Transmission Or Rear End Problem?

[mahoney22e]

From a start when i accelerate there is a mild and quick hesitation followed by a slight jerk as if it catchs. Now it has to be a fairly fast take off for me to feel this. If i press slowly on the gas it won't make the slight catch or jerk (or if i am starting from a downward slope it won't jerk either). i bought this truck 2years ago w/ 50,000 miles on it. in the last two years i have put a relatively easy 15,000 miles on it. the dealer stated after the fact that they had to rebuild the rear diff. so i am kind of wondering if it is a rear end problem. but wanted to run it by you guys to see if anyone may think it could be a tranny problem. thanks for in responses in advanced.........

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[ford_man_22]

my dad's truck does the exact same thing, and mine is even so bad to "whine" while driving down the road at low rpm's. His truck just makes a slight noise and "jerks" once you take off, other than that there's nothing wrong with it. On his, we just left it alone and its been driving fine for almost 3 years. Mine however, we replaced the bearings, which were shot, but the problem has come back. I'm just going to buy another rear end from a salvage yard. They put a small warranty on their parts and it costs around 350.