Chasing front end tick

[Chaseweston]

My front end ticks. At first I was sure it was just the flex plate bolts so I pulled cleaned and tightened them. No fix. It doesn't make the noise in neutral revving so it's not engine. It makes the noise when I begin forward movement. Seems to be slightly related with speed but after about 1ph it's hard to hear it. I have a clip I uploaded to YouTube.

http://youtu.be/4obeweJDYuM

Could this be something with my front axle? I haven't changed my front diff oil in a while because my fill plug is frozen.

[prerunner1982]

Could be the front axle, however on the flex plate.... did you inspect it for cracks around the bolt holes?

[Mudderoy]

My front end ticks. At first I was sure it was just the flex plate bolts so I pulled cleaned and tightened them. No fix. It doesn't make the noise in neutral revving so it's not engine. It makes the noise when I begin forward movement. Seems to be slightly related with speed but after about 1ph it's hard to hear it. I have a clip I uploaded to YouTube.

http://youtu.be/4obeweJDYuM

Could this be something with my front axle? I haven't changed my front diff oil in a while because my fill plug is frozen.

Have you checked the drive shafts for play? As in a bad u-joint?

[XJ Wheeler]

Also, look for something bent and hitting a moving part. Like the backing plates.