jackaroo front axles

I dont know why this would happen... I do know that Holden will probably give you the run around. After only 30000km it is a waranty job but beware they will do all they can to get money out of you for what they consider " consequential" damage for which you are liable. Maybe the Holden dealers in WA are smarter than their eastern state counterparts & will offer you honest warranty repairs. But please be warned.. ask lots of questions and before you let them start work make sure that your repairs are covered by waranty and that no cost to you will be made. Sorry for being so negative but I have had some bitter experience with Holden & my T/D 2002 Jack. After the last effort when they didnt even look at the thermostat after an overheating problem and the problem was a thermostat partially blocked by plastic wrapping left in the water spaces at manufacture they tried to bribe me with " racing Jackets and other Holden junk"...Keep me informed as to the cause of the problem, PLEASE!

Terry

I am interested to know exactly which circlip had come off (i assume it is the clip that holds the inner axle in to the differential side gear)but could you please clarify that

Has you vehicle had any modifications to the front suspension,axle or differential
such as ride height increased,bump stops shaved,diff lock fitted
Also when if came off what was the suspension doing on that side ??????
was the suspension extended,compressed,wheels strait ahead or turned ??????

Any more information you can give would be good

Regards Don

Hi Terry,

I haven't heard of this one being an issue on Jackaroos in general, so I can only guess that they weren't installed correctly to start with. It could also be that maybe there is a batch of circlips that are too weak for the application.

It is weird for both sides to have exactly the same problem on the same trip.

In either case, it is definitely a warranty issue.

Cheers,
Savvas

Hi terry, from memory they do a bearing repack at those ks. it involves taking the hub apart and removing the bearings, installing a new hub seal ( if you are lucky !!) and re fitting and adjusting the bearings, knowing the 'stealers' a first year apprentice would have had the job, and probably hadn't re-assembled the hub correctly, with the circlips the correct way around, also check the witness marks on the hub body, it may not be in the correct position as well, there are also shims in there that may have ended up on the floor and stayed there. Check your handbook to see if a repack was scheduled and check your service reciept for the charges. if they did the repack then go em for the associated damages and inconvenience as well. Just killin time till easter...............go and play in the dirt, instead of workin in it......

Terry... sounds like you have a great dealer... hang on to them... mine do everything possible to abrogate their warranty responsibilities.... with out fail on each and every occasion I have been to my local Holden dealer they have made excuses as to why they charged for work done under waranty and in the most recent case didnt even fix the fault.

Hi Terryfied,

I had the same problem with a 92 Jackaroo that I owned from new on a beach. The beach was steep and soft and I was driving "up hill" most of the way. I repaired the problem myself and had it checked out by the dealer who could find no problem but I always suspected that poor servicing was the problem. Had the car for many years after and never had the problem again, but always carried a set or sirclip pliers! (My problem was only on one wheel by the way.)

SteveIt's the journey not the destination that counts!