Need help with "End of life" decision - Transfer Case + Transmission 08 CX-9 AWD
2008 CX-9 Touring AWD
Hi all,
After 128k mostly trouble-free miles my Transfer Case bit the dust. Burning smell, no 4wd action in snow.
I took it to the local dealer (Dublin Mazda, northern California) and they said the PTU is shot, and also the splines on the transmission.
So now it's a $4k job on a car worth about $9k.
The car is now on the lift and I have a few choices:
- Pay them $465 for work completed and have the car towed.
- Pay $1085 for them to put the old PTU back in and return the car to the condition it was when I brought it in.
- Pay $4k for a new PTU and refurbished transmission
I reached out to Mazda Corp. and begged for assistance with parts. They told me it was too far out of warranty and too many miles, so no help.
The sad part is that the transmission is in great shape minus the splines.
I asked if they could assemble it, making it drivable again without the PTU, essentially turning it into a 2wd car. They said "With out the transfer case the vehicle can't drive due to the link between the transmission and the front axle shaft assembly runs through"
So I'm asking for advice. Is it possible to successfully drive the car without the PTU? If the dealer wont do that, will an independent shop?
Thanks,
Sasha
Dealer supplied pic of splines:
http://imgur.com/a/4J26J
2008 CX-9 Touring AWD
Hi all,
After 128k mostly trouble-free miles my Transfer Case bit the dust. Burning smell, no 4wd action in snow.
I took it to the local dealer (Dublin Mazda, northern California) and they said the PTU is shot, and also the splines on the transmission.
So now it's a $4k job on a car worth about $9k.
The car is now on the lift and I have a few choices:
- Pay them $465 for work completed and have the car towed.
- Pay $1085 for them to put the old PTU back in and return the car to the condition it was when I brought it in.
- Pay $4k for a new PTU and refurbished transmission
I reached out to Mazda Corp. and begged for assistance with parts. They told me it was too far out of warranty and too many miles, so no help.
The sad part is that the transmission is in great shape minus the splines.
I asked if they could assemble it, making it drivable again without the PTU, essentially turning it into a 2wd car. They said "With out the transfer case the vehicle can't drive due to the link between the transmission and the front axle shaft assembly runs through"
So I'm asking for advice. Is it possible to successfully drive the car without the PTU? If the dealer wont do that, will an independent shop?
Thanks,
Sasha
Dealer supplied pic of splines:
http://imgur.com/a/4J26J