Krill
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so I replaced the front driver wheel hub
which led to me replacing the cv axel as well(trying to rush through the job as fast as possible and like a dummy cross threaded the hex nut)
checked for play in the drive shafts like I've read about on these forums
still heard the nose so I replace all the fluids( transfer case, front and rear diff) and thats where I got nervous. rear diff fluid was perfect, looked brand new, very little "mud" on the magnetic plug. transfer case same thing, slightly dirtier that the new fluid I pumped in but it was still almost clear.....and then I got to the front diff fluid wasn't all the way black but very dirty and the plug and a lot of "mud" on it along with physical flakes of metal.
so what are your thoughts on it. id really like to drop the diff and rebuild it but right now dont have the time or money to do it. the noise isn't bad at all yet, the only reason I heard it was because the radio was off and I could kinda feel something in the steering wheel( which I could be overanalyzing and just feeling tire tread vibrations as they wear down--goodyear duratrac)
do you think this is cause for concern? id hate to have the thing lock up and be an even more costly repair shortly down the road.
in the photo you can't see but the flakes were 1/8"x1/8" circles mostly some rectangular