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I only drove it once before I figured out the flange was gone, first time I hit a slightly slippery spot I had to engage the lockers to go, which is obviously not normal. I then did a walk around looking for a cause for needing to lock it and found the sheared flange. I would guess I put over 500 miles on it (including plenty at highway speed) after replacing the flange before it ever made any noise. I did have to drive out of the mountains about 30 miles after I started to hear it. I am very acutely dialed to noises in my vehicles, I've built many hotrods and fast cars over the years.A few things come to mind.
Before I pull or winch anybody, I tell them if anything happens to their rig that’s their fault. If anything happens to my rig that’s their fault too.
If they don’t agree, I don’t pull them out.
Famous words from the late tools, rest in peace, brother!
Second thing if you drove a few weeks with shared bolts at the drive flange, you must have had the center diff locked and if you didn’t hear that noise until you replace the hub and the drive flange, then the damage is new or you would’ve been hearing all the time there’s something else at play Possibly your locker is damaged or something of that nature.