rear driveshaft bearing

my jeep has been making a weird white noise when i drive, even sometimes as slow as 2 MPH. as of recent, i was able to find out what the problem was.

where my driveshaft connects to the rear differential, there is a bearing, and that bearing has to be replaced. i'm being told from some repair shops that it's going to cost around $2,000 because the rear axle is going to have to be replaced. is there a specific way to AVOID replacing the rear axle, and just pull the rear driveshaft bearing, and then reseat the NEW bearing back?

$2,000 is a bit heavy right now, and i wanted to know if there was an alternate way to go about replacing this bearing without having to put on a new rear axle.

thanks.

what kind of axel. yoyu can get d35 for almost free from a lot of people. there lieing al over the place. i know of a d44 4 sale right now thats locked with disk brakes for 800... 2 grand is rediculous!

$2000 is crazy. Someone is trying to take you for a ride.

Yes, you can replace just the pinion bearing. If your gears are toast though, it's going to take some more parts and money.

Tell us where you live and see if you can get a reference for a reputable shop.