RammaR
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- '96 XLT 4x4
I just rebuilt the transfer case a couple weeks ago and haven't had any problems with it since, however I'm having a 'chirping' noise when the front drive shaft turns - especially noticable at slow speeds. Now I think this has been an intermitant problem for at least 6 months, but after even a short drive in the summer heat it seems to be much more frequent and louder.
Tonight I pulled the skip plate and turned the driveshaft by hand and it sounds like its comming from somewhere around double u-joint (cardian?) or yolk area where the front drive shaft meets the transfer case. When we rebuilt the t-case it got a new case with all new bearings and seals. we spun the yolk a bit on the transfer case and it was all quiet and smooth at the time, and the sound really seems to be sorta infront of it. But the yolk itself wasn't replaced, and this sound was there from time to time before the rebuild. So I'm leaning towards the u-joints, anyone know if the 'chirping' is a common symptom of them or have any suggestions on what to check before I try to replace it?
Thanks.
Tonight I pulled the skip plate and turned the driveshaft by hand and it sounds like its comming from somewhere around double u-joint (cardian?) or yolk area where the front drive shaft meets the transfer case. When we rebuilt the t-case it got a new case with all new bearings and seals. we spun the yolk a bit on the transfer case and it was all quiet and smooth at the time, and the sound really seems to be sorta infront of it. But the yolk itself wasn't replaced, and this sound was there from time to time before the rebuild. So I'm leaning towards the u-joints, anyone know if the 'chirping' is a common symptom of them or have any suggestions on what to check before I try to replace it?
Thanks.