Dub-NUb
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Hello all, new to the forum and looking for guidance, help, whatever you wish to call it.
We have a 2007 hummer H3. has been great with only a few issues such as water pump bearing going out (replaced), a check engine light for an evap leak (found the cracked line but haven't fixed). The car is 122k miles on it and the other day my fiance mentioned that it was making a strange noise.
Upon a quick view it sounded like that brakes sound like when pad is rubbing against the disk, like metal trying to stop metal. I did a little investigation by putting front wheel in the air, taking off front driveshaft and checking the u-joints on it. They were okay. But when i spun the wheels i noticed the sound came from the inside of diff right where the yoke is. It is more noticeable when it is low speed.
If i drive for a while at high speed the noise isn't as prominent after coming into city traffic. I know the front diff bushing needs replacing and i have read that excessive movement in it will cause the pinion bearing to get shot.
SO here is where i stand. I have received a quote from a reputable place locally for a repair. They quoted $2,700 for a used unit, or $3,000 for a jasper remanufactured unit. I have searched car-part.com at junk yards around the area but they ALL seem to have horrible reviews for customer service and are at least 200+ miles away. My local dealer is quoting $1,025 to replace the pinion bearings, crush sleeve, pinion seal, pinion nut, sealant, fluid.
My experience in auto fixing is quiet high and I can take on just about any task, but differential and automatic transmissions is one thing i hate doing BUT with pricing like that i may just undertake this myself.
Anyone have suggestions?
We have a 2007 hummer H3. has been great with only a few issues such as water pump bearing going out (replaced), a check engine light for an evap leak (found the cracked line but haven't fixed). The car is 122k miles on it and the other day my fiance mentioned that it was making a strange noise.
Upon a quick view it sounded like that brakes sound like when pad is rubbing against the disk, like metal trying to stop metal. I did a little investigation by putting front wheel in the air, taking off front driveshaft and checking the u-joints on it. They were okay. But when i spun the wheels i noticed the sound came from the inside of diff right where the yoke is. It is more noticeable when it is low speed.
If i drive for a while at high speed the noise isn't as prominent after coming into city traffic. I know the front diff bushing needs replacing and i have read that excessive movement in it will cause the pinion bearing to get shot.
SO here is where i stand. I have received a quote from a reputable place locally for a repair. They quoted $2,700 for a used unit, or $3,000 for a jasper remanufactured unit. I have searched car-part.com at junk yards around the area but they ALL seem to have horrible reviews for customer service and are at least 200+ miles away. My local dealer is quoting $1,025 to replace the pinion bearings, crush sleeve, pinion seal, pinion nut, sealant, fluid.
My experience in auto fixing is quiet high and I can take on just about any task, but differential and automatic transmissions is one thing i hate doing BUT with pricing like that i may just undertake this myself.
Anyone have suggestions?
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