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... I am starting to feel hesitant about using parts from the salvage yard. I paid 350 for the used diff, and it seems like I could have the diff rebuilt with better parts for that much. ...

OhMy.
That's obscene.
As far as used parts, I've built a whole truck out of them. That would not be the issue here.

-Bill
'87 4Runner w/ '96 5VZ-FE, 'Red Chili II'
'97 Taco XtraCab 3RZ-FE, 'BlackBean'
TLCA # 13257, Rising Sun 4x4 Club Land Use Coordinator
"He who stops being better stops being good." -Oliver Cromwell