saint_raider
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Albuquerque NM
I have a stock 5 speed, 89 Cherokee 4.0L. I had been noticing a grinding and squealing noise when the wheels were turning. It seemed to go away once I hit 3rd gear. Then I started to feel the whole Jeep vibrate when I hit 25MPH. I parked the thing and pulled the hubs to see if the bearings were bad. both sides seem fine, however, the axle shaft on the passenger side has a real bad scraping/grinding noise when I turn it by hand. I'm not too sharp on diffs, axles, or drivelines in general and I'm not sure what this axle shaft connects to inside the tube. The shaft itself is fatter than the shaft on the driver side. I'm pretty sure that this shaft does not slip directly into the diff but I don't know what is in between the shaft and that diff that would be causing my problems. Any help would be appreciated.