cenick Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi people and a Happy New Year to all. I have a very intermitant noise coming from the front end of my 90, its as if its jumping out of hi/low range with a LOUD crash this has happend 4 times now in a week! It has also started to make a rumbling noise, like a bearing gone? which sound as if its the front o/s, mind you it could be anywhere I suppose! I replaced the steering arm balljoints as the o/s appeared worn, all wheels props etc were checked for tightness at that time and they seem ok, I know the front diff has a fair amount of play in it. The noise has happend on righthand, lefthand and straight ahead positions, the first time last Sat when we were going greenlaning around Wiltshire, while pulling into the carpark before setting off a crunch then it was fine all day? 2 days later I went to a local river crossing to clean off a bit of the muck and it happend again, this time I checked to see if my front prop was there as I thought i'd lost it!! once back on the road thats when the rumbling started. Now its a permenant rumble. Could it be the diff or maybe the CV? or can anyone think of something else to look at OR should I just wait until something actually breaks as I feel I might end up changing stuff just to see if it cures the problem. Cheers C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 A knocking on full steering lock would indicate a dying cv joint. If you are going to take the drive shafts out to check the cvs, you might as well pull the diff out at the same time. Check in the diff bowl on the axle case for debris. HTH Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young bobtail Rhys Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi, I have had 2 diffs break through offroading but they were weak. I could tell that mine were on there way out because of the play inside them. When selecting gear from stationary it would knock into gear. This was the diffs slowing giving up. In the end the pin through the planet wheels broke leaving the planet wheels floating around until they were blown to pieces. Your problem sounds more like a cv, now I am no expert (far from one) but if it is a clicking noise then usually it is a cv. However as I am no expert I cannot help you with why it jumps out of gear via the transfer box. Mine has done it before but sometimes it is because it is not completely in gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenick Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi,I have had 2 diffs break through offroading but they were weak. I could tell that mine were on there way out because of the play inside them. When selecting gear from stationary it would knock into gear. This was the diffs slowing giving up. In the end the pin through the planet wheels broke leaving the planet wheels floating around until they were blown to pieces. Your problem sounds more like a cv, now I am no expert (far from one) but if it is a clicking noise then usually it is a cv. However as I am no expert I cannot help you with why it jumps out of gear via the transfer box. Mine has done it before but sometimes it is because it is not completely in gear. Thanks for your replies, I checked for a clicking but there is none evident that I can tell, it dosnt actually jump out of gear its just feels like it has! I'll check the diff for debris as MO suggests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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