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05-13-2012, 06:42 PM | #1 |
Drives: Bayou Blue HB 07 Join Date: Jan 2012
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Differential bearings worn out - car shaking
At around 36 km/hour, the whole car starts shaking. I have rotated the tires and it made no difference, so the vibration is definitely from the transmission/drive shafts. Today I looked underneath the car to look at the transmission and I could move the (driver side) cv joint around a bit probably 3/16" of an inch of free play, and there is a little oil leaking from the transmission there. I think the differential bearings are worn out allowing the drive shaft to wobble at certain speeds - causing the shaking.
Has anyone had this problem before? Its 2007 with 120, 000 km 2dr HB. Does anyone know how much it would cost to fix this? |
05-13-2012, 07:15 PM | #2 |
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Yikes. I've torn down a few of these transmissions, and it's no walk in the park. They were also dismounted, and I haven't put them back together, but it's not going to be a small repair bill. It may just be cheaper to get a rebuilt one and pay for the replacement labor. I'm guessing no less than 8-10 hours of labor if you want it pulled and repaired.
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05-14-2012, 11:16 AM | #3 |
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Is it the automatic?
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05-16-2012, 10:08 PM | #4 |
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it's a 5 spd manual
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05-16-2012, 10:28 PM | #5 |
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8 to 10 hours at $60 to $70 / hour, that's like $700 plus parts and tax - probably $1000 all in that. I think the warranty would have cost that much! and I doubt it would even cover labour. Still a little disappointed the Yaris hasn't exactly been problem free since I got it. I am going to have to get a mechanic to look at it.
When you took apart those transmissions did they have worn out differential bearings? |
05-16-2012, 11:30 PM | #6 | |
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If it is diff bearings, often your best bet is to replace with a used trans in good shape rather than rebuild. Especially on a common car like a Yaris. I'd guess cost of trans alone ~$300-500. Not sure of labour. That being said, inner CV joints can cause the same feeling. Vibration on accell around 30-5kph. Btw, if your vehicle is lowered it is harder on your inner joints. As always, pretty hard to diagnose via the internet. Best bet is to have a shop look at it. Good luck. |
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05-17-2012, 06:53 AM | #7 |
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I have an extra transmission for sale with 20,000km on it if you're interested...
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06-13-2012, 01:07 AM | #8 | |
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I have the EXACT same car.. even color-- hmmm I did my brakes, balanced wheels, new tires.. and finally took it in to ask a proffesional at the dealer. As soon as the car was off the ground on a jack, the wheel was visibly 'loose' and could be wobbles by hand. worse on the right side for me. LUCKILY I had purchased a huge 100k mile warranty knowing tend to drive like a d!ck If I remember right (over a year ago..) ill dig up the paperwork, but i think it should have costed $400 parts and mostly labor Last edited by amanda07; 06-15-2012 at 05:26 AM. Reason: just wanted to add something.. |
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