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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 02:23 PM
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Default Leaky Diff... (How Long for Service?)

Topic says it all. I dropped it off today at noon. I read where it
takes about 2 hours worth of labor (still inder warranty :D ) Is this true?
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 03:36 PM
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I was charged 7 hours of labor last Thursday.
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 04:48 PM
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7 hours of labor to change a seal? :mad

stupid stealerships. 2 hours is even long for professionals that have done this before. my first time doing the job I could do it within 2 hours.
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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 05:13 PM
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I believe the book time listed is around 6 hours. Changing the seals on the C5 differential requires you to drop the tranny/differential out of the car.
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 11:33 AM
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Rugby, you should have got your pals to do it while you did the headers. :D
Its really not that bad of a job. I fixed it myself for about $10. I used some anerobic sealer around the outside of the place as a backup to the o-ring.

Bgood, it can be done in the car. You only have to remove the driver's side half-shaft, sway bar, etc. Took me just a few hours. Pretty easy.


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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 11:55 AM
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Topic says it all. I dropped it off today at noon. I read where it
takes about 2 hours worth of labor (still inder warranty :D ) Is this true?
I had mine repaired and it was a one day thing. Some amount of time is required to let the sealer cure properly -- I think. Dropped it off in the P.M. and picked it up the next afternoon
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