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BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Megalos wrote:

Tomm ... it was a different shop that replaced the pinion seal. This is a transmission specialist shop that found the problem. They don't see any connection between the seal replacement and the wear on the bad bearing.

Marlon...I'd love to work in the factory, but then I'd get spoiled for all those nice tools and assembly lines. I'd have to spend a fortune on tools to make up for it. The reason I don't always pick up a tool at a work day is fear of screwing up someone elsewhere rig. I'm the good at alot of things...mechanics just isn't one of them.

Well they replaced the pinion seal right? Now the pinion bearing is defective right after seal replacement??!?!?!?!? Sounds like dude torqued it down incorrectly and caused the bearing failure.

Marlon_JBT wrote:

No excuses. Hart screwed mine up. I'm not mad at him.

The only thing I screwed up was not hitting you in the head with a solid object :goink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:32 am

Darn

Oh well
another day is dawning

TAHOE · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:43 am

BugginKJ wrote:

See the key word is donate, I'll give ya receipt for your taxes :jester:

Needs new axle, tires/wheel, hitch and lights................uhhhhmmmm what ya have is a frame and would like to get rid of some other junk that comes with it, not a trailer :ROTFL:

Well, if I can't get what I got into back, I will cut it up and replace flooring on my big trailer since this one has steel diamond plate flooring. Then I use remaining carcass and make heavy duty yard trailer for my tractor.

Megalos · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:43 am

BugginKJ wrote:

Megalos wrote:

Tomm ... it was a different shop that replaced the pinion seal. This is a transmission specialist shop that found the problem. They don't see any connection between the seal replacement and the wear on the bad bearing.

Well they replaced the pinion seal right? Now the pinion bearing is defective right after seal replacement??!?!?!?!? Sounds like dude torqued it down incorrectly and caused the bearing failure.

How do I prove that to the first place though. It's not like they're just going to fess up to making a mistake. Do you know of anything I can look for on the damaged part to indicate whether it was the seal job or just wear and tear. I hope to get it back today. I'll try and post a picture of the bad part.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:51 am

Kind of hard to say they did it or not of course they will never say that but if the race was bad they should of checked/replaced it who knows what they did when they repleced the seal

and on another note

THANKS HART :!:

Had a very productive morning here, lots of great welding/little fab work and all looks great !
Took a vacation day so taking myself out to lunch, and enjoying the day. Even have my wifely chores done already, washed some sheets etc and they are hanging out on the clothesline. :pepper:

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Megalos wrote:

How do I prove that to the first place though. It's not like they're just going to fess up to making a mistake. Do you know of anything I can look for on the damaged part to indicate whether it was the seal job or just wear and tear. I hope to get it back today. I'll try and post a picture of the bad part.

Well Tom said it, they should have found it if bad at the time of pinion seal change. Where the trouble comes in is, they did the seal and assuming at the time the bearing was good, how is it that the bearing goes bad what a few days, weeks? after the seal job?????? That points to improper torque to the pinion nut and they just didn't do it right ORRR it is one very weird happening that the bearing went bad soon there after :shock:

Buy a lotto ticket if the later is true........
My spelling sucks :shock:

So does droppin my last lemon on the floor eagerly awaiting the last shot :cry:

tommudd wrote:

THANKS HART :!:

Had a very productive morning here, lots of great welding/little fab work and all looks great !
Took a vacation day so taking myself out to lunch, and enjoying the day. Even have my wifely chores done already, washed some sheets etc and they are hanging out on the clothesline. :pepper:

No problem at all, enjoyed myself. I just wish like all heck that money tree would bloom in your back yard so we can get a 220 welder :jester:

Cap it off with a great ride! Had to stay off the real open roads because of them winds! Man at times I was blown dang near a whole lane which adds major to the pucker factor as ya see a nice shiney chrome bumper and a 24.5 steer tire keepin pace with ya out the corner of your eye :shock:

It's also a darn good thing I was all puckered up because as soon as I got off the bike I think I messed :ROTFL:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:14 pm

It has been windy for sure, hung my sheets out and I thought the whole clothes line thing was going to take off for Mars!

Got the rear bumper sanded down, primed/ painted with hammer tone black which actually looks gray to me but :roll:

I think the new fenders will be hammer tone as well along with the ARB
She is sitting out on the sun right now warming up and drying good before it goes back together.
So far
install can/hi-lift carrier w/ Hart
do laundry
take myself out to lunch at the Wing Station
buy paint at the local hardware store and stroll around in there
sand down the rear bumper
prime
paint three coats
stand back and drink a root beer and smile
what better day do ya want

Oh and Tahoe, you'll like this
looked at new Chevrolets today , the Cruze model, small but not bad ( for a car)

Megalos · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:44 pm

tommudd wrote:

Oh and Tahoe, you'll like this
looked at new Chevrolets today , the Cruze model, small but not bad ( for a car)

Funny...that's what my mother is driving...I think you two are in the same age bracket. :goink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:12 pm

Ha ha funny guy
someday you may need some help again

But then thinking about this, is your Mother single? :wink:

Megalos · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:15 pm

Tom...you have a bad ticker and she's a Cuban woman...you'd never make it! :pepper:

Here's the culprit...what do you all think?

The damaged area covers about 2/3 of the circumference. Could this have happened in just a couple of days (50miles of driving) after the pinion seal job?

Megalos · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:17 pm

I'd also like to point out that I did not want that table cloth...

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

I would say the bearing is what cause the seal to go bad.

Megalos · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:51 pm

So its not likely that the pinion seal job caused the damage? Guess I'll go buy that lottery ticket.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:06 pm

BugginKJ wrote:

I would say the bearing is what cause the seal to go bad.

More than likely

and my ticker is doing pretty good now so up for anything :ROTFL:

Larry stopped by to check out my revised rear bumper
He said it was " Alright, but looked like it would take up a lot more room when trying to park." Had to show him the carriers do fold in when driving :banghead:

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:58 am

GOODMORNING OHIO

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Megalos wrote:

So its not likely that the pinion seal job caused the damage? Guess I'll go buy that lottery ticket.

What I am saying is that the bearing was defective at the time of the seal replacement, the "mechanic" just didn't look beyond his nose to see if or what anything else may have caused the seal to go bad, which in your case in my opinion was the bearing. Sucks paying for something twice.

tommudd wrote:

Had to show him the carriers do fold in when driving :banghead:

Say it isn't so! :shock:

Ya gotta be messin :ROTFL:

and a very GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNIN back at ya!
:pepper:

Megalos · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:39 am

BUENOS DIAS!!!!

First morning driving the fixed jeep...Ahhhhhhhhhhh.

Megalos · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:41 am

Recalled rear LCAs being replaced next Wednesday morning. I'm so sick of shops already!

TAHOE · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:10 am

Tom, you'll smarten up ones of these days, sounds like it's finally starting to happen... :mrgreen:

Oh, and yes, the hammertone black has a gray cast to it, I think it's from the chemicals that cause it to separate giving the hammertone look.

less than two days I will be outta here for 8. Going south to get on a big ole boat to float in a big ole swiiming pool for a few days :BANANA:

tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:02 pm

tommudd wrote:

GOODMORNING OHIO

Good evening Barcelona.. :-)r

Well...zero interest in the TJ or the KJ...so I got me a set of 31" for the TJ. And a set of Pro-Comp shiny ones. All used, so cheap. :wink:

As long as I have it may as well enjoy it :SOMBRERO:

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