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Floyd Rogers
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 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:18 am Post subject: 330xi Front Differential failure |
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Well, had a bad/weird thing happen Friday. Just started downhill from
Timberline lodge about a mile coasting in 4th at around 40mph, and
*apparently* my front differential failed catastrophically with a big BANG
and caused the front wheels to completely lock up. Scary!
100 feet later, after skidding and hopping, I'm completely immobile in the
middle of the lane. (It stopped nice and straight, but my fronts are
probably flat-spotted.) The rear wheels rotated when being winched onto the
flatbed, so that probably eliminates the transfer case.
Anyone else had similar thing happen? I'm guessing an easy $2500 to
replace/fix - any idea if that is a good guess? |
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Floyd Rogers
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:23 am Post subject: Re: 330xi Front Differential failure |
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"Floyd Rogers" <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote
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Anyone else had similar thing happen? I'm guessing an easy $2500 to
replace/fix - any idea if that is a good guess?
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Got a call from my indy shop: $1700 parts, 3.5 hours labor - their rate
is around $110 per hour IIRC.
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Dodgy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: 330xi Front Differential failure |
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:23:13 -0700, "Floyd Rogers"
<fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> waffled on about something:
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"Floyd Rogers" <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote
Anyone else had similar thing happen? I'm guessing an easy $2500 to
replace/fix - any idea if that is a good guess?
Got a call from my indy shop: $1700 parts, 3.5 hours labor - their rate
is around $110 per hour IIRC.
FloydR
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Wow, sounds impressive!
Don't you have any comeback on BMW for that? Surely a 330xi can't be
that old.
Dodgy.
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Floyd Rogers
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: 330xi Front Differential failure |
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"Dodgy" <Dodgy@earth.planet.universe> wrote
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:23:13 -0700, "Floyd Rogers"
fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> waffled on about something:
"Floyd Rogers" <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote
Anyone else had similar thing happen? I'm guessing an easy $2500 to
replace/fix - any idea if that is a good guess?
Got a call from my indy shop: $1700 parts, 3.5 hours labor - their rate
is around $110 per hour IIRC.
FloydR
Wow, sounds impressive!
Don't you have any comeback on BMW for that? Surely a 330xi can't be
that old.
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125K. And it's had new Redline every 30K, starting at 60K. I'm the
original owner.
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John Burns
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: 330xi Front Differential failure |
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Don't you have any comeback on BMW for that? Surely a 330xi can't be
that old.
125K. And it's had new Redline every 30K, starting at 60K. I'm the
original owner.
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Wow, that really sucks. I feel for you man.
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