So I have a rear main seal leak and I've been reading post on how to do it. I see it's alot Easier than other cars, since you don't have to take off the tranny. But I was just wondering how long it would take and would it be easier to just pay someone???

 

Look on you tube there a guy that does a two part video on how exactly to do it

 

Thanks just watched ps osama just died, leh go

 

It's always easier to pay someone else to do it, but it's not that tough of a job.

 

about dam time..!!! i was just sitting here and i heard that on the tv..
i was finally ecited about something our government did lol

 

Plan 4-8 hours basic hand tools.. You are absolutely POSITIVE that the leak is NOT coming from the valve cover or Oil filter areas. Hate to see another Jeeper waste a day doing 30 minutes work.

 

My local shop quoted $195 to replace rear main. Napa sells them for $32. Its not a hard job...just depends on how valuable your time is I guess.

 

195 bucks to do it? I would pay that much to have it done. The seal is 30 something, six quarts of oil and a filter will be about 25 bucks, oilpan gasket somewhere around 40 bones, totally worth paying to have it done for you with some sort of warranty.

 

I have done it twice and would gladly pay up to 300 for someone else to deal with it.

My tip is ... don't use RTV! Either use the Mopar crap or Loctite 518.

 

I agree it comes down to what you need more, your time or your money. I intend to do it myself this summer but I want the knowledge as well as I will change the oil pump too. So I may end up spending the same amount but its just a preference, hey I may never want to do it again!!

 

195 dollars thats alot of money now days,if you have alift kit its much easier id do it for 100,00 to bad you not around my parts

 

this depends on you repair background its not difficult at all ,it is however a repair that has to be perfect first time .

 

ok well the reason i dont want to do it is just i dont really have the time. and for 195 i would hop all over that....i had someone try to tell me it would be like 1k to fix. im sure its the rear main seal..ive already replaced the oil filter adaptor gasket