Do you mean @Keeper ?I think bearing cage failure. Would be great if other guy with same issue could chime in.
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Do you mean @Keeper ?I think bearing cage failure. Would be great if other guy with same issue could chime in.
Almost certainly the 10.5, full-float.Has it been said… is yours the 9.5” rear?
Look at my thread for installing a Truetrac differential into a 10.5 axle. The two side bearings would be fairly easy. The three pinion bearings will be more difficult; I didn't mess with them--but the pinion carrier unbolts from the rest of the axle, you could have the shop set-up the pinion carrier and not do the whole rebuild.Local shop says $1200 for new bearings and seals. If that’s all it’s needs.
It is 10.5Almost certainly the 10.5, full-float.
Look at my thread for installing a Truetrac differential into a 10.5 axle. The two side bearings would be fairly easy. The three pinion bearings will be more difficult; I didn't mess with them--but the pinion carrier unbolts from the rest of the axle, you could have the shop set-up the pinion carrier and not do the whole rebuild.
Point is, if you find a broken cage on one of the side bearings, you wouldn't have to mess with the pinion at all; and getting the differential adjusted properly with a side-bearing change is EASY on the 10.5.
www.gmt400.com/threads/10-5-full-float-truetrac-differential-installation.61321/
Specifically, Post 4 and onward.10.5" Full Float Truetrac Differential Installation
1997 K2500 8-lug 10.5” Ring Gear Full-Float axle Truetrac Differential Installation Driveline Tragedy and Heartache, Ending in Success. Intended to install an Eaton Truetrac helical-gear style “posi” in the 8-lug '97 K2500 plow truck, 10.5” full-float rear axle last summer. Things got put...www.gmt400.com
Just be careful to swap a diff with the same ratio unless you are going to swap out your front diff too.Take a close look at both faces of every gear tooth with bright light. (and reading glasses if your over 40) Would be a miracle if none of that ever took a trip through the gears.
There is a fourth option: Junk yard rear axle. Quick, cheap and a lot easier to find a local mechanic who can do the swap for you without screwing it up.
Long time ago I bought a spreader and learned how to set up an axle. Parts are not cheap but a lot cheaper than paying some random guy who can't get a better job and hope he did it correctly. Now I am fearless tearing apart an axle.
Unfortunately, lack of TIME is a problem not easily solved without throwing lots of money at it.
Mechs, the great news is that you are a better mechanic than 99.99% of the population!
Your work did not get you stranded on the road with family and trailer.
Thank you sir! Still not sure what to do yet. The local shop that said $1200 is now not interested after showing the scrap metal found on magnet. I respect the fact that it’s out of his “wheel house” vs winging it. Checking with a few other shops.Take a close look at both faces of every gear tooth with bright light. (and reading glasses if your over 40) Would be a miracle if none of that ever took a trip through the gears.
There is a fourth option: Junk yard rear axle. Quick, cheap and a lot easier to find a local mechanic who can do the swap for you without screwing it up.
Long time ago I bought a spreader and learned how to set up an axle. Parts are not cheap but a lot cheaper than paying some random guy who can't get a better job and hope he did it correctly. Now I am fearless tearing apart an axle.
Unfortunately, lack of TIME is a problem not easily solved without throwing lots of money at it.
Mechs, the great news is that you are a better mechanic than 99.99% of the population!
Your work did not get you stranded on the road with family and trailer.