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78F250SCCS

78F250SCCS

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Thunder Bay Canada
My extended warranty is up soon so I brought my truck in for a safety inspection. It needs new tie rod ends, a rear pinion seal, and I have a oil leak somewhere. The shop added some die to my oil to track where the leak is coming from. It feels a lot more tight now that it has new tie rod ends and a wheel alignment.
 
78F250SCCS

78F250SCCS

577
17
Thunder Bay Canada
Truck went in today. Tie rod ends were done prior to today, so rear pinion, and my main bearing seal are being done. I paid $2500 for the extended warranty. I've paid $700 in repairs already. With the tie rod ends, pinion and bearing seal, I hope I get my moneys worth out of these repairs. I'm curious to see what the shop bill is going to be.
 
DNFXDLI

DNFXDLI

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I was going to go for an extended Ford warranty on my 05, but it would only cover so much, so I said screw it.
 
78F250SCCS

78F250SCCS

577
17
Thunder Bay Canada
I was hoping to see what the total cost for my repairs would have been. On the invoice all it says is warranty. Total repairs.
job 1-replace both tie rod ends. Wheel alignment.
job 2-relace rear main seal and slinger(not sure what that is)
job 3-rear pinion seal, seal flange, seal asy, gasket, and rear axle oil.
job 4-replace transfer case input seal.
Any guess as to how many shop hours would have taken. I feel I have had my moneys worth. I hate oil leaks.
 
taxreliever

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^^^I'm going to guess $1100 for all that. I have no idea really.
 
78F250SCCS

78F250SCCS

577
17
Thunder Bay Canada
Truck went in again yesterday. The steering was stiff at 1 o'clock and at 11 o'clock. Turns out the the steering shaft was seized. Not covered under warranty. I got a break on parts and labor because my mom works a the dealership. Still sucks. They also replaced the Right upper control arm, and wheel bearing, which was covered and was a $1500 job. That was nice. My warranty expires in two weeks. I hope this will be it for a while.
 
Fellro

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the rear main itself required the trans to be pulled, which led them to the t-case seal. That by itself is likely over $1000. Total labor bill would easily be closer to $2000. Then you add in the parts... Might have been about a break even.
 
78F250SCCS

78F250SCCS

577
17
Thunder Bay Canada
Another $500 went into the truck last month. New battery and alternator. Refurbished alternator would have cost $385 from the dealer. With my moms discount it cost $255. The best part was changing the alternator in a parking lot in -25c weather. The warm engine kept my hands warm at least.
 
DNFXDLI

DNFXDLI

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That sucks when it's cold like that.
 
DNFXDLI

DNFXDLI

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78F250SCCS said:
That was a warm day for us last month. I'm sure you had some nasty weather this year as well.
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Very little actually....we have had a pretty mild Winter all around.
 
78F250SCCS

78F250SCCS

577
17
Thunder Bay Canada
oh the whine. Sounds like the power steering. The fluid looks burnt, and I have never changed it since I've had the truck. So I'm going to change the fluid and see if that helps. oh the oil consumption. like what the heck. It doesnt drip, and doesnt have the blues. It just eats it up. not sure how much. It's already down from its oil change last month.
 

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