New glider or not?

What does bull gear fix cost?

 

2k isn't bad. A rebuilt bull gear is $650. What kind are they using? $1350 in labor isn't bad for that job. No super cheap but it is a decent amount of work.

IMO, if you overhauled the motor and you like the truck, keep running it. Even if it needs more work like transmission, diffs, suspension, steering, all that is 20-30k, while a new glider is 120k+. I have a 97 FLD that I've slowly been rebuilding. Now it has an overhauled motor, rebuilt transmission, new drivelines, rebuild diffs, all new shocks, all new steering, all new brakes. All that plus the truck cost me 24k total and I have a solid, reliable truck that won't give me many issues.

And I don't know if it matters to you or not, but you don't need to have an ELD with a 97 truck.

 

If you just did an overhaul, why not stick it in a glider, and change the bull gear when all the crap is already off the motor anyway?

 

Exactly what I was thinking, order a rolling glider, have your BG done and tranny gone through while you have it out. Bolt it altogether and BOOM new truck!

 

Replace the. Bull gear and keep trucking

 

I also have 97 FLD but that 2016 KW W900L rides good. I'll stick with the new & improved.. So far so good with 100K I'm not getting rid of it the FLD It maybe come my project truck better know as faithful

 

Hold on. You have owned the truck since 2001 and need to replace the bull gear. Replace the bull gear then. At least you know what needs to be fixed. Trading for a glider? You know your truck. He bought a glider to get what you have in the first place. Don't trade for his problems....fix yours.