R&R Rear Axle

[Mike B]

Took my H3 in on Monday for a few issues (cracked roof rails, jack, stab failure warning, rattles). I also had been hearing a faint whining from either the rear axle, drive shaft or transfer case. The dealer checked the axle and noted "excessive" metal debris when they drained the fluid and pulled the cover. They noted large flakes of metal peeling off the gearing (I think this is the lapping compound issue related to eariler rear axles--mine made it 10k). Well, now I get me a new rear axle, in about a week (better not try and slip in a non-locker)--as well as rails and jack.

Dealer through in a new battery-less Hummer flash light (got to shake the damn thing for 30 seconds to get 5 min of light)--seems inefficient.