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Thread: Western Melb Suburbs - Need a trustworthy mechanic to look over my drive train

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    Western Melb Suburbs - Need a trustworthy mechanic to look over my drive train

    By the sounds of it its most likely to be the gearbox bearings but i can't be 100% sure without hearing it. BUT it could also be a thrust bearing or spigot bearing and if i was doing the job it would be a strip and quote because you won't know if its due to a clutch fault or internal gearbox fault.

    If you can't do any of the work yourself i would be prepared for bill of up to 5g's as an extreme worst case!!

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    Missed my point buy a reco kit Bearings etc from Terrain tamer, Roo Dogs etc And do it yourself
    that will save you heaps, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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    A mate and I were considering at least pulling the box out and doing a box swap ourselves but without access to a garage at the moment and living on the opposite side of the city to him, It's gonna be easier to pay someone to do it. I'm prepared to pay up to $5g's and I've saved a good few pays in preparation for it. I don't think I have the where with all to do a reco myself.

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    PM me with your plan of attack may be able to help out
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    Quote Originally Posted by threedogs View Post
    PM me with your plan of attack may be able to help out
    Hehe. And what you gunna do TD? Bring over your chair and pointing stick...Sorry mate I had to say it.
    To the OP. Have you dumped the oil and had a gander? If the oil is clean'ish and not full of crap your problem may lie elsewhere. Dead thrust bearing could be the culprit. Dump the oil I say first.

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    Well, took it to 4x4 Obsession and they've found the issue is actually the diff. Chipped teeth on the pinion apparently although I'm scratching my head thinking of how the fuck that could have happened. Tailshaft slip yoke I'm told is stuffed. Used diff and tailshaft are being sourced now and once it's driveable again the mech will have another listen/look for the slight whine in the higher gears that I mentioned. He couldn't hear it over the clatter of the fucked diff.

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    Just another thought. I had a clatter or clang noise in the drive train. Two Mechanics diagnosed it as the diff, so I changed it out. Lo and behold, the noise was still there. It turned out to be the the wrong fluid in the transfer case. Might be worth checking.
    My advice is: not to follow my advice.

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    Interesting, how often should it be changed? I have no idea when the previous owner changed fluids and i've only done 5k in it myself.

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    That depends on how you treat it eg; lots of river crossings after hard up and down hills and so on....

    Oil is cheap insurance... the last time I got a shop to change all oil front to back it cost me $300, now I do it all myself and the engine oil I do at 5000km and the gearbox and diffs at about 20,000km but if I have given it a hard time I might do it sooner..

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    I think I'll put it on my list of things to do pretty soon assuming the diff ends up being the only issue.

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