Jeep Dawg, I definitely feel your pain because I'm also on my third set of CV's and I'm at 130,000 miles. I'm beginning to think I'll be going through this every 11 months at the rate I put mileage on. Frustrating is an understatement. If anyone has a solution, I'd like to know. I've owned Jeeps all my life and this is crazy.

BEND OVER HERE IT COMES AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yea I rack on any where from 200 to 350 a day.

If the other side goes on my I am gonna go to napa or some place that sells the drive shaft and learn how to do it my self. Like some one here siad before.
If I can do a frankenlift, then I am sure a drive shaft is not much of a deal.
I just picked up a hyames manual lastnight. ENOUGH OF THE DEALER pulling their CRAP!
I am so sick of it. If it not one thing, it's another way of them figuring out a way to deny a warranty repair.

BOHICA! I haven't heard that in a while! Be sure to request Vasoline!

Terry

Not many know that phrase,that was our shop motto in Afganistan till our CO found out what it ment,then we changed it to "can't fix stupid",he didn't like that much either .

Take along something to persuade them that they are wrong. See below!

Terry

I see where you have your old rims and tires for sale.


SWITCH them out BEFORE you go back to the dealership.

Put the old one on and see if they deny the claim then.
Or go to another stealership.

Better yet, learn how to do it yourself.

Yesterday I had to bring my KJ back to the dealer for the same problem that I had less than 12 months ago.
I had some hard knocking noise from my driver’s front drive shaft. The dealer called me this morning and said, you have the same problem that you had 9 months ago. CV's and drive shaft need to be replaced. I said ok cool it should be covered for the 1 year or 12k mile warranty repair. He said it should be but it is not. I asked him to explain why this is. He told me it is because of your lift and tires. He said the Moab rims were not ment for the KJ and the 245/75 either. I told him that I put them on Monday. He said well there you go that was your problem. I then said to him, your telling me that in 3 days I blowout my CV's and drive shaft on the same side? YES he said. Then I asked, well tell me this, how come my passenger’s side NEVER FAILED YET?
He had nothing to say about it.

The dealer just looks for way to deny any repair under warranty.

OH YEA, the last time I brought it in for that problem, I had just gotten done wheeling with some N-E KJ guys and the dealer said well you were 4wheeling and that caused the problem.

If the KJ sat for 6miillion years, they would say well it is because you did not drive it for long periods of time.

I think they messed up of it was a defective part. I really did not do much wheeling after they replaced the last time. So I do not know why it went bad again unless it was defective in the 1st place

Yesterday I had to bring my KJ back to the dealer for the same problem that I had less than 12 months ago.
I had some hard knocking noise from my driver’s front drive shaft. The dealer called me this morning and said, you have the same problem that you had 9 months ago. CV's and drive shaft need to be replaced. I said ok cool it should be covered for the 1 year or 12k mile warranty repair. He said it should be but it is not. I asked him to explain why this is. He told me it is because of your lift and tires. He said the Moab rims were not ment for the KJ and the 245/75 either. I told him that I put them on Monday. He said well there you go that was your problem. I then said to him, your telling me that in 3 days I blowout my CV's and drive shaft on the same side? YES he said. Then I asked, well tell me this, how come my passenger’s side NEVER FAILED YET?
He had nothing to say about it.

The dealer just looks for way to deny any repair under warranty.

OH YEA, the last time I brought it in for that problem, I had just gotten done wheeling with some N-E KJ guys and the dealer said well you were 4wheeling and that caused the problem.

If the KJ sat for 6miillion years, they would say well it is because you did not drive it for long periods of time.

I think they messed up of it was a defective part. I really did not do much wheeling after they replaced the last time. So I do not know why it went bad again unless it was defective in the 1st place

Helpful info for ya!!

"Symptoms of a faulty wheel bearing include a growling or metal-to-metal noise from one of the wheels while the vehicle is moving, wandering steering, or a seized wheel."

http://www.carcare.org/Drivetrain/bearings.shtml
http://www.carcare.org/Drivetrain/cv_joints.shtml
http://www.carcare.org/Drivetrain/drive_shaft.shtml

Dawg, i'm having the exact same problem with my KJ and same experience w/the stealership. Long story short, i am taking the KJ to a Jeep specialty shop since the stealership won't honor the 1yr warranty. i had this shop install my Detroit TT. They had to machine the stock carrier bolts to finish the job, adding about 2.5hrs labor, and they still charged $300 less than the stealership's estimate! i will NEVER GO TO THE STEALERSHIP AGAIN! ! !

BTW, for all you Jeepers in the Fox Valley area (Chicago, IL) go to Lou's Jeep Sales & Service in Geneva! ! ! www.lousjeep.com

A fellow Aussie sheered off his front left drive shaft and was quoted ..........( I crap you not ) $2800.00 for the one left hand axel incluing CV's..........He ended up get both L&R secondhand for $2100.00...but still, I came across this..

http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=10856 ... 11921+9274


Has anyone bought from there??/ or know a better price and place to get complete front axels?????


cmohr