Zundfolge
Always learning...
The dealer is not the way to go here. I don't understand why a rear end shop would not want to do it? There's nothing special about these rear ends.
Again, there is no such thing as a "safe" amount of time or distance. You basically have a ticking time bomb with an unknown fuse length.
It's a bear of a job. If you have time and inclination you can go for it, you'd still pay less for the work even buying the tools than paying a shop, but only if you can afford the downtime. This is a situation where harbor freight really comes through. I bought a press, and some of the other tools (plus I already had a dial indicator with magnetic base), and all said and done I probably spent about $600 including the rebuild kit. I'd consider it an advanced level job, but I did it and detailed as much as I could in my writeup, so it is at least possible for the diyer...
Again, there is no such thing as a "safe" amount of time or distance. You basically have a ticking time bomb with an unknown fuse length.
It's a bear of a job. If you have time and inclination you can go for it, you'd still pay less for the work even buying the tools than paying a shop, but only if you can afford the downtime. This is a situation where harbor freight really comes through. I bought a press, and some of the other tools (plus I already had a dial indicator with magnetic base), and all said and done I probably spent about $600 including the rebuild kit. I'd consider it an advanced level job, but I did it and detailed as much as I could in my writeup, so it is at least possible for the diyer...