I would have told him, Lots of people like me.
Anywho, if you feel like tackling it yourself its painfully easy to remove the carrier on an 8.8
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...backlash.shtml
Backlash issues are commonly not enough preload on the shims. If you aren't blasting them with a sledge hammer when they go in, it's usually not enough.