Hi all. There is a lot of noise coming from the rear end of my jeep. When I had it in the shop recently, the mechanic said it sounds like the differential bearing is going. He also indicated that this is a pretty big job, and most shops don't do this sort of work.
Does anyone have any experience with replacing the bearings? Specifically, is it better to replace the bearings, or do the whole diff? It sounds like it's going to be expensive either way.
Thanks in advance.
Will
Just about any 4x4 shop that installs ring & pinion gears can easily replace those bearings, and for a lot less than any dealer would charge. That's where I would be heading if I had that problem.
Jerry
They still are refusing a recall on them eh?
Man enough of those are failing, if I owned one I would be screaming blue murder.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sJerry Bransford wrote:
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
They die because people jack the rear end from under the pumpkin and that axle just won't take the stress. It bends and eventually the bearings die.
Unfortunately the sound started right around the last time I had new tires put on.
Thanks for the info.
Will
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III writes:
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