Jacob McDowell

The area has a bunch of dirt stuck to it. I figure I can probably do it myself if it's not too difficult. There wasn't really any metal at the bottom of the diff however when I spin the wheels I can heat a clicking inside of the diff. When I had it open it was a piece at the top of the diff I think the locker maybe? I'm not sure if it's supposed to make a clicking sound or not.

For the past few months I've been having an issue with a grinding noise when driving between idle speeds and about 30 MPH. It seems like it is coming from the rear end but I can't really be sure. I just recently changed my rear diff fluid. There is a lot of dust accumulated when the rear axle meets the axle tube (if that's what it's called) behind the brake dust shield. I haven't checked to see if there is any play yet in the rear axles to check bearings but I'm just at a loss with what it could be. The truck has 67,000 miles.