As a stop-gap, find ANY junkyard axle out of the same vehicle and swap. They're not hard to replace as a unit.

EDIT: Any leaf-sprung Montero/Raider with a four speed automatic or a 5-speed manual after 1986 will work. Pre-87's (at least with the automatic 3-speed) came with a different differential ratio.

Something's either not fitting correctly, or there's a scratch/debris in there that may (just maybe) have been missed.

John B.

Last edited by JohnnyBfromPeoria; 06/17/11 05:10 AM.
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