (but NOT all) "lack of quality" despite having direct access to the exact special seevice tools, exact instructions on computer etc. But I am stuck with the dealer on this one. I obviously have not shared any of this concern at the dealership. One can anticipate the knee jerk gut reaction to the vehicle owner expressing something to the effect "Hey guys can you really watch the procedure/specs on this one." Such a thing would be taken as "what the F does he think he knows" followed by a little bit of rough behavior on the gas pedal during testing phase of job wrap-up.
So wish me luck, hopefully I get a guy who reads the bulletins and doesn't subscribe to the "good n' tight" church of impact wrench.
