Already need to start off by asking a whopper..... I have a 2003 dodge ram the rear end is shot!!! Need to veryify if the dealer is full of crap.. do they still make the rebuild kit? Hes saying $7075 to rebuild my rear end because he has to piece it together!!! True or False???? 2003 dodge ram 1500 2wd 4.7L automatic SLT

 

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how do I post in them?
I can see them but wheres the post area?

 

7,075 bucks they are taking you for a ride trying too anyway you can find a whole rear end for 700 to 900

 

Id would like to think they are not. Its a lot of money... but he says the kit to rebuild the rear end doesn't exsist. But I think he is over pricing... Its a dealership. You think they would risk that?

 

Motive makes a rebuild kit and a master kit. Runs about $125-150ish. I know because I bought one recently and rebuilt my rear end. $7k sounds like all dealer prices which are already skyjacked.

It depends on the extent of your damage and what all needs to be replaced like gears, differential, axles, housing, ect.

I would either buy a used rear end for several hundred as mentioned above or find another shop to get a quote

 

dodge may not make the kit anymore, but even then that is steep. Go to a transmission/differential shop and get a quote

 

7 grand!?!?! are they smoking crack??? I was quoted $1000 to rebuild mine and regear it from the shop down the street.

 

Are they quoting me this because im in hawaii. Or because they know the warrenty company (MAY) cover it. Come to find out, the mechanic said the " cap bolts" carrier or retainer cap bolts im not sure if im saying the right part. Whichever part in the rear end that holds all the gears tight, well he took them off withb his finger. So its a labor issue from the previous mechanic that "rebuilt my rear end". And only charged $1033.