Play in prop shaft (diff end)

[phill 92]

Thanks for your input everyone,

The way I see it now is either way I've got to get it out and have a look at somepoint, the whining hasn't got worse however there is the occasional grinding noise. Also about 3 months ago (around 3000Km ago) I changed the diff oil and found 1 tiny little shaving in the oil so it doesn't seem to be shredding itself apart.

To identify my diff what would I need to do, I believe I have to get the rear axle off the car as the diff doesn't have its own assembly correct?

I'm clueless when it comes to the workings of the diff what are wear parts and what aren't? I'm assuming if something is worn or broken that isn't a wear parts its going to cost me a lot? Ideally I wouldn't want to have to touch this part of the car again so whilst I'm at it is there anything that is good practice to replace?

Oh and also is this something I can tackle on my own in my garage and gain a lot of knowledge or is this something that I'm going need to have set up professionally?