Cost to install R+P front and rear?

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Aug 15, 2011 | 08:01 PM

#16

N20jeep

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From: Jacksonville, FL

Year: 92

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by 250kcherokee

Hmm if these prices hold true around here I might have to rethink a gear install. I thought it was more than that.

if you have a shop do the gear job for you then it should range between 1000-1500 for parts and labor depending on the shop for both axles

Aug 15, 2011 | 08:20 PM

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dev_daddy

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From: Spanish Fork, Utah

Year: 1989

Model: Cherokee

Engine: Renix 4.0L

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Originally Posted by N20jeep

a case spreader and a bearing puller arent really common tools

but that's beside the point... your average DIY'r doesnt have the patients or the "feel" to do a good gear job or diff rebuild. and ive had to fix plenty of screw ups from people who thought they could do it.

Oh sorry, I wasn't aware I was talking to a diff genius. Axle gearing can be done by anyone who dares try it!

Aug 16, 2011 | 12:09 AM

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Bustedback

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From: Oroville, CA

Year: 1995

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter

In most cases a 20 ton shop press is used to press new bearings on the pinion and carrier. Sometimes a case spreader is needed to help get the carrier out of the housing. I've done a few diffs when I worked at dealerships, the hardest part was getting the shimming right and pressing the bearings on and off a bunch of times. It really is a time consuming job to get it done correctly without it making noise when you're done. Ian on Exreme 4X4 makes it look so easy, but it's not as easy as it seems, especially for a novice.

Aug 16, 2011 | 04:06 AM

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PingPong

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Yeah TV makes it look like any person who can turn wrenches can do gears.

Not every wrnecher has a 20 ton press either...

Aug 16, 2011 | 06:14 AM

#20

Silver60th

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From: Lubbock, Tx.

Year: 2001

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L

Jump on those prices. I was quoted at $1500 for labor to do both here, $2700-3000 for parts and labor. I walked away and bought an 8.8 and another pregeared D30 both for less than $1000.

Good luck