Troy H
Active Member
- Joined
- June 3, 2011
- Messages
- 54
- Reaction score
- 0
- City, State
- Columbia Gorge, WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 XLT
Hi all,
I'd love some help diagnosing a heavy clunk sound that I get when going into or out of 4wd. This sound appeared after I did work on the front end.
A bit back I did a bunch of work to the front of my 96 xlt 4.0 4wd. I replaced all the seals, u-joints, brakes, etc that I could get to. I also replaced wheel bearings and bearings within the auto hubs and reapplied grease to them. Through the course of this work, I removed the stubby axle on the passenger side, but not the section that goes into the pumpkin. On the drivers side, I removed the axle section that does go into the pumpkin. I did not at any time open up the pumpkin, but did replace seals that I could reach within it.
Now, any time I go into 4wd, there is a delay and then a big clunk as the 4wd engages. The same happens when disengaging.
Following reassembly, I know that I did one thing incorrectly, but not sure how big of a deal it is. I didn't line the ears of the two axle sections up with each other.
Are there clips or springs or other reasons that I should have opened up the pumpkin to reassemble the front end? Does this behavior sound like a failure of the pumpkin or the auto hubs? How can I test these things to diagnose the problem?
Thanks
I'd love some help diagnosing a heavy clunk sound that I get when going into or out of 4wd. This sound appeared after I did work on the front end.
A bit back I did a bunch of work to the front of my 96 xlt 4.0 4wd. I replaced all the seals, u-joints, brakes, etc that I could get to. I also replaced wheel bearings and bearings within the auto hubs and reapplied grease to them. Through the course of this work, I removed the stubby axle on the passenger side, but not the section that goes into the pumpkin. On the drivers side, I removed the axle section that does go into the pumpkin. I did not at any time open up the pumpkin, but did replace seals that I could reach within it.
Now, any time I go into 4wd, there is a delay and then a big clunk as the 4wd engages. The same happens when disengaging.
Following reassembly, I know that I did one thing incorrectly, but not sure how big of a deal it is. I didn't line the ears of the two axle sections up with each other.
Are there clips or springs or other reasons that I should have opened up the pumpkin to reassemble the front end? Does this behavior sound like a failure of the pumpkin or the auto hubs? How can I test these things to diagnose the problem?
Thanks