Took my car to my mechanic today to check out a grinding/clanging noise in the rear end. He told me that it's the differential and that it'd cost me around $400-$500 to replace everything in there. I'm positive he's not jerking me around on what needs to be done because I've been going to this guy for a while and he always triple checks to make sure he's not doing work and charging me for stuff I don't need. I just want to know if this is a good price. Thanks in advance guys.
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*Pam*
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Thats a good price if hes doing everything....clutches, bearings, seals, etc...if he's swapping in new gears, thats an even better price.96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
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If you have a nearby salvage yard you might want to go pick up a whole different rearend. You can typically get them complete, including the disc brakes for a couple hundred bucks. Bolt it in and you are all set!Tracy
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im wit him. just get a used rear end from a bone yard. mine ran me 150$ and it only has 20K on it. plus i got a better gear ratio 2. and it took4 hrs to swap(including removing the backin plates)Originally posted by TraceZ2009 Honda Civic EX- the daily beater
old toys - 1983 trans am, 1988 trans am, 1986 IROC-Z, 2002 Ram Off-Road, 1984 K10, 1988 Mustang GT, 2006 Silverado 2500HDComment
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Unfortunately I live in an apartment complex (I park on the street) and have no tools, so swapping out the rear end isn't really an option. Not to mention I'd have no idea what I was doing the whole time and would most likely screw it up worse. Thanks for the idea, it's just really not feasible for me.
*Pam*
2002 Firebird 3.8 A/T - all stock
1998 Ford Contour SVT #1578 of 6535Comment
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i did mine at my job. its all bolts and screws2009 Honda Civic EX- the daily beater
old toys - 1983 trans am, 1988 trans am, 1986 IROC-Z, 2002 Ram Off-Road, 1984 K10, 1988 Mustang GT, 2006 Silverado 2500HDComment
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When in doubt, enlist able bodied help, hehe. My sister's boyfriend knows some people with salvage yards and says he'll take a look for me, and if he finds one, he'll swap out the rear end for me. I should just take the one out of his Camaro when he's not looking, but I think he might notice when his car started making the noises he heard coming out of mine...
*Pam*
2002 Firebird 3.8 A/T - all stock
1998 Ford Contour SVT #1578 of 6535Comment
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hmm, sounds like his is on the wya out
2009 Honda Civic EX- the daily beater
old toys - 1983 trans am, 1988 trans am, 1986 IROC-Z, 2002 Ram Off-Road, 1984 K10, 1988 Mustang GT, 2006 Silverado 2500HDComment
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