truck is back from stealership
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11-11-2005, 04:14 AM
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truck is back from stealership
I took my truck in to have the rear differential checked out as I had a nasty clunk and it seemed to have a lot of back lash, and a few other little items like checking my front hubs etc. Well all I can say is guys take good care of the driveshafts. The new one cost me 550 bucks. The old one the splines were worn very badly. I always greased it and took care of it so I was a little amazed until the tech said look at the new one and it is so much beefier than the old one. He said that in the early 99's they had a problem with them and the new one is the new style for them. They also didn't like the Redline Shockproof oil in the diff. and of course the new oil I ordered isn't here yet so I got the joy of paying them 20 bucks a quart for Exxon yellow stuff. I had a vacumn switch leaking for the 4x4 and that was allowing the hubs to patially lock when it was leaking. so after I got home with it I checked and the hub was partially locked again. I'm going to take it apart and clean and lube it today. What should I use for a lube on them?
Even after I paid the bill at the dealer, I still love my truck and wouldn't trade it for another, and this forum has been great to learn from, thanks guys!
Even after I paid the bill at the dealer, I still love my truck and wouldn't trade it for another, and this forum has been great to learn from, thanks guys!
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I was having a hard time with mine too.All i did was sprayed some PB blaster in a cup,then droped the hub in over night.The next day i pulled it out and dryed it off with the compressor.Has been working good sence then.Also check out the end of the hub,theres a small strip of metal flaks (thats what it looks like) mine where full of crap.Blow that out,then try them again to see if they work good after that.
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11-11-2005, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by celjel
I took my truck in to have the rear differential checked out as I had a nasty clunk and it seemed to have a lot of back lash, and a few other little items like checking my front hubs etc. Well all I can say is guys take good care of the driveshafts. The new one cost me 550 bucks. The old one the splines were worn very badly. I always greased it and took care of it so I was a little amazed until the tech said look at the new one and it is so much beefier than the old one. He said that in the early 99's they had a problem with them and the new one is the new style for them. They also didn't like the Redline Shockproof oil in the diff. and of course the new oil I ordered isn't here yet so I got the joy of paying them 20 bucks a quart for Exxon yellow stuff. I had a vacumn switch leaking for the 4x4 and that was allowing the hubs to patially lock when it was leaking. so after I got home with it I checked and the hub was partially locked again. I'm going to take it apart and clean and lube it today. What should I use for a lube on them?
Even after I paid the bill at the dealer, I still love my truck and wouldn't trade it for another, and this forum has been great to learn from, thanks guys!
Even after I paid the bill at the dealer, I still love my truck and wouldn't trade it for another, and this forum has been great to learn from, thanks guys!