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Originally Posted by rbardolv
I have opted to simply do the shaft boot rebuild. The other bearings and such if look good I am not touching them at all, looks like a real pain in the arse.... 
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I guess you are talking about the bearings that support the ring gear, I don't think they go out too often. The manual says to replace the circlips that hold the axles as well as the long bolts and cup washer at the outside of the axle. I did replace those parts but I know many people don't.
When I replaced my axles, I also replaced the seals on the side of the differential and went to synthetic fluid. I have over 45K on them with no problems. I was too chicken to rebuild them so I did the exchange thing with CVR in Denver. One problem I did run into was the thickness of the shim on one axle. It was too thick so I could not get the axle in far enough. The spacers are hardened so the can't be filed, they have to be ground. I had the axle on that side in and out several times doing trial fits after I would grind a little off of the spacer. You won't have that problem since you are rebuilding your existing axles.