I hear a noise coming from the rearend of my 2003 Explorer, 105K. How hard is it to replace the bearings? Is it hard to rebuild these rearends or should I take it in? Thanks

 

is it a thumping noise when pulling away from a stop? or a clicking noise at low speeds? or...none of the above?

mine has the clicking noise at low speeds, i think its the crappy Ebrake pads that were falling to crap when i changed the rotors last month

 

There is a whining noise and clunking noise. Had similiar noise on the front and after changing the bearings there that quit.

 

im no pro but it sounds like your right with the bearings

 

if it is a wheel bearing, they are disassembled and reassembled with a new bearing onto the hub with a 12 ton press. YOu can take the unit off the truck and take it to a shop to have it assembled, then you can reinstall onto the truck. If your talking about the differential unit, thats another story...... im assuming you have independant rear suspension ?