Rear axle bearing wore a groove into axle

[SudoObey]

My rear axle bearing blew up on my way home. Grooved my Axle rod and put a groove into the axle itself. Can I just smooth out the groove and install a new bearing or am I going to need a new axle?

 

[Wild one]

My rear axle bearing blew up on my way home. Grooved my Axle rod and put a groove into the axle itself. Can I just smooth out the groove and install a new bearing or am I going to need a new axle?

Good quality pics of the axle and groove showing how deep the groove is would help. If the groove is deep,you'd probably want to replace the axle to be safe. You could probably pick up a good used axle from a wrecking yard /ebay / craigslist etc. if you don't want to buy a new axle

 

[SudoObey]

It's a pretty deep groove. I found one for pretty cheap only 86k miles on it. I think I'm going the route of replacing the entire axle. My truck has 270k miles, so not expecting too much life out of her. Thanks for your reply!

 

[Wild one]

It's a pretty deep groove. I found one for pretty cheap only 86k miles on it. I think I'm going the route of replacing the entire axle. My truck has 270k miles, so not expecting too much life out of her. Thanks for your reply!

Any 1500 rear end from 13 up is a bolt in,the 11 and 12 diffs will need a bit of modding to make your abs sensors fit,as they moved the sensors from the front of the diff to the rear of the diff in 13,the early 09 and 10 diffs are the older AAM "corporate" diff

 

[SudoObey]

Perfect. The one I found was a 2016, same year as my truck. Should just bolt right up. Thanks for your help

 

[Wild one]

Perfect. The one I found was a 2016, same year as my truck. Should just bolt right up. Thanks for your help

You might want to clean and lube the e-brake assembly before bolting it in.

 

[chopperman1]

Perfect. The one I found was a 2016, same year as my truck. Should just bolt right up. Thanks for your help

You cannot just take any 2016 axle assembly and bolt it up. Assuming 4WD, you MUST make sure the gear ratio matches your front. Another thing to think about is limited slip vs open rear end. While true either limited or open will bolt up, drive characteristics will be drastically different.

 

[Wild one]

You cannot just take any 2016 axle assembly and bolt it up. Assuming 4WD, you MUST make sure the gear ratio matches your front. Another thing to think about is limited slip vs open rear end. While true either limited or open will bolt up, drive characteristics will be drastically different.

Good point about the gear ratio's matching if he has a 4X4.

 

[SudoObey]

Sorry. I didn't mention. It's a RWD. Only rear diff.

 

[EdGs]

Let us know how the replacement went.

 

[SudoObey]

Swapped the rear axle. Everything is back in working order

 

[mdc1990zr1]

Swapped the rear axle. Everything is back in working order

You never posted a picture of the axle, but I have had success with something called a redi-sleeve to repair a grooved shaft