well I found out today that my rear pinion seal is bad. So I took it to the stealership to get it fixed they said it would be $150 to $200. the truck is still under an extended warranty but the deductible is $150 so the extended warranty is pointless for this. I would try and fix it myself but I'm at my mother in laws and I don't have my tools (they are on there way to alaska). Has anybody had this problem before?

 

i havent on my truck but i see it all the time on ford trucks at work.. Its a realy easy fix i bet you could get a better deal at a private shop

 

Dodges 9.25" rear end is notorious for the pinion seals leaking.

 

150-200, that means, what, $20 for the seal and two hours labor?? labor rates kill me man.

 

yea at work we charge 104 bucks an hour for just labor. and a pinion seal sounds like about an hour

 

I had mine done at the dealer. They charged me $65.

 

You can do it your self. all you will need is a new seal, 1 or 2 quarts of diff lube and a torque wrench. save your self a bunch of cash.

 

In the original post, he indicates that his tools are on their way to Alaska.

Marc, I would look into a private shop...if possible. They will typically always beat out a dealership in overall price. I would still specify an oem seal. If thats not possible, Felpro seals would be my next recommendation.

 

I had bought a seal and the oil but then I looked at the process on the service manual and I realized that I really don't have the stuff to do it so it's at the dealer and they are gonna call me tomorrow with all the info

 

And yeah the seal was $16 and royal purple gear oil was $20 so I'm gonna have them use the royal purple oil and the seal I bought