Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 I need a little info,if there is. My sons 03 trailblazer was making noise and leaked gear oil on his left front axle seal After pulling the axle and seal ,I found his bearings and carrier,differential were bad. Anybody ever change one ?
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 I need a little info,if there is. My sons 03 trailblazer was making noise and leaked gear oil on his left front axle seal After pulling the axle and seal ,I found his bearings and carrier,differential were bad. Anybody ever change one ? No. I don't have the special bearing removal tool. I am pretty sure you need special tools to do the job?
Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 I don't know,I heard you have to take down the oil pan and jack up the engine ? Can`t find a site with any info.
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 I don't know,I heard you have to take down the oil pan and jack up the engine ? Can`t find a site with any info. Not sure... Outta my league. I just dropped/fried my transmission on my Jeep right before Thanksgiving, had to have the thing get a master rebuild.... 1,000 bucks in parts, 1,000 bucks in labor... OUCH! No way I am doing that beast, got me over a barrel! What about the Haynes Manual... Will it have something like that in there?
Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 14, 2014 Author Posted January 14, 2014 Might have to bite the bullet,on this one. I`ve changed a couple of standard trannys ,put in clutches,changed my truck engine,but this looks like a pain. Getting a used one tomorrow for $250. Has only 60,000.
BuffaloBud Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Did you search for any YouTube videos or a owner forum for assistance?
DC Tom Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 "Any doctors out there? My dad was having heart palpitations, so I cracked his chest and found an arterial blockage. Anyone ever put in a stent?" Really...you've pulled the axle and the seal, and seen the bearings and diff are damaged. You're well beyond the "internet advice" stage of this activity. Good luck.
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 "Any doctors out there? My dad was having heart palpitations, so I cracked his chest and found an arterial blockage. Anyone ever put in a stent?" Really...you've pulled the axle and the seal, and seen the bearings and diff are damaged. You're well beyond the "internet advice" stage of this activity. Good luck.
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Try here and look for really old guys: http://www.cityofmechanicsville.net . . . a petition by local citizens was presented to the Cedar County Court for incorporation of the towns of Iroquois and Mechanicsville into a single town to be known as Mechanicsville. This name had been chosen because most of the men in the early days of settlement were mechanics.
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) "Any doctors out there? My dad was having heart palpitations, so I cracked his chest and found an arterial blockage. Anyone ever put in a stent?" Really...you've pulled the axle and the seal, and seen the bearings and diff are damaged. You're well beyond the "internet advice" stage of this activity. Good luck. Your analogy is stupid. Don't be an idiot. :-P :-P You are the guy that didn't want to dig around your house and shelled out bukoo bucks to hire an excavator. I paid 2 grand for a rebuild on a transmission. To each his own. Your argument doesn't really hold water, it is a simple machine. The vehicle doesn't go and it is over 10 years old. If it isn't that important to get it up and running (he said it was his son's vehicle), meaning they have another vehicle to use in the meantime. Why not crack into it? See what you can do. Anyway, like they said, they are going to spend the 250 and get a used one, bolt it up and go. If he took it to a mechanic, he is probably looking @ over a grand. How much is the car worth? Not a bad plan for an old machine. What more can they do to it? Heck, maybe they bolt up the used one and now have time to rebuild the old one. Keep it or sell that one to somebody. If a used one is going for 250, gotta be dirt cheap to rebuild themselves. ?? Maybe they figured somebody would know... Nothing is really that complicated, it is about having the tools and time to figure it out. Some people just roll that way. I had guys @ work offer to bolt up a used transmission on my vehicle. They were like: "No way I am spending 2 grand on a rebuild!" I am like: "Great, but I preferred spending the extra grand, getting a 24k/2yr warranty and not dealing w/the headache... Oh, and have it next week." Maybe some people just don't have the means (he said it was his son's) or don't want to spend it on the SERVICE. Edited January 14, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Your analogy is stupid. Don't be an idiot. :-P :-P You are the guy that didn't want to dig around your house and shelled out bukoo bucks to hire an excavator. I paid 2 grand for a rebuild on a transmission. To each his own. Is that what Buckaroo Bonzai spends when he's out fighting aliens??
boyst Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Go to your NAPA or ORielly or small local parts place where you buy it on your own. Strike up a convo with the guys on what you need. Talk to someone over 40, make sure they have dirty hands and most importantly, make sure they ask YOU a lot of questions about the vehicle. That's the guy who will tell you how to do or know who to get you to that can. DIY is 50% doing it, 50% gathering information from experienced folks. Avoid Auto zone advance or carquest unless you know you have someone there to trust.
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Is that what Buckaroo Bonzai spends when he's out fighting aliens?? Too funny, ha! Yeah! How do you spell (pronounced): boo-coo (slang for much/many). I don't use that word nearly enough, I must not have much of anything. ;-)
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Too funny, ha! Yeah! How do you spell (pronounced): boo-coo (slang for much/many). I don't use that word nearly enough, I must not have much of anything. ;-) Beaucoup.
DC Tom Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Your analogy is stupid. Don't be an idiot. :-P :-P You are the guy that didn't want to dig around your house and shelled out bukoo bucks to hire an excavator. I paid 2 grand for a rebuild on a transmission. To each his own. Your argument doesn't really hold water, it is a simple machine. The vehicle doesn't go and it is over 10 years old. If it isn't that important to get it up and running (he said it was his son's vehicle), meaning they have another vehicle to use in the meantime. Why not crack into it? See what you can do. Anyway, like they said, they are going to spend the 250 and get a used one, bolt it up and go. If he took it to a mechanic, he is probably looking @ over a grand. How much is the car worth? Not a bad plan for an old machine. What more can they do to it? Heck, maybe they bolt up the used one and now have time to rebuild the old one. Keep it or sell that one to somebody. If a used one is going for 250, gotta be dirt cheap to rebuild themselves. ?? Maybe they figured somebody would know... Nothing is really that complicated, it is about having the tools and time to figure it out. Some people just roll that way. I had guys @ work offer to bolt up a used transmission on my vehicle. They were like: "No way I am spending 2 grand on a rebuild!" I am like: "Great, but I preferred spending the extra grand, getting a 24k/2yr warranty and not dealing w/the headache... Oh, and have it next week." Maybe some people just don't have the means (he said it was his son's) or don't want to spend it on the SERVICE. My point being that when you're up to your elbows in a job and THEN decide "hey, maybe I need some advice," you might need to rethink your problem-solving paradigm. Way to miss it. And what the !@#$ are you talking about, digging around my house? Even if I HAD, I wouldn't have gotten halfway through the job and said "Hey, maybe I should have someone mark out the gas line."
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) My point being that when you're up to your elbows in a job and THEN decide "hey, maybe I need some advice," you might need to rethink your problem-solving paradigm. Way to miss it. And what the !@#$ are you talking about, digging around my house? Even if I HAD, I wouldn't have gotten halfway through the job and said "Hey, maybe I should have someone mark out the gas line." It is only an axle and diff. It isn't like landing on the moon. He's biting the bullet and getting one he can just bolt up (60k miles on it). Way to over think this! Sorry, I must be mistaken... I thought JiA gave you crap a bunch of years ago for not doing your own exacavation... Must have been somebody else that didn't want to save a ton of money. Edited January 15, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois
DC Tom Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 It is only an axle and diff. It isn't like landing on the moon. He's biting the bullet and getting one he can just bolt up (60k miles on it). Way to over think this! Still not getting the point! Re-read my post and try again.
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