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Chaseweston
04-03-2013, 06:10 AM
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
04-03-2013, 06:44 AM
Could be the front axle, however on the flex plate.... did you inspect it for cracks around the bolt holes?
Mudderoy
04-03-2013, 10:31 AM
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
04-03-2013, 02:42 PM
Also, look for something bent and hitting a moving part. Like the backing plates.
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