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42,000 km AND centre Diff Stuffed
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:33 pm
by Dobbo
I have just been told that the centre diff on my less than 18month old Liberty 3.0R spec B is stuffed after 42,000km. Apparently it is common for the older 5 speeds to show this after 100,000s of km, but for a new 6 speed???
Also the new diff is a sealed unit and can have the oil changed to the silcon based oil than many mechanics are starting to use.
At $2000 for the diff, plus all the work to get it in and out, not to mention the car won't be the same again, this sucks.
Anyone else had this problem?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 8:24 am
by vincentvega
what do you mean by "its stuffed"?
whats it doing wrong?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 10:02 am
by steptoe
Surely this sounds like a warranty job then?
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 4:40 pm
by AlpineRaven
That's not good!!!! Should it have been under warrenty?
Cheers
AP
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 5:51 pm
by FROG
Dobbo wrote:I have just been told that the centre diff on my less than 18month old Liberty 3.0R spec B is stuffed after 42,000km. Apparently it is common for the older 5 speeds to show this after 100,000s of km, but for a new 6 speed???
Also the new diff is a sealed unit and can have the oil changed to the silcon based oil than many mechanics are starting to use.
At $2000 for the diff, plus all the work to get it in and out, not to mention the car won't be the same again, this sucks.
Anyone else had this problem?
warranty warranty warranty
wont cost you anything
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 12:02 am
by steptoe
spoke to a lad in dire straits with his 2008 'car I won't mention here' with alternator battery troubles, having replaced both a few times at his own cost, I asked about warranty and got blank looks - the warranty would be on his original bits (now in some1 elses hands) but if he was rescued after hours by a repair guy those bits should have a warranty all of their own.
trust Subaru comes good on this one