Hey all! So I was driving down the street last night when all of a sudden I heard a crack, and my truck would go into gear, but it wouldn't grab the gear and move. I stopped and tried again to put it into gear and it would go in gear, and the drive line was still working but my back tires weren't turning. I put it in four wheel drive and my front tires still worked so I'm guessing something broke in my rear end. I haven't taken it down to a mechanic yet, but I was wondering what you guys thought it might be and what I should expect to pay. Thanks for any insight and words of advice, and I hope you all have a good day!

 

Very hard to say what it will cost, but be ready for the worst case $1000 give or take a few hun.

 

First thing to do would be to get the rear end off the ground and start rotating things by hand to see whats bound up. Maybe pull the diff cover off and have a look inside.

 

First off fill out your profile with your vehicle info as it makes it easier to help.

Next is your other option is to just get a new rear axle and replace the broken one. All you need to do is make sure the replacement axle has the same gear ratio as you have now. Go to www.car-parts.com and do a search for a rear axle in your area and see how much they want for it then compare that to what a shop is going to charge to rebuild your rear axle if that is what is wrong. Just offering up other ideas.

Keep us posted and let us know what you find out is wrong with it and we will help you out from there.