"spreadin her legs so i can go to town on her "

I was amused with that statement accompanying the pic. I'm glad you got it figured out.

Thats what I like about this site. People can throw ideas for ya to look into. I usually am able to dismiss most of them until one comes along that I can't, and when ya get to looking it usually comes to light. One of them will get it tho. Keeps me from chasing my tail.

I have never bought a junkyard Diff. I have no advice for ya on that one.


Good luck

Larry

 

Rust on the gears would be the cause of cencern.
Generally means that the diff has been submerged in water.
And the bearings could be smoked.
i mean, otherwise, if the gears look to be in good condition, with no cracks or chips, and theres no play in the pinion flange, then buy it.
But certainly don't mess with it, lol.

 

now i need to find a 3rd member.....i remembered the axle codes from the 4runners and trucks in the local yard...one was 4.56s....and the ring gear has 5 chipped teeth.....dangit...

so now i'm lookin for a 4.56 rear end.....or a set of 4.88's and i'll regear LOL

 

found a set of 4.88's in good shape for $500(for both diffs)....and i found a 4.56 diff for ~$100......i want the 4.88's, but i need the 4.56s...so tomorrow i'm getting confirmation from the junkyard and i'm prolly going to go get em this saturday or next week, i'm also going to be doing rear bearing and axle seals....anyone have any tips or tricks i'd be more than happy to listen....or well read

 

You could buy a set of 4.56 gear/ pinion and bearing kit and have someone do it for you. It should be less than 500.

 

ill find the pic of mine i had 4 teeth gone and two clunks a round

 

all the shops want over $700 to do it...i've called about 15 different places..most were around $800-$900 and as high as $1100...


no go on the junkyard diff it was a Nissan Pathfinder? piece of crap junkyard said it wa sa 4runner....

 

i grabbed ahold of my brake drum, and went to pull my axle out a little and it felt likes the bearings were BAD....like BAD BAD...i could wiggle my drum like 1/4".


So this means my bearings are bad correct? i wouldn't think i would be able to move my drum at all...correct?

 

as soon as i find out, how much it's going to cost to install my spool and 5.29's. my 4.56's are up for sell. unless i can find 2 5.29 diff's

 

there was 2 5.29 differentials in the Tulsa Oklahoma craigslist (auto parts) for sale...dude was parting out a lifted 4runner...had a locker in the rear..and a 7.5" 5.29 front.

gonna replace my bearings and axle seals this week...and probably make a trip to set Govt.Mule and buy his 4.56 diff he has...unless i can find a better deal

 

Figured i'd update this...got everything back together, truck drives great except for a small vibration..i believe my driveshaft is out of phase, so easy fix..i'll report back if i find a more serious problem

thanks for all the help and input guys

 

Awesome! So what did you end up doing?

 

Oops lol...i put a rear diff in that i bought off of a fellow Yotatech guy named Mike!

So far so good...