I had a pinion bearing go out on my 99. $800 to repair.
Steve
She's got 108k on her. The noise starts low pitch with acceleration she > gets
> much higher. I put her on stands to see where it is coming from. It is the
> rear end for sure, but which ever side i'm on, it sounds like the other. I
> got in the center and still had a hard time telling. Being this is my only
> vehicle, I was just going to swap out the rear end. Is there any other > tests
> I may do that would point in a better direction. Any places in particular > to
> get a rear other than a junk yard. How do I know what my factory rear end > is?
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