Took our '08 Rubicon to a trans shop to have the front axle seals replaced. I normally do all of my own work but I thought I'd leave this one to a pro.
He called and said both front axle u-joints were shot, which is probably what took out the seals. It made sense because my step-son (who is the primary driver of it) has been complaining about clunking/grinding on slow turns.
The guy told me that the front u-joints weren't replaceable and he would have to replace the outer axles. I didn't think much of it as I've run into that sort of thing before on other cars. A quick search, however, made me think that they were indeed replaceable. He charged me $125 each for the new parts.
He called back later and said he had 2 parts houses deliver the parts and none were right. He said he called the dealer and that there was a mid-year change on those front axles and that the kind we have are no longer available. There's a local place that manufactures them and we are picking them up for him this morning. Doing more research, I don't see any mention of a mid-year change. All of the outer axles seem to be the same for the Rubicon 08 through 17.
Am I being lied to?
He called and said both front axle u-joints were shot, which is probably what took out the seals. It made sense because my step-son (who is the primary driver of it) has been complaining about clunking/grinding on slow turns.
The guy told me that the front u-joints weren't replaceable and he would have to replace the outer axles. I didn't think much of it as I've run into that sort of thing before on other cars. A quick search, however, made me think that they were indeed replaceable. He charged me $125 each for the new parts.
He called back later and said he had 2 parts houses deliver the parts and none were right. He said he called the dealer and that there was a mid-year change on those front axles and that the kind we have are no longer available. There's a local place that manufactures them and we are picking them up for him this morning. Doing more research, I don't see any mention of a mid-year change. All of the outer axles seem to be the same for the Rubicon 08 through 17.
Am I being lied to?