Absolute Car Care - Job 144165

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Concern:	CUSTOMER STATES, THEY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE AFTER THAT. PLEASE CHECK AND ADVISE. TECHNICIAN CHECKED AND FOUND THERE TO BE A LARGE CRACK GOING AROUND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING. TECHNICIAN NOTED A CRACK OF THIS NATURE IS TYPICALLY CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OR A BROKEN OR WORN PART. TECHNICIAN FURTHERED INSPECTION TO FIND THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT FORWARD MOST UNIVERSAL JOINT TO BE VERY LOOSE, ADDITIONALLY TECHNICIAN NOTED THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF STRING OR ROPE TYPE MATERIAL WRAPPED UP IN TWO SPOTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PICKED UP WHILE DRIVING. TECHNICIAN NOTED THE MATERIAL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT HAS LIKELY CAUSED A VIBRATION THAT CAUSED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT TO FAIL WHICH IN TURN MAGNIFIED THE VIBRATION AND LIKELY BROKE THE BELL HOUSING. TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDS REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION TO INSPECT. TECHNICIAN INTENDS TO REPLACE THE BELL HOUSING, FRONT PUMP SEAL, APPLICABLE GASKETS, INSPECT PUMP AND CONVERTER, REPLACE THE FRONT MOST UNIVERSAL JOINT, REPLACE THE CARRIER BEARING, AND BALANCE DRIVE SHAFT. TECHNICIAN NOTES THE DAMAGE SEEN MAY NOT BE THE ONLY DAMAGE AND ADVISES THE CUSTOMER THE BID MAY CHANGE ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS REMOVED AND FURTHER INSPECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED.
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Parts and Labor

Description	Quantity	List	Total	Delete?
DIAGNOSIS	1.00	$102.17	$102.17	X
LABOR	12.30	$115.00	$1,414.50	X
KENDALL DEXRON III ATF	12.00	$4.59	$55.08	X
SPICER REAR DRIVE SHAFT FORWARD MOST UNIVERSAL JOINT	1.00	$68.06	$68.06	X
PLEASE REPLACE THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING ASSEMBLY AND BALANCE DRIVE SHAFT	1.00	$350.00	$350.00	X
BELL HOUSING	1.00	$603.15	$603.15	X
BELL HOUSING GASKET KIT	1.00	$92.30	$92.30	X
PUMP SEAL KIT	1.00	$223.65	$223.65	X
TRANSMISSION TO TRANSFER CASE GASKET	1.00	$26.80	$26.80	X
Total			$2,935.71