After 200 miles my 18 3500 6.7 Limited in shop!!!

[LudjakR1]

So I recently traded my 16 2500 Big horn 6.7 with 270k for a 18 3500 limited left over. I took it on a 300 mile trip and found out my right rear wheel caliper was smoking a little bit and I could tell was not releasing the brake pad all the way.

Took it to the dealer found out today that it melted the entire assembly hub in the rear and pretty much needs the entire rear end. They said roughly 5k just in parts which warranty will cover. However the issue is most of the parts they cannot locate as everything has to be ordered seperate. They do not have an ETA on my truck. I am really surprised that parts such as those are not available.

They did put me in a rental 2500 Cummins since I tow alot.

Should I be concerned with this now ? It might take longer than a month or more

Will this truck ever be the same ? I don't have a good feeling about this. This happened same day I took it from there on the trip.




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[easttxram]

I don’t understand why they wouldn’t just order the entire assembly and replace it. If it’s just the hub, bearing, seals, brake assembly-you’ll probably never even notice. Even if they replaced the axle shaft for some reason. If they were piecing together an entire rear end-I’d be a little concerned. I’m always having to tighten stuff up after mine are in the shop-which is rare to begin with. Good luck with your situation.


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[LudjakR1]

I don’t understand why they wouldn’t just order the entire assembly and replace it. If it’s just the hub, bearing, seals, brake assembly-you’ll probably never even notice. Even if they replaced the axle shaft for some reason. If they were piecing together an entire rear end-I’d be a little concerned. I’m always having to tighten stuff up after mine are in the shop-which is rare to begin with. Good luck with your situation.


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They said they cannot just order entire assembly and have to order piece by piece. Yeah I am nervouse as hell


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[easttxram]

They said they cannot just order entire assembly and have to order piece by piece. Yeah I am nervouse as hell


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Are you talking about the entire rear end assembly including the housing and all or just the hub assembly for that side?


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[LudjakR1]

Are you talking about the entire rear end assembly including the housing and all or just the hub assembly for that side?


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They said while driving the 200 miles the rear caliper melted the housing assembly so the car needs a new rear end everything.


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[LudjakR1]

Are you talking about the entire rear end assembly including the housing and all or just the hub assembly for that side?


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I guess the shaft melted too


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[LudjakR1]

Looks like you know alot more than me. I can get it clarified but it sounds like everything except tranny since it melted the hub assembly


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[Chrisn162001]

Bearing more than likely seized on the shaft. The last 11.5 rear axle I had to replace I had to get parts separately and build the axle. Honestly If you have a good tech building your axle it will more than likely come out better than a factory complete. I’ve seen back lash settings a lot looser and some times tighter than I prefer coming out of the factory in recent years.


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[LudjakR1]

Bearing more than likely seized on the shaft. The last 11.5 rear axle I had to replace I had to get parts separately and build the axle. Honestly If you have a good tech building your axle it will more than likely come out better than a factory complete. I’ve seen back lash settings a lot looser and some times tighter than I prefer coming out of the factory in recent years.


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Yes.

That makes me feel little better now.

Let's hope this tech is good.


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[CMB]

So I thought about this all night AND wasn't going to respond but this sounds a little off to me so I'll just be straight with ya.

Even after 200 miles it is highly unlikely that you REALLLLY did that much damage. If it really got hot enough to change the temper of the iron your brake lines would have melted. Im assuming this didn't happen because you still had brakes. At most it melted the seals out of the caliper, so you need a caliper. Did it melt the axle seal? Did all the dif fluid run out? Driving with out dif fluid would be the only reason you would need a rebuild.

At most you need a caliper and axle seals.

So-

Ask them for an exact bill of material reflecting the damaged parts.

Ask them how much differential fluid you lost

Look at the master cylinder/ brake fluid res - if it's full then chances are they are fully taking advantage of you.

Please keep us posted and remember, you can always call FCA warranty to inquire about what's being reported by the dealership (sealership).

Cheers,

CMB

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