Tuesday, Apr 11, 2006 at 17:39
G'day Andrew,
I actually got to the point where I ordered and paid for 2 sets of (used) crown
wheels and pinions; 4.11). They cost me $900- for the pair and I thought the install would be maybe $500- all-up, and be able to be done by any local spanner man. That's when the chit hit the fan.!!!! I was advised by local mechanics that this was a specialised area and there were a couple of
places in
Adelaide that could do it for me. I rang them and was told it would take about 3 days to do and $850- for each (EACH) bloody diff!!!.....
Okay, that doesn't add up to $3K, but I was factoring in the costs of having to hire a vehicle for 3 days; drive down and back to
Adelaide (twice each way) plus take 2 days off work in all likelihood.
So, maybe the $3K was a bit excessive, maybe $2,600-.
I got cold feet and phoned the blokes that were getting the diffs for me from
Melbourne. They refunded the money to my credit card, less $80- to cover freight!
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