squeekyM
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Hi everyone,
A few weeks back, the pinion nut on my truck was loose. I took it to a buddy of mine, so he could properly set the preload etc on the rear end when tightening the nut.
It has been a few weeks now, and the truck seems to be suffering from the same symptoms; occationally some type of grinding/scratching noise under deceleration. Sometimes a similar noise under had acceleration/heavy load. I have been doing some reading and have seen people recommending replacign the yoke anytime the pinion is off.
Anyone have any words of wisdom/ things to look for while pulling the rear cover? What could I expect to be the problem? I don't really have much experience with differentials; I will mostly be looking for metal shavings, and pits, cracks, and burned teeth on the ring gear.
My biggest fear is the rear end is trashed and will cost me some $$$ cash to rebuild. Thanks in advance for all the help. Sorry for the long post.
A few weeks back, the pinion nut on my truck was loose. I took it to a buddy of mine, so he could properly set the preload etc on the rear end when tightening the nut.
It has been a few weeks now, and the truck seems to be suffering from the same symptoms; occationally some type of grinding/scratching noise under deceleration. Sometimes a similar noise under had acceleration/heavy load. I have been doing some reading and have seen people recommending replacign the yoke anytime the pinion is off.
Anyone have any words of wisdom/ things to look for while pulling the rear cover? What could I expect to be the problem? I don't really have much experience with differentials; I will mostly be looking for metal shavings, and pits, cracks, and burned teeth on the ring gear.
My biggest fear is the rear end is trashed and will cost me some $$$ cash to rebuild. Thanks in advance for all the help. Sorry for the long post.
