So yesterday I picked up my jeep after getting new seals and a locker in my Dana 30. So today I was driving the jeep around and noticed loud ticking coming from the front Dana 30. I checked the fluid and realized they didn't put any fluid in it !! I went for a good 80 mile in the jeep today before I noticed the ticking, how bad is this??? I'm thinking real bad!! I'm gonna call the place tomorrow and ask them whats up with not installing any diff fluid. I just installed some new fluid which stopped the ticking.

 

Take it back to them and have them replace it.

 

This. What shop was it?

 

Randy's offroad connection in Marysville Wa.

 

Randy's....... There is your problem...... Take it back don't take no for an answer. Tell them you want it rebuilt by another shop (do u really want guys who forgot to fill it rebuild it?) and you want them to buy all new parts. 1 mile dry is bad.

 

I agree with everyone else. Tell em to pay another shop to do it. And if they wont, get a lawyer and take em to court. Thats rediculous that they forgot the fluid.

 

This ^^^
Offroad shop my ***

 

Lol that's ridic. Post a pic of that gearset I wanna see how purple it is.

 

I took the Jeep back to Randy's and explained how there was no diff fluid in the diff when i left their shop. Immediately, they got the jeep in their shop and started tearing the fron axle down. Below are pics I took of all the parts, everthing looked pretty good. However just to be safe, they agreed to replace all the bearings.

 

 

 

 

 

Wow. What a joke.

At least they are trying to fix it and make it right. Still sad, though. Filling it is probably the easiest task of that entire job.

 

they should be replacing more than just the bearings...