A week and a half ago I noticed a lot of oil on the rear hatch. I looked under the car and the entire undercarriage was dripping with gear oil. It appeared to be coming from the drivers side half shaft seal. I got it into the dealer 2 days later, and upon inspection it looks like I'm getting a whole new rear end. 32k on it. Of course it's on back order, and will hopefully be in next week. I have a feeling it's a quick R&R,. More info to come.
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Rear Differential Warranty Replacement
- Thread starter Lightning Struck
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As @Cdubya mentioned. I'd be interested to know if it's a 3 or 4 bolt rear sub-frame. If it's a 3 bolt and the rear end is out, is your relationship with the dealer good enough to get the sub-frame replaced with a 4 bolt? One way or another I'd see that a 4 bolt was going back in mine even at my expense for the part. Of course, I wouldn't give that information up right off the bat.
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Sorry for the slow response, it's been quite the week.. Mine is an early 2021, and has the 4 bolt subframe. However one of the bushings did appear to be twisted, which will hopefully be replaced. If it's not, atleast the bolt will be removed and the bushing will be able to return to it's normally un-twisted orientation.
I do think I might throw a Diffy Stiffy on it, just for piece of mind though.
I do think I might throw a Diffy Stiffy on it, just for piece of mind though.
