[PaulDexler]

Tom, Joe, Trevor, and everyone else. Thanks for the moral support. As to the diff problem, the transmission shop couldn't find a replacement one. I found one about 150 miles from here, in a '92 pearlie in a junkyard, but it has almost the same mileage as mine and they want $700 for it there.

But... The transmission shop says there are no problems with the ring and pinion, and there was no noise from the diff prior to the teardown. The only suspicious problem seemed to have happened on the way to the transmission shop from home, about 7 miles. As I was slowing for a red light, the steering pulled to one side, and would not re-center. When the light turned green and I moved away, it came back to normal. So he's going to go through it, and offers me a six months warranty on his work.

That shop does a huge amount of business, and seems to be very highly regarded in the area. It seems to be a lot better than "A-A- Aamco" would have been.

Thanks again, I'll keep everyone posted.
Paul