Keep an eye on them. Axel rap is bad when I bought my truck it had axel rap problems BAD rebuild the spring perches first. Thought I was done..... NOPE year later I feel a small vibration and then BANG drive shaft breaks.
Pinion coupler is loose. Pull the diff cover and there it is the pinion has gotten into the Carrier. Not on my watch but on the previous owners. Ordered all the parts and rebuilt the entire thing.
parts new
5 inch custom drive shaft
E locker Carrier
All timken Berings new seals
crush sleeve delete
pics of the carnage
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the good side
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These are deep I could only imagine how much meal was floating around in there.
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New Carrier E locker
Now I think all the axel rap problems are done. Finally!!!!!
Anyways........Axel Rap is bad....MM-kay