oh guys i must add something i just noticed...the grinding or vibration is still there for a few seconds when i cvome to a stop like something is still spinning and rubbing...just for a few seconds

 

alrighty...i noticed that in 4H and 2H its the same grinding from the same area just much more annoying in 4H...i think its that front u joint cause its located in the area i feel the vibration and it does have some play when i get under the truck.....what do these things run for? and where to go for the best deal?

 

ive been deserted!! guys ..the front u joint (closest to the differential) am i supposed to able to wiggle it slightly?? very small play but i can make it click click with my hands

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You shouldn't be able to make it click with just your hands.

It is bad.

phox

 

Okay, when you say front u-joint do you mean a front axle u-joint or a front driveshaft u-joint??? Cause your front driveshaft should not be spinning when you are in 2wd. If it's a front axle u-joint then could cuase your symptoms.

If your front driveshaft is spinning when you are in 2wd you have something else going on.

The u-joints are not very expensive probably less than $30 a piece, but axle u-joints are a big job to change, front driveshaft not nearly as involved.

 

hey tool hows it going buddy?.....well been driving it to school this week and its not the driveshaft u-joint...either the wheel bearing (drivers) or the axle u joint (drivers)...visually the axle u joint looks good and i guess i wont really know unless i take the hub off and wiggle with it eh?.....im hearing getting that hub off is tough should i get gear puller to makelife easy? gonna be done this upcoming weekend

 

well well i jacked up the truck and finally inspected the front drivers side and its the darn axle u joint(drivers) it wiggles pretty nicely the passenger side doesnt budge a bit....the wheel is on very tight ...the entire hub is wiggling and the looseness/slack is at the u joint...

so a couple questions please guys....what will my approximate cost be at a shop so i know what numbers to expect...the part is like 30$ right? ...i looked at it and it looks like a pain in the butt trying to get all those pieces off
any suggestions? get it done or is it a weekend job?

2ndly i dont tow or anything can i drive with it for a couple weeks if i take it easy?...its just an annoying lil vibration

Andrew

 

i must also mention that that short lil shaft with the yoke that come out the axle is moving around slightly...is that a seal gone bad inside the axle?

 

can someone give me a hint why that portion with the yoke coming out the front axle would wiggle? really short portion...how does that piec come out after i get the hub and rotor off?

 

here are some links with instructions and pictures.


http://dieselpowerman.tripod.com/Fro...xle%20Tech.htm

http://dodgeram.org/tech/repair/axle/front_axle.htm

www.dodgeram.org

 

thanks buddy those pages are awesome...so i guess after studyign that access to the seal is by dropping the differential cover?? or is there a seal in the axle on the outside as well?? its the outside stub that wiggles ..the one coming staright out the axle tube

 

the seals are in the tubes a little,the drivers side is next to diff and the pass. is next to the disconnect for 4x4,if you don't have a oil leak i wouldn't mess with the seals,the axle shaft that wigles is the same one with bad u-joint rite?, one end of axle is suported by the diff other suported by the hub if joint is bad it wobles in that spot because it can't suport load and run true giving viberation and transfer suport to ends...

 

That is a sign that that fluid has been in way too long. I would drain and refill with some good fluid real soon.

 

P.O.R!!! u got it right on...it wiggles where it comes out the axle not the portion that comes out the hub...but there is NO leak not even a hint...so ur thinking U joint? that was my original thinking....the local shop told me 2 hours labour for the U joint sounds right? what about the seal?

 

Did you check your center support bearing? Mine was grinding for 2 weeks, driving me nuts. I thought it was a wheel bearing, turned out to be the center support bearing.