Hi, just joined to help my brother with his rear differential issue at 315K miles

My Volvo and Olds boards wouldn't be much help!

Thank you to anyone who replies. He has a nice 2009 4wd Tacoma 4 cyl with 315K miles and his rear differential is locked and his mechanic isn't offering to rebuild the rear differential, and said he may need a new axle assembly, so I posted in the 2005-2015 section with a question about what to do.

Thanks to all members who chip in some words of wisdom over there.

Aaron

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld

 

Sounds like you got a roasted bearing. A whole new axle assembly prob isn't needed. First you gotta pull the third member out to see what exactly is going on.

 

If you are looking for a new axle then you might want to try a salvage yard.

If you are looking to start learning about your brothers truck tacomaworld.com is a great reference. Here is where you can get a lot of your axle rebuild parts. Unless the rear-end is rusted through you might be better having it rebuilt. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyota,2009,tacoma,2.7l+l4,1442969,drivetrain

 

Thank you!! Appreciate the welcome and help.