That was 12 years ago. I'll have to look in my records.
Ok, I looked in a logbook. I wrote in $250 for a used carrier and $100 for bearings, etc. Don't remember if it has new gears. I think that 100$ covered that. I didnt see receipt but it is around somewhere. I don't know if those were projected costs or what I paid. I do know that I paid twice for someone to install it $250 labor and supplies first time and 290 second time. First mechanic could not get it set right and kept car two months. Dont forget to figure inflation.
Thanks, Scott! Were the gears used? I have a friend who does transmissions and rearends. He says it is very hard to get a used ring and pinion to track correctly.....for some reason.
I dont remember well but I think they may have been new. The first mechanic could not get the gear set up properly. Wrong spacing improper crush, lack of knowledge. I finally took the car from him and drove it to someone else. The gears howled and the case got hot. The second mechanic fixed it by using proper tools and knowhow. I am pretty sure he used the same gears as first mechanic since he only charged for labor and oil.
Since they were playing with the crush on the pinion gear collar, I think it must have been new gears.
Drew is right about using used gears, better off to buy a good set of Richmonds to be sure of proper seating & mesh. I was having my rear end built last year & the guy that built it told me that if I used a used gear he would not garantee that the rear end would not howl. Decided to get new ones & do it right the first time. Sometimes you can get lucky, but why take the chance? It would suck to build a rear end only to have to do it again, PITA to pull out again & time to get work done. DO IT RIGHT!!
DO IT RIGHT!!
