DO NOT BE A FOOL! He worked on our 2000 Escalade and replaced the transmission. He said the noise was from the right front tire and to replace it. The noise got progressively worse and transmission fluid was leaking. We kept adding transmission fluid. I replaced the tire and the noise didn't stop. I took it to a certified mechanic, who said. "Was this guy drunk? There is transmission fluid all under the transmission and transfer case. The transfer case gasket is pushed out of where it should be and the bolt that should have a nut on the back side of it and be tight, had no nut on it. This bolt was left loose as well as one above it. These are on the transfer case which is where the gasket is blown out and leaking.
1- there is transmission fluid all under the vehicle from the gasket which has been displaced between the transfer case and transmission.
2 - there are multiple bolts that were not tightened between the transfer case and transmission. The gasket has blown out between them obviously causing the transmission leak, and the transmission and transfer case to not be fully attached
3 - the universal joint that is closest to the transfer case, transmission, is completely broken. That could cause breakage which could cause the drive shaft to come out. At a high rate of speed it can cause the vehicle to pole vault, for lack of a better term, and the vehicle could lose control.
4- the transmission is definitely not up to par with the used parts that I even buy. There are different bolts holding the transmission. Did they lose bolts?
5- The flywheel is shattered. That's where the noise was coming from and I will have to show you once we get it taken apart.The reason that this happened is that literally of the 15 to 20 bolts that hold this system together that maybe one of them was sort of tight. None of them were torqued to specifications at all. The total is going to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1300." read more