Hello, I'm new to the site but recently acquired an Envoy and it has some issues. I threw it up on the lift and removed the skid plate (plastic thing bolted to it) and found about 12 roller bearings that didn't belong there. I then look up and there is a nice inch by two inch hole in the bottom of the diff with a few rusty bearings stuck about half way out. So I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the diff might need some work.
I've looked into a few threads that talked about removing and/or replacing and that got me thinking about converting to just rwd for the summer and then actually fix it before winter hits.
I looked into a few other threads and even a few random videos I found on Youtube and saw a few people have done it. I was wanting to ask anyone that has done it if they had any issues afterwards?
I haven't done any work on it yet. I don't even know what the hubs look like but I'm mainly wondering if there are any issues with removing the fron axle nuts and axles, the drive shaft and just leaving it in 2wd for the time being.
Or if I can find a reasonably priced front diff for sale somewhere I might just replace it all at once. It doesn't seem like it'd take more than 3 hours or so. But I have no idea what the quote time. Every way I normally quote out labor doesn't have it listed.
I'm going to start pulling it apart tomorrow and see what I can find and if it looks ok I'll give it a try with 2wd but if I run into any issues I may just park it until I can find a new diff.
And now that I'm registered I'm going to go and see if I can find anything else.
Thanks!
I've looked into a few threads that talked about removing and/or replacing and that got me thinking about converting to just rwd for the summer and then actually fix it before winter hits.
I looked into a few other threads and even a few random videos I found on Youtube and saw a few people have done it. I was wanting to ask anyone that has done it if they had any issues afterwards?
I haven't done any work on it yet. I don't even know what the hubs look like but I'm mainly wondering if there are any issues with removing the fron axle nuts and axles, the drive shaft and just leaving it in 2wd for the time being.
Or if I can find a reasonably priced front diff for sale somewhere I might just replace it all at once. It doesn't seem like it'd take more than 3 hours or so. But I have no idea what the quote time. Every way I normally quote out labor doesn't have it listed.
I'm going to start pulling it apart tomorrow and see what I can find and if it looks ok I'll give it a try with 2wd but if I run into any issues I may just park it until I can find a new diff.
And now that I'm registered I'm going to go and see if I can find anything else.
Thanks!