Posted by fixerupper on July 02, 2013 at 20:09:34 from (100.42.82.30):
I had a reputable shop put new gears in the rear end of my 98 Dodge dually sometime last winter, I don't remember exactly when without getting out the papers. I decided on new gears and bearings in the pumpkin. Cost me a bundle but at least I know what I have. Go forward to two days ago when I drove it in the yard, turned, stopped, put it in reverse, and no movement. Let the clutch out and nothing. Got out, walked around to the drivers side and the drivers side duals were half way out from under the flatbed. The wheel bearing was in pieces and burned blue. This thing has maybe 1000 miles on it since the rear end job. I picked the rear of the pickup up with the loader and a chain and pushed it in the shop. Pulled the right axle out and it was bone dry all the way in to the pumpkin. After I got everything off the right side, including torching the outer race, I moved over to the driver's side. Everything was bone dry there too. The bearings were dry and so was the axle tube and shaft. I pulled the fill plug on the pumpkin and the oil was maybe 3/4" below the hole. I'm thinking when they put this thing together they just filled the pumpkin and shoved it out the door without tipping the pickup to one side and then the other or overfilling through the vent to flow oil out into the tubes. There are no leaks. The pinion seal is dry and the wheel hubs were dry inside so nothing was getting away. I had thought about having it towed back to the shop that did the diff work but it needed rear brakes bad so this gave me the chance to do that job myself. And if they would balk on this and not honor their work I'd be out the towing bill besides the parts. I've done business with this place for many years off-and-on and haven't had any trouble with them in the past so I'm going to gather up all the dark blue colored parts, and my bill for the bearings and go have a chat with them. I did take pics with the cell phone, showing the dark blue axle. The bluing is only on the surface so I don't think the axle is weakened. Four bearings and two seals didn't cost me all that much and it was time for brakes anyway so it's not worth getting in a big huff when I talk to them. They have done me some favors in the past. I'm not ranting here. Just letting off steam! Jim
Oh yes, the teflan lined self locking 2" fine thread nuts that go on the end of the rear spindles were $55.00 APIECE and it was hard to find a Dodge dealer that had any. I was lucky and only had to drive 65 miles to Fort Dodge to get them. That dealer had these two nuts on the shelf for 8 years. I'll betcha that $55 was TODAY'S price.
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