Pretty sure that's a standard 8.8 rear end, so they're a dime a dozen. I wouldn't spend much, but if you're handy and if it's not too rusty, spending a few hundred bucks for an axle assembly in the junk yard might make sense. Beyond that, I'm not sure it's worth sourcing new parts and paying someone to do it, especially if an axle tube is potentially bent.
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If the axle is just stopping "randomly", it sounds like the ring and pinion might be missing some teeth/not meshing correctly. A shop should be able to rebuild it. I haven't checked pricing lately, but back in the day (20 years ago) it was like $500-1000 for new ring/pinion + labor to install (its technically easy to do, but getting the gear lash correct takes some practice, so most people pay people to do that). Any decent 4x4 shop nearby would be able to do that, and could be worth a phone call to see how much it would cost.
Also, swapping a solid axle is pretty easy to do, and likely cheaper/easier to do than rebuilding the rear end. Just make sure that you get an axle with the same gear ratio as what you have now, otherwise you won't be able to use 4wd (which may or may not be a problem).
I did some axle swaps with a buddy while I was in high school (Scout 2 axles into a CJ5). The upside with these, is that its a leaf spring rear end. Which means its basically as easy as disconnecting the u-bolts holding on the leaf springs, disconnecting the shocks, the driveshaft, and brakes (emergency and normal).
Then its basically swap out the first axle, and put the "new" junkyard one directly into the same place.
Given, axles are heavy, so that could be an issue. But a buddy or two would make it a fairly manageable thing.
This also might make the shop price to do the labor of the swap pretty cheap too, if you could find a shop that was ok with you sourcing the part. Otherwise you'll be left buying an axle at the shop prices, which is likely a lot more expensive.
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