Recent content by Phyrmn

Just a follow up. I was able to replace the axle, everything went fairly well. Working by yourself does have it's drawbacks. But anyway, everything is better now, less slop and less whine. I do believe the pinion bearing is making a little noise, not like the original axle anyway...

The gears looked good, no wearing or scarring visible. The flange isn't completely round like my 2005, so I'm hoping it bolts up with little issue.

Update: I pulled a rear axle assembly out of a 2004, unknown mileage. This one was my only viable option with what Pull A Part had in there yard. I attempted to pull the cover off of the rear diff to inspect it, but half of the cover bolts were rounded off. It had a ton of RTV on it so someone...

No Trac-Loc in mine it's an open diff, just wore out I guess. Thank you all again for the help, I'm headed to Louisville Pull A Part this morning to see what I can get.

Thnk you for the reply. Mine has the sensor in the rear diff, so using a 2006 or 2007 rear axle is going to be impractical I'm afraid. So I guess I go looking for a 2005. Thanks again for the info.

I apologize if this question is redundant, I've been searching through threads most of the day. I'm looking to swap out a noisy rear axle on my 2005 3.7L Auto 4WD. I bought the jeep from a GOV sale a few years back knowing that the rear diff had issues. I replaced the axle/pinion bearings and...