[bigingwest]

Ok so I wanna run this buy you guys. I went on a light 4x4 trip and after I noticed a weird noise from the front end it sounded like I was running over those rumble strip on the side of the highway only on decel or coasting at speeds of around 70kph + but I wasnt running over them. It continued to get worse over minor driving for the next two days so i removed the front drive shaft and the sound seems to be gone or so faint you would have to strain to hear it. I am thinking Pinion bearing what do you guys think?

[rcwj04]

If you have the 242 it was probably still in 4wd part time

[bigingwest]

lol yah but I have the qudra track 2 not 242

[asatxj]

If you pulled the front DS and the problem went away the problem is your front drive shaft. If you have a rezeppa joint, it's likely the problem.

[bigingwest]

nope I have the conventional double cardon I thought maybe with the load of the driveshaft off the bearing it might have quite down or stopped making noise. Am I completely out to lunch with that thought?

[Cdy291]

I would go ahead and replace the front wheel hubs if you haven't already. You can do like me and get a pair off Ebay for what Autozone wants for 1.

[TastykakeWJ]

do you have any play in the steering wheel when you turn??? or is it just over 70???? my .02 say wheel bearing, or hub like Cdy291. or do a complete lube order ( grease the front and see if that may help at all sometimes the smallest piece of dirt can do the damndest things) or maybe you lost a wheel weight

[billzcat1]

Sounds like a bad U-joint to me.

[bigingwest]

Yah i am leaning towards a bad u joint cuz the sound is gone with axle removed

[bigingwest]

*driveshaft not axle lol