differential rebuild

Good afternoon! Over the past few weeks I went through a whining sound on coasting/decel coming from the rear differential of my 05 Jeep TJ. I took it to the shop where I was told the pinion nut loosened up and that the inner workings of my rear diff are all pretty damaged, ultimately...

Folks, Appreciate all the help to-date for a newbie as I have been working to update my new-to-me TJ. Im off on my next quest - differentials. Here's the facts: - 1997 Wrangler Sahara, 4.0L, manual - 33" tires w/2.5" lift - stock Dana 30 front/Dana 35 rear with 3.07 gearing - main purpose is...

I have a bad pinion gear bearing, tore the rear end down, everything went well till I went to remove the pinion gear. It won't come out. Used a dead blow, beat the hell out of it, still nothing. Any ideas?