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DaveS · 09-13-2006, 10:43 AM

The knocking noise I posted about last week has been diagnosed by my dealer as a shot differential. The service guy tells me they will replace the entire axle rather than just the diff to avoid any chance for install errors. The axle is on order, and until then, I'm driving an Altima on Nissan's dime.

Mileage on the truck: 36,265. I bought the Gold+ 7/100,000 mile warranty which has just paid for itself with this 1 repair! I guess dragging around 8,500 lbs of boat may have killed the diff. I did cook all the paint off my original steel diff cover and the dealer gave me a new finned model, but not until after several long, hot towing trips.

Anyone have an idea what a new axle costs, plus installation?

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DaveS Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My whole axle is being replaced right now... The knocking noise I posted about last week has been diagnosed by my dealer as a shot differential. The service guy tells me they will replace the entire axle rather than just the diff to avoid any chance for install errors. The axle is on order, and until then, I'm driving an Altima on Nissan's dime. Mileage on the truck: 36,265. I bought the Gold+ 7/100,000 mile warranty which has just paid for itself with this 1 repair! I guess dragging around 8,500 lbs of boat may have killed the diff. I did cook all the paint off my original steel diff cover and the dealer gave me a new finned model, but not until after several long, hot towing trips. Anyone have an idea what a new axle costs, plus installation?