Under the circumstances it's probably cheaper to look for a good used diff. Replacing the pinion bearings (and I certainly would under the circumstances) means going to a gear shop for a full setup ... plus the cost of all the bearings.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "miatapower List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:04 PM Subject: NMC: how bad did she kill the diff? > Long story short, my wife drove her Subi Outback through the massive > midwest floods a few months ago. Apparently the water was deeper than I > thought..... > > The car developed a low pitch rumble from the back end recently (2 mos > and about 5k miles since the flood). It suddenly hit me that it > probably has water in the rear diff. Ugh. I drained the diff tonight > and it was a beautiful milky white color. The fluid wasn't over-full, > but it was certainly contaminated with plenty of water. > I flushed/filled it twice to get the contamination out, and the rumble > is much quieter at this point. > > So... any idea how tough it is to do bearings and seals in a Subi > differential? > Does anyone know the failure mode for diff bearings? I don't think I'll > have time to get to this repair for a while. > Also, assuming the water was above the diff but below the air intake, > what else should I check for water contamination? > > thanks! > > -Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
