From: Darrell Ramsell (daram@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Jul 23 2004 - 12:50:32 PDT
In my last posting, someone was not pleased with my choice of words. I
value the people on this list and do not wish to offend anyone. If I did,
please accept my apology.
Darrell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Ramsell" <daram@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:29 PM
Subject: [MV] Humvee differential leak
> Gentlemen
>
> I took my Humvee in to the local Hummer dealership to replace a leaking
> front differential. They quoted me $240 buck to replace it. They later
> called me in to tell me that gear oil was all over the brake pad and that
> the brake pad is contaminated because it has absorbed the gear oil and may
> not funtion properly any more. On top of that they told me the rotors
need
> to be resurfaced too.
>
> Now I'm not much of a car mechanice but I know enough about what is a good
> rotors is and mines look just fine but I'm not sure about the brake story.
> My question to you all, is the mechanic being straight about the brake
pads
> needing to be replace because it's contaminated with oil or he was he just
> trying to blow smoke up my ass?
>
> By the way, the price tag to do all this $1,400. (They're smoking crack
if
> you ask me). After I told them no way, they said they might be able to
clean
> the pad with degreaser.
>
> Also, the break pads look pretty thick & new.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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