New to axle issues so any help here is appreciated.
I have a '98 K1500 with the G80 and 3.73 gear ratio. Had a distinct whine from the rear end consistent with a diff bearing issue for a while, tried to limp it home from school and the whole rear end blew up on me about 2 miles from my house. Saw a video on here a while back with the chatter of the gears, same issue im having, making it impossible to drive down the road. I don't have the equipment or experience to do it myself, so before I take it in and have a mechanic charge my left arm and right leg for a diagnostic, what am I looking at here to fix this? New gears? New rear diff? Whole new axle?
If anybody could point me in the right direction would be much appreciated. Had a look on Summit for parts but not exactly sure what I'm going to need here.
Thanks!
I have a '98 K1500 with the G80 and 3.73 gear ratio. Had a distinct whine from the rear end consistent with a diff bearing issue for a while, tried to limp it home from school and the whole rear end blew up on me about 2 miles from my house. Saw a video on here a while back with the chatter of the gears, same issue im having, making it impossible to drive down the road. I don't have the equipment or experience to do it myself, so before I take it in and have a mechanic charge my left arm and right leg for a diagnostic, what am I looking at here to fix this? New gears? New rear diff? Whole new axle?
If anybody could point me in the right direction would be much appreciated. Had a look on Summit for parts but not exactly sure what I'm going to need here.
Thanks!