I’m having some minor problems with my truck. 🙁 The rear differential is leaking oil, and the front-end makes a lot of noise when the hubs are locked. I’m pretty sure the rear diff just needs a new pinion seal, which, from what my repair manual says, is going to be impossible to replace myself. The front-end problem could be almost anything, but I suspect it’s either the hubs themselves, or the driveline. There’s too much mud caked on everything for me to get a good look at it.
So it looks like I’ll be letting a mechanic ass-rape me in order to get it all fixed, ’cause I’ve never known a shop that doesn’t charge a thousand percent markup on parts and labor.
At least the truck is drivable, so I can put it off awhile longer.