I took my truck in to have it serviced the other day and was told my Dana 80 had to be rebuilt....
The rear end has a leaky pinion seal so I had asked them to check the gear oil level and give me a quote on replacing the seal.
They called me and said when they pulled the plug there was a lot of metal shavings on it and they felt there was bearings going out. They said that their fear was that if it was left that the pinion would back out and cause more damage. They also said that they guessed $1300 for pinion, carrier bearings and seals
This is a Dana 80 with 112,000 miles. There is no whining noise, no grinding, no clunk from excessive play.... Just a good metallic look to the gear oil.
I don't think the rear end has ever been serviced and gear oil changed. Is the metallic flakes in the oil a sure sign of something failing?
With no noise coming from the rear end should I wait see what happens? Or does it need to go in right now?
If I could get another 20, 30 , 50 K on it before the expense I sure would like to do that!
Any advice from the experts sure would be appreciated
The rear end has a leaky pinion seal so I had asked them to check the gear oil level and give me a quote on replacing the seal.
They called me and said when they pulled the plug there was a lot of metal shavings on it and they felt there was bearings going out. They said that their fear was that if it was left that the pinion would back out and cause more damage. They also said that they guessed $1300 for pinion, carrier bearings and seals
This is a Dana 80 with 112,000 miles. There is no whining noise, no grinding, no clunk from excessive play.... Just a good metallic look to the gear oil.
I don't think the rear end has ever been serviced and gear oil changed. Is the metallic flakes in the oil a sure sign of something failing?
With no noise coming from the rear end should I wait see what happens? Or does it need to go in right now?
If I could get another 20, 30 , 50 K on it before the expense I sure would like to do that!
Any advice from the experts sure would be appreciated