Rear differential need to be rebuilt

[House003]

It's a bad day... My rear differential has been howling for about a year now but haven't got around to having it fixed.. Bad idea because today a gear came flying out and put a hole in the rear differential. It's leaking grey fluid rapidly and I brought it to a near-by shop and they said that the differential needs to be rebuilt and since its a posi, it will cost somewhere around $1800.. Is this a reasonable quote? And any other recommendations or opinions are welcome

 

[thz71]

NO take your truck and run!!!!

 

[michael hurd]

Replace the entire rear axle with one from a wrecking yard. Way cheaper. Find out the gear ratio and get the same one.

 

[House003]

NO take your truck and run!!!!

What do you suggest I do then?

 

[Blue95]

Well I had mine completely re done with one new axle shaft and seals/bearings and a Yukon posi unit and it was $1600 so 1800 is a rip.

 

[LiftedVictory]

Replace the entire rear axle with one from a wrecking yard. Way cheaper. Find out the gear ratio and get the same one.

What he said. Go to your local pull-a-part and snag you an axle with the same gear ratio. I have done that numerous times. or if you want to go all out, get one with some lower gears and find a front diff to match.

 

[Blue95]

That is a good option if you can find a good axle that is known good, depends on if you want to take the risk of a JY axle.

 

[thz71]

What do you suggest I do then?

Get a 14 bolt from the junk yard that's hands down the best way to go you'll never have to worry about it again I think i had 400 bucks at the most in my swap

 

[House003]

NOT MY DECISION, my dad brought my truck in to get fixed and they said the G80 locker was toast.. They are charging $1800 and putting in an open diff... This seems like WAY too much money to just rebuild the diff and take the locker out..

 

[Blue95]

Uh yes it is, tell your dad he is wasting money, for $1800 that should be a full rebuild, axle shafts, and a new posi/locker