Rear Locking Differential Rebuild Price

[EddieC]

Would $1600 be a reasonable "all in" price for on-vehicle rear oem locker differential rebuild on '08 Tahoe?
That includes new gears, bearings and posi, lube and all labor.
Oops, axle bearings and all seals included.

 

[Geotrash]

Would $1600 be a reasonable "all in" price for in-vehicle rear oem locker differential rebuild on '08 Tahoe?
That includes new gears, bearings and posi, lube and all labor.

Yep, sounds fair to me. I spent $1200 to have just new bearings and seals in my front diff on a 2002 suburban a few years ago.

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

Same

 

[EddieC]

Thanks guys. That was the all inclusive price if everything is replaced, but that remains to be determined.
I omitted axle bearings and all seals from the list, but they are included in the price.

 

[RED TAHOE LS]

Would $1600 be a reasonable "all in" price for in-vehicle rear oem locker differential rebuild on '08 Tahoe?
That includes new gears, bearings and posi, lube and all labor.
Oops, axle bearings and all seals included.

Reputable NAPA facility just under $1100.00 less ring/pinion. Good luck to you, find a STABLE MECHANIC not a school kid working in a quick lube rat hole.

 

[EddieC]

Reputable NAPA facility just under $1100.00 less ring/pinion. Good luck to you, find a STABLE MECHANIC not a school kid working in a quick lube rat hole.

Didn't see new posi unit on your sheet.

Quote was from seasoned specialty shop that does just axle/spindle work. No complaints posted.
I am trying to weed out shops that don't routinely do it.

Sorry but I'm not a fan of NAPA since getting a muffler with welds worse than my first adult night school class in welding (and those were horrible). Most other NAPA parts I've had to get don't appear to be on par with GM oems and cost as much or more so I rarely head there.

 

[Doubeleive]

Would $1600 be a reasonable "all in" price for on-vehicle rear oem locker differential rebuild on '08 Tahoe?
That includes new gears, bearings and posi, lube and all labor.
Oops, axle bearings and all seals included.

if it's a eaton detroit there putting in there sounds about right.

 

[jz57]

2007 Tahoe Rear Differential Repair parts only expense, I did the job by my self in the Spring of 2021:

1) Differential Carrier Bearing & Race
Timken #: SET36 (Bearing & Race set), $12 from Rock Auto
QTY: 2 sets

2) Rear Wheel Bearing & Seal
Timken #: TRP59047 (Repair Bearing with Seal), $23 from Rock Auto
QTY: 2

3) Differential Carrier Shim Pack
Advance Auto Parts #: 1101, $7, 13-pcs pack
QTY: 1 pack

4) Gear Oil
Walmart SuperTech 75W-95 Gear Oil, $5.95/Qt
QTY: 2 Qts

5) Differential Carrier & Gear
Eaton 913A481, $485 from Amazon
QTY: 1

6) NAPA CRC Super White Grease as Gear Marking Compound Substitute
$4, 14-Oz can, much cheaper than yellow color Gear Marking Compound in the market

7) RTV Sealant

8) Harbor Freight Dial Indicator & Base $23


Total Cost Around: $565

 

[EddieC]

JZ,
Good for you and thanks for taking the time to outline that.
Unfortunately I'm at the age of "the older I get the less I know". Thirty years ago I'd rip into anything. Now I've learned to let someone with experience earn their living and I don't pay twice after after messing up. If it was a preassembled "pumpkin", sure, but not in this case.
And I don't have a press or tools tools specific to the job and am at the age of reducing the collection rather than add to it.

 

[EddieC]

Any opinions on Yukon Gear posi unit?
What does GM originally use for the G80 locker?