Worth replacing rear on 2K GT ???

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> > Question: How in the world did you get water in your diff?

> No idea. A friend told me that going through a puddle can cause some
> water to get in through a top breather hole. (I guess that's what
> happened).

So you don't know if there's water even in there...? Note: Going
through a puddle is not going to do it.

> I did get more info from the dealer today regarding his refusal to
> change the diff fluid. In a nutshell, he said it would take a lot of
> work to disassemble the rear and check all the gears. If he was to do
> this, I would have to be ready to pay for a completely new rear if
> needed (not just for fluid change). I told him just to look around
> while the diff cover is off, but he told me it wasn't that simple. He
> also told me that if he just changed the fluid and I had an accident
> because of the rear failure, he would be somehow liable (which sounds
> like total BS to me).

It is! Do NOT let this dealership touch your car! Only go back to ask
him to put his diagnosis and recommended fix in writing. But I'll bet
you he won't do it, because he knows the story is BS and won't want to
be on record for saying it.

> I'm still at a loss at what to do. Every time I went to a non-dealer
> mechanic, there was some sort of f-up and I wound up paying twice every
> time. On one hand, $1800 is still cheaper than a new car. The engine is
> in good shape so maybe I'll just go for it. Sorry for long boring
> rant....

Find a local Mustang/car club and ask a few members if they could
recommend a good mechanic.

Good luck! But remember, DO NOT let that dealership touch your car.
They're crooks!

Patrick

wrote:
> I took it to a shop a friend of mine uses. The guy charged me $90 to
> change the fluid. He also didn't want to completely take apart the rear
> to see where the noise is comming from. Unlike the dealer, he told me
> that it was perfectly safe to drive the car and wasn'r surprised that
> the dealer was scared to get involved. (I guess I'll just have to wait
> till the whole rear locks up one day and I can have an excuse to buy a
> new pony :-) )

It's not going to lock up. If there is damage to the gears, it will
progressively get louder and start to howl at high speeds. If it's not
doing that now (after the new fluid was put in) then you're probably OK.

Cheers,