Hello all first post here.....
I have been having some issues with a whirring noise in the rear end of my TJ. I assumed that it was the transfer case so I tore that down and opened it up and found no issues. So upon further inspection I spun the rear axle shaft and it spun freely with the wheels on the ground?????
I proceeded to tear off the diff cover and noticed that the bolts have sheared off the ring gear. There were several bolts laying in the bottom of the differential case.
So my questions are... why would this happen? Can I just replace the ring and pinion and that will be the fix. I was not 4 wheeling or abusing the vehicle, but it does have 120000 miles on it.
Any response will be appreciated.