Potential rear end swap
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Potential rear end swap
I have a feeling that I have some bad wear in my rear diff (8.25)...ring and pinion, sleeve yolk/mainshaft spline..something like that (I'm going to drain the fluid take the cover off, and have a look at it soon).
In the event that I am faced with the option of a rebuild, or swap, what are some good ways to go, and how difficult can a swap be depending on the diff/axel that gets put in?
I'd like to price some stuff out for the worse case scenerio and I'm thinking that a full swap and doing the work myself is better than having a shop rebuild my diff after I buy the parts....
What do you guys think?
In the event that I am faced with the option of a rebuild, or swap, what are some good ways to go, and how difficult can a swap be depending on the diff/axel that gets put in?
I'd like to price some stuff out for the worse case scenerio and I'm thinking that a full swap and doing the work myself is better than having a shop rebuild my diff after I buy the parts....
What do you guys think?
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its a '99. 29 spline. I would only want to swap for another 8.25 or better, like a dana 44 or something. It really comes down to cost though because I'd be in over my head tearing my diff apart haha.
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I'm getting that bad clunk noise and jerk when I put it into drive. It's especially bad when I go back and forth from R to D. The rear diff jerks up about an inch or so when it's put into gear.
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Ya, It doesn't make any noise while I'm driving. Process of elimination I guess. Thanks for your thoughts on it.
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