JeepNoob
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- Pueblo, Colorado
Hey guys,
So I recently drove my '96 XJ about 600 miles (on my way to Michigan to do a summer internship with Ford. Am excited.) Anyways, part-way through my trip, I noticed a nasty noise from what sounded like the front end. Its a very squeaky noise, almost like a door hinge that needs oil, and it increases in frequency with vehicle speed, regardless of engine speed. It seems to stop at about 45 MPH, but I think that's mostly because you can't hear it over wind and engine noise at that point. I figured it was best to get to my dad's place in Nebraska since I had planned on spending a bit of time with him and dig into it then. We both agreed that it seemed to be coming from the front passenger side and sounded like a brake pad wear indicator. The rotor on that side did have some nasty grooves in it and I did have a bit of squealing coming from the front brakes whenever I applied them, so we decided to change both front rotors and pads out to the tune of $115. When we did that first side, a small pebble came out from somewhere in the caliper and we thought "Aha! That's what's making the noise!" Unfortunately, when we rotated the tire, the noise was still there. I did a bit of listening around while dad turned the tire back and forth and seemed to narrow it down to somewhere in the T-case/front driveshaft area. I also tried dropping it in 4wd for a bit and didn't really notice any difference. It'd make sense that something in this area would blow out on a long road trip, since the driveshaft and stuff turns with the front wheels and, in retrospect, I probably should've yanked the front driveshaft on a long trip where I didn't need 4wd. Any idea what could be causing this problem? I think tomorrow I'm going to climb under it and yank the driveshaft out so 1. I don't have that annoying squeak and 2. So I don't cause any more unnecessary damage to anything. Any ideas what could be causing this noise? I'll try turning the front driveshaft pinion tomorrow to see if it makes any noise that way. I guess it is also worth noting that my front driveshaft has the crazy double U-joint/CV-joint-whatever setup. I checked the parts diagram for the NP231 and it does have a bearing for the front yoke. Any ideas how difficult this thing is to replace? I'd rather not have to pull and disassemble my whole T-case, but if it needs to be done, well...
So I recently drove my '96 XJ about 600 miles (on my way to Michigan to do a summer internship with Ford. Am excited.) Anyways, part-way through my trip, I noticed a nasty noise from what sounded like the front end. Its a very squeaky noise, almost like a door hinge that needs oil, and it increases in frequency with vehicle speed, regardless of engine speed. It seems to stop at about 45 MPH, but I think that's mostly because you can't hear it over wind and engine noise at that point. I figured it was best to get to my dad's place in Nebraska since I had planned on spending a bit of time with him and dig into it then. We both agreed that it seemed to be coming from the front passenger side and sounded like a brake pad wear indicator. The rotor on that side did have some nasty grooves in it and I did have a bit of squealing coming from the front brakes whenever I applied them, so we decided to change both front rotors and pads out to the tune of $115. When we did that first side, a small pebble came out from somewhere in the caliper and we thought "Aha! That's what's making the noise!" Unfortunately, when we rotated the tire, the noise was still there. I did a bit of listening around while dad turned the tire back and forth and seemed to narrow it down to somewhere in the T-case/front driveshaft area. I also tried dropping it in 4wd for a bit and didn't really notice any difference. It'd make sense that something in this area would blow out on a long road trip, since the driveshaft and stuff turns with the front wheels and, in retrospect, I probably should've yanked the front driveshaft on a long trip where I didn't need 4wd. Any idea what could be causing this problem? I think tomorrow I'm going to climb under it and yank the driveshaft out so 1. I don't have that annoying squeak and 2. So I don't cause any more unnecessary damage to anything. Any ideas what could be causing this noise? I'll try turning the front driveshaft pinion tomorrow to see if it makes any noise that way. I guess it is also worth noting that my front driveshaft has the crazy double U-joint/CV-joint-whatever setup. I checked the parts diagram for the NP231 and it does have a bearing for the front yoke. Any ideas how difficult this thing is to replace? I'd rather not have to pull and disassemble my whole T-case, but if it needs to be done, well...
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