6spd05Dually

I had a rear main seal with wear sleeve installed back in June of 2011 and it's now leaking again. The work was warranted for 6 months. The warranty ended on Dec 17 2011. The repair shop won't fix the problem. I had the truck in when I spotted the oil a week before thanksgiving to let them inspect the leak. They washed the underside of the engine/transmission and told me to bring it back after I spotted the oil again. Well, the oil is back seeping down, but they denied the warranty. You would think and hope being only 2 weeks after the warranty expired that they would honor the repair out of good business.

Anyway, I usually do all the work myself on my trucks that I run except when I need special costly tools. My question is, should I raise hell till they fix it? Also, if anyone knows of someone that I could rent a stall with a lift from daily, I will repair the seal myself and breakdown and buy the 250.00 seal installer. Thanks guys!

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Check with your local auto parts stores. They may have the tool for rent. Usually you pay a deposit then get it all back when you return it, so in the end, it cost nothing. I usually won't let anyone touch my vehicles, unless putting on new tires or some warranty work by a dealer on the wife's car. I would talk to the shop again. maybe the manager or owner A good shop that wants your business will honor that. if not, they may not be a good shop.

AkitaSumo

Let's see here, you brought the truck into them a week before Thanksgiving, they knew about this issue a good three weeks before your warranty would expire. I would ask them again to honor it and if they refuse, of course me being me, I would mention my next course of action. I would talk to an attorney or file in small claims court, file with the BBB, Yelp, attorney general and anyone else I could think of, maybe start a web site...I hope you have the paperwork for that visit before thanksgiving...

Purplezr2

^^^ what he said, I would raise a heck personally, but be nice about it to start out.


Secondly, unless there is something really different about 3rd gens from 2nd gens you only need a hammer and a block of wood to install the seal.

Also I would make sure it is truly the rear main leaking. I though mine was leaking and had plan to do it when I had the transmission out for the clutch. Come to find out it is leaking from somewhere else and it just appears to the rear main.