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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:10 pm 
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Hi, trying to get a faulty borg warner 3.7 diff a*** replaced under warranty for my EF and for the last 2 months ive been told by them there is a shortage in Australia and they dont know when they can get them in.

Is my leg being f**k pulled, or is this really the case?

Any info would be appreciated as i feel i have to take them to court if nothing is done soon.......
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:36 pm 
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what wrong with it
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:58 pm 
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No a diff specialist
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:26 pm 
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unless the crown pinion or planet gears are f**k he should be able to get bearings seals shims or if he dose like a lot of so called specialist these days he get a hole unit (exchange) and just installs them in this case he may be right as some times they do a run of a model diff but ford were not the only one to use the same diff
try another diff specialist ask if he can get you one say your just after the availabilitie of a diff for you model car he should ring a wearhouse and they will tell him if theres one in Sydney or theres two in Melbourne then thank him very much and you think about it
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:34 pm 
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lol he'll probably wait till your warranty is up then say "oh it doesn't matter anymore, warranty is over"

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:35 pm 
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He reckons the whole front has sheared off which is causing it to whine at certain speeds, and no it wont go away and yes the diff is about as "worn" in as its gonna get.

They pulled it apart to check it and i got the car back even fukin noisier. First they told me theyve never had a problem like this before, then later on they describe to me a few others have been like this and the quality from their supplier has been going downhill lately blah blah.

But yeah i will ring around and see if another mob can get them in although im afraid i already know the answer......
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:55 pm 
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I just called my mate, whos a ford mechanic and he said theres no such shortage.
Thhey are playin with you mate!
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:12 pm 
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mate ive done a couple of 200b diff yes worked for Nissan dealership and there not that hard to do 20 years now but i think i still be able to do it you say whole front has sheared off if they mean pinion shaft then it wounld not drive i think whats happened is the harden surface on the crown and pinion is faulted (worn off ) in witch case they should be able to get replacements parts
push the point say your going to take it further
ask them for a written letter (with a letter head) saying while the diff is bad warranty will be extended till it fix then warranty will restart when new one is installed
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:23 pm 
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DJBOOBY wrote:
ask them for a written letter (with a letter head) saying while the diff is bad warranty will be extended till it fix then warranty will restart when new one is installed


agree
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:33 pm 
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I just called my mate, whos a ford mechanic and he said theres no such shortage.
Thhey are playin with you mate!


I called a couple other diff shops and turns out there is a shortage of new 3.7 borg warner gears and one shop said they expect more to be in by November :shock:
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:02 am 
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3.7s are pretty rare, always been hard to get a hold of.
They aren't talking s**t.
If you went 3.9s or 4.11s you'd have no drama at all.

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:05 am 
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jump on the white pages.net and ring some outta town ones like sydney knewcastle maybe like bum towns with a heap of people etc etc... if they say shortage yes then shortage hell maybe they have one on the shelf and you could go to ya diff place and say "look joe bloggs diffs in middleofnowwhereville has one on there shelf caould you get that one" or something..............

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:28 am 
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HornDog wrote:
I just called my mate, whos a ford mechanic and he said theres no such shortage.
Thhey are playin with you mate!


I called a couple other diff shops and turns out there is a shortage of new 3.7 borg warner gears and one shop said they expect more to be in by November :shock:


well then come to NSW and grap some.
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