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Please help diagnose this noisy truck:

My wife just got a used '96 JGC limited. The truck is full time 4wd with a 5.2 motor.

The truck is comfy and rides great around town, but it has a whine on accel/decel. I'm no axle mechanic but I know that means gears too loose or too tight right?

I drove the truck last night and noticed that around 50mph any more than light throttle (but not enough to down shift) causes a rumble like rough pavement. Up a hill was worse.

I'm thinking rear diff/axle bearings. Does that sound right? Im going to open up the rear pumpkin and see what kind of party is going on in there. Any ideas or advice are welcome.

thanks
rdr

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Have both differntials checked out ASAP. I had a frind with a similar era GC and the front pinion seal was leaking, then the pinion bearing went bye-bye....not pretty, and not cheap to repair.

Any rumbling/low grinding usually means one of the bearings is worn/shot. Any sign of leakage around the pinion shaft?