2000 GMC sierra rear end issue

[willsmysticcobra]

Went out Xmas shopping with the miss in the truck tonight and had to accelerate quick off a stop sign. When I went to pull into a parking spot, I got a pretty scary binding and slight hopping from the rear. Now when I had my locker on my old jeep this would happen cause I pulled the spider gears and replaced with a mechanical locker, but I am not sure if something dislodged in the G80 out back on the GMC.

I straightened it out and did another turn and it was still binding, so I naturally did a minor brake torque burnout( on wet pavement, VERY minor) and all was well again.

do we chalk it up to something just didnt seat right after I spun the tires initially or should I be looking up a rear end kit/ axles for the truck to replace cause I dont need it grenading on me come snowfall?

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[Blood on Blood]

IMHO - trade in the truck and the Saab on a nice Silverado or Tahoe.

Money pitzzz

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

My g80's always "bind" on sharp parking lot speed turns. Cucv did it and Silverado does it. Haven't driven with the 14 bolt g80 yet but guessing it's the same. Just the nature of a mechanical locker.

Pretty sure when they break they go boom and you'll know.

 

[Outlaw]

It's par for the course with a G80

 

[HILROD]

That's why they are called gov-bombs. I'd pull the cover and check the governor assembly, I used to keep a new one around, when these were newer. They go bad a lot.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Piston slap shook the spider out of whack

 

[Yaj Yak]

hammer down.