[Dogman]

Any visible damage on the ring or pinion? Busted teeth won’t screech, but a bad bearing would. Genuinely interested to know what the issue is.

Did the shop at least pull the carrier to inspect? Not sure how they can throw out a number in the thousands and not provide you with a root cause or proof. If the differential internals are failed, those can be replaced easily. Not sure if I mentioned it in your other thread, but I work on these sorts of diffs often.

Also, what’s the ratio? It’ll be stamped on the ring gear as “XX:XX” if you still have eyes on it.

They are jacking me around, no i dont think they have looked at it , they said they found a used one then 5 days later said it was a LS ver and wouldent work, and that they will keep looking .. a week when by and i called them .. they said they found "the parts" and it will only cost 1500, another week goes by they said there 2 guys down so it will be another week. week goes by .. i call ( i asked them to please update me aka call me?) they said they were sent a transmission and not a rear end... im thinking they sure shipping things around it must be costing them a bit..so they have had it for over a month now and still no time, they said another week. When i dropped the truck off i asked if they need me to help find the parts. they said "oh no i only get parts from people i know" and assured me he would track it down. i paid the 1500 already so im pretty much committed with these guys. its very disappointing to say the least. i been combing the junk yards with in 500 mils. of me and i cant find anything. not even on ebay.

 

[Frontinator]

Small claims?

 

[Dogman]

Small claims?

not yet .. going to wait it out ..if this goes 2 months ..ya

 

[Hawairish]

Wish I had gotten more info to help further. It's still unclear what the problem even is, let alone the extent of damage if any. Finding parts for these axles and working on them is fairly trivial, and paying up front to fix a problem the mechanic seemingly didn't clearly show you and explain is a red flag. So yeah, you are probably getting jerked around.

There are three Nissan-specific auto recyclers in Rancho Cordova (Sacramento) within a 1/2 mile stretch. It's not close to Eureka, but it's well within 500 miles.