Front drive shaft squeel

jpsandberg · **Joined:** Sun May 18, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 25

Hi All!
For a few months my driveshaft has been backing a high pitched squeel/tinging/ringing noise as I drive. I got underneath when it was parked and was able to make the noice happen if I hit the driveshaft. I have to hit it pretty hard with my palm to get the noise to happen but it's there. Sounds like a dust cover or something is rattling a bit (had this noise on my samurai and it was the dust cover being loose on the front output of the transfercase). The last couple weeks, I have noticed when slowly taking off from a light a little grinding/bumping coming from what feels like the front. - like something is slightly binding up. It is very slight, and I have to be accelerating very slowly.

I am curious if this is a bad ujoint in the shaft? Or possibly a bearing? I didn't really look to hard as to how the front driveshaft connects to the front diff. Do the front driveshafts have 2 Ujoints? Or 1? Also, there was no really play noticed if I tried to 'press' the driveshaft with both hands, and also when I wiggle it.

Thanks for any help you can give!

Jonathan

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 4:33 pm

Bet you a nickel to a dollar your rear boot is gone and the CV is toast. pull it out and take a look at it, takes ten minutes maybe at most. If your sure its the front more than likely you'll have to rebuild/replace it.
Check the rear u joints also as they will make a squaking sound, they will appear not to be loose as well cause they are rusted solid replaced mine around 55,000 miles I think it was

jpsandberg · **Joined:** Sun May 18, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 25

Thanks for the reply!
I am positive it's the front. Noise goes completely away once I engage 4wd, and comes back almost immediatly after I go back into 2wd. I checked the rear shaft to see if it also made the noice, and couldn't get it to happen with the rear. It's definetely the front shaft. (also, I'm 90% sure the grinding is coming from the front)

What is involved with rebuilding the front shaft? What needs rebuilding?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 7:58 pm

Your wallet is involved.. It will need a rebuild once you buy a new shaft since you cant rebuild them..

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 8:24 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Your wallet is involved.. It will need a rebuild once you buy a new shaft since you cant rebuild them..

You can't rebuild them :shock:

well Thunderbirdjunkie and I are in trouble cause ours are being rebuilt :wink:

new rubber boots and all at least thats what the driveshaft guy is telling me :wink:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 9:40 pm

tommudd wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Your wallet is involved.. It will need a rebuild once you buy a new shaft since you cant rebuild them..

You can't rebuild them :shock:

well Thunderbirdjunkie and I are in trouble cause ours are being rebuilt :wink:

new rubber boots and all at least thats what the driveshaft guy is telling me :wink:

News to me.. Everything Ive read says you cannot get parts for them. Where abouts did you get the boots and such?

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 11:02 pm

Another front drive shaft sacraficed to the jeep gods

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 11:05 pm

stumpjumper_09 wrote:

Another front drive shaft sacraficed to the jeep gods

better than a window.......................... I better stop :shock:

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 11:10 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

stumpjumper_09 wrote:

Another front drive shaft sacraficed to the jeep gods

better than a window.......................... I better stop :shock:

SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :!:

Guest · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 11:45 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

tommudd wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Your wallet is involved.. It will need a rebuild once you buy a new shaft since you cant rebuild them..

You can't rebuild them :shock:

well Thunderbirdjunkie and I are in trouble cause ours are being rebuilt :wink:

new rubber boots and all at least thats what the driveshaft guy is telling me :wink:

News to me.. Everything Ive read says you cannot get parts for them. Where abouts did you get the boots and such?

Leave the old driveshaft under your pillow

And the CV fairy will come to you while you sleep and leave a nice rebuilt one in its place, WITH A QUARTER!

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 12:27 am

Wow a whole quarter, just think of everything I can buy with that

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 9:09 am

anyone curious about the u joint conversion I should be giving feedback about mine at the end of the week maybe begining of next.

timmyb457 · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 11:13 am

mine started making noises too so I took it in and they are working on it as I am typing this

jpsandberg · **Joined:** Sun May 18, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 25

So then, you all mostly agree that it IS my front shaft (?)

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 11:44 am

timmy you better sacrafice a window regulator fast. They are 1/4 the price of a drive shaft

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 3:50 pm

I did you guys a favor ok..

I sacrificed 2 window regulators for TBJ and Tom 2 weeks ago

and 2 more regulators are on the ceremonial sacrifice table

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 4:04 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

I did you guys a favor ok..

I sacrificed 2 window regulators for TBJ and Tom 2 weeks ago

and 2 more regulators are on the ceremonial sacrifice table

Thanks feel free to stop by on your way to never never land , err Chicago and get a free beer!

jamangus · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 4:31 pm

stumpjumper_09 wrote:

anyone curious about the u joint conversion I should be giving feedback about mine at the end of the week maybe begining of next.

yes. i missed it...any details?

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 7:53 pm

the local dts was able to find a conversion plate for both ends of my drive shaft turning it into a u joint style. the reason for this is because mine got ripped from a stick and i don't want to do this again. but i told him to keep all measurements cause i might have some friends that would want one if there is not a vibration problem. cost is $400

timmyb457 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 8:41 pm

just picked up mine up from the dealer today. total cost $100. 10k miles left on my warranty so it worked out for me. im at 60k miles now and it started making noises around a hundred miles ago

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