I havnt been driving the jeep since i found out it was a bent driveshaft but before that, i was driving it back and forth to work, maybe 15 miles/day for about a month. Anyways, i started hearing this whinning sound coming from the rear end and i'm linking it to however the driveshaft got bent...my question is...can driving w/ a bent d/s mess up my rear end, and my other question is...if this whinning sound (upon deceleration only) is the rear end....how long can i go before i would have to replace it? Right now i'm at a slight whinning when i decelerate, thats all. Thanks for any info.