shane10
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- 2002 Explorer XLS
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Hi all, have had the all too common rear diff whine for severals thousands of miles now, never bothered me that much. I have noticed recently a pretty significant amount of metal on the magnet, much more than usual, along with the whine getting worse, and occasionally roaring at speeds 65+ MPH. I have also had a slight leak at the rear axle seals that has developed to drips on the garage floor, which brings me to my next question.
Obviously I will need to be replacing the rear seals in the near future, and I assume will need to replace some components of the rear diff as well, whether it's ring/pinion, carrier bearings or something else I have no idea. Rather than taking the diff apart and diving into something I have very little experience with, I was thinking of just replacing the entire diff with a reman zumbrota, RAA440-1384B | Zumbrota Drivetrain.
Does anyone have any experience with the company/products? Are they reliable? It does look like they offer a 2 year warranty which is very promising. Would be about 1k flat after shipping both ways (core return).
Although the more expensive route I feel it's my best option to avoid the headache of a partial/full rebuild. Any thoughts on this?
2002 XLS 215,x.. miles, diff is open 3.55 8.8 Axle code 45
Thanks in advance
Obviously I will need to be replacing the rear seals in the near future, and I assume will need to replace some components of the rear diff as well, whether it's ring/pinion, carrier bearings or something else I have no idea. Rather than taking the diff apart and diving into something I have very little experience with, I was thinking of just replacing the entire diff with a reman zumbrota, RAA440-1384B | Zumbrota Drivetrain.
Does anyone have any experience with the company/products? Are they reliable? It does look like they offer a 2 year warranty which is very promising. Would be about 1k flat after shipping both ways (core return).
Although the more expensive route I feel it's my best option to avoid the headache of a partial/full rebuild. Any thoughts on this?
2002 XLS 215,x.. miles, diff is open 3.55 8.8 Axle code 45
Thanks in advance