So My 2001 Jeep Xj has had the back left or drivers back wheel...the bearing has been replace 3 times over the last 100K. The last time the mechanic replaced it for free for me. The last time I talked with the guy he said if it goes bad again then it's probably a rear replacement issue.
So I talked to my mechanic recently since I don't work in the summer and I have time to fix it....about it and he said that maybe the rearr end housing got bent at some point and the bearing is being pushed in a goofy position and that is what causes the grinding I'm hearing. Even after I get a new bearing it will start grinding within a week. It grinds, at a low level, I hear it but I can live with it. And I can make it last but it would be nice not to hear the noise. He said to fix it, that maybe I would need to get a used rear axle housing and guts. IT could be 200 to 600 for a used one not including labor.
Any thoughts on this.
Should I just live with it and just replace the bearing once in a while?
Or go fix it?
My son will be driving it in a few years.
Could it just be the shaft and not the housing casing?
Just wondering.
Thanks.
Also I think my manifold has a leak or crack, sounds rumbly, is this hard to fix. Can I just wrap some tape around it?
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