[Jerry Clayton]

From reading your posts, I gathered that you were on a budjet for this repair----the nine inch pumpkins are easy to remove from the car so you can do it over if the minimun repair doesn't work out-----the pinion bearings went bad---replace them and the pinion seal---with the pinion unit removed(5 bolts) spin the ring gear and carrier to see if the side bearing are smooth---if not replace them---examine/spin the axle bearings--same deal---replace if NECESSARY. get it back together and drive----you can then watch e bay for some of the nascar stuff since you are right there in NC. I get 31 spline carriers and detroit lockers from them all the time----plan ahead for conversion but fix your present problem so you can drive it