Back-ordered OEM parts

[VehiGAZ]

Hey all,

Well, I'm approaching the 3-weeks-in-the-shop mark as we wait for a differential part that is on back-order. My service writer said the parts manager doesn't know when it will come in, and Isuzu is not e-mailing back to tell them when it will be available, either, so I literally don't know if it's going to be days, weeks, or months before I get my VX back. I'm so frustrated that I'm looking at early-90's Porsche 928s and thinking one would be a nice, reliable ride in comparison!!

I vaguely recall someone posting that they needed some unavailable part, and Isuzu made a new one in a factory in Japan and shipped it to the US dealer to install.

Has anyone had this experience?
Has anyone had any luck shaking the Isuzu corporate tree to get some hard-to-find parts to fall out?
Does anyone have any other suggestions on how to get this moving along from my end?

Thanks!

[Triathlete]

Just drop a 44 or 60 in there! Lots of parts available for them and it probably wouldn't cost much more!

[Locomigo]

What are you looking for?

Contact Jerry jlemond@bellsouth.net He is the MAN when it comes to replacement Isuzu parts.

[mbeach]

Merlin couldn't find it..?

If it were a VehiCross specific part, I could understand.
But there's no shortage of TOD Troopers out there that use the same Isuzu 12 bolt differential.

[Locomigo]

Have had success with Merlin in the past, but Jerry >> Merlin.

Hard to go wrong with either option really. Find it is MUCH easier to rely on those guys than it is with anyone local. They really do bring the suck (locals).

[VCAMILO]

I had to wait 2 months to get my VX back last year from the dealer. I bent the rear axle and they had to put one together from parts... I was driving around my GF's new volvo so I wasnt complaining... But when i got my VX back it felt like a new car. :-) I was allowed to order to yakima rack a few weeks back and they told me that it was shipping from Japan. Lets see if i get it...

[VehiGAZ]

Thanks for the suggestions!

I didn't try Merlin, but I will. I also e-mailed Jerry, too.

So our diffy is the same as a TOD Trooper's, huh? I suspected as much, but didn't know for sure. When different models share parts, do they share part numbers, too?