Three inches?????? I know you're exaggerating, but most of that is
in bad engine mounts:
--
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Norman wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> The mount that holds the transfer case to the frame is loose. When I put a
> wrench on the plug to check the transfer case gear oil level I was able to
> move/slide the entire assembly about 3 inches left and right. I'm sure that
> the awful noise that I heard was the case banging from side to side.
>
> I thank you all for helping me track down the problem and eliminate other
> items. My front U joints were in bad shape too.
>
> Sincerely,
> Norman

 

Three inches?????? I know you're exaggerating, but most of that is
in bad engine mounts:
--
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Norman wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> The mount that holds the transfer case to the frame is loose. When I put a
> wrench on the plug to check the transfer case gear oil level I was able to
> move/slide the entire assembly about 3 inches left and right. I'm sure that
> the awful noise that I heard was the case banging from side to side.
>
> I thank you all for helping me track down the problem and eliminate other
> items. My front U joints were in bad shape too.
>
> Sincerely,
> Norman

 

Three inches?????? I know you're exaggerating, but most of that is
in bad engine mounts:
--
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Norman wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> The mount that holds the transfer case to the frame is loose. When I put a
> wrench on the plug to check the transfer case gear oil level I was able to
> move/slide the entire assembly about 3 inches left and right. I'm sure that
> the awful noise that I heard was the case banging from side to side.
>
> I thank you all for helping me track down the problem and eliminate other
> items. My front U joints were in bad shape too.
>
> Sincerely,
> Norman

 

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:d7hons$6ld$1@reader1.panix.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Norman wrote:
> >
> >>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >>news:429A43A9.223D0F37@sympatico.ca...
> [snip]
>
> >>>I went to an off road park to lock in my hubs and heard a clacking
noise
> >>>>when I increased the RPM's in 4 high and 4 low. It sounded like my
> >>transfer case was not fully engaged. I unlocked the hubs, drove a few
hundred
> >>yards and tried again. I heard the same clacking noises like the gear
was not
> >>>>fully engaged.
> [snip]
> > Don't eliminate a bad u-joint. You are spinning up the drive train only
> > now, so your hubs are fine. A dead u-joint will make a pile of noise
> > before it explodes. You have 4 u-joints up front, two on the driveshaft
> > and one on each axle.
> >
> > The next test would be to remove the front driveshaft and put it in 4x4
> > with the hubs open.
>
> It could also be a bad transmission mount. Years ago my CJ made a noise
> in 4WD that sounds like the OP's description. It turned out that the
> bad mount was letting the transmission swing far enough to the right to
> let the U-joint on the front shaft whack the floor pan.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
The bad mount was allowing the case to slide and hit each edge.

Thanks again,
Norman

 

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:d7hons$6ld$1@reader1.panix.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Norman wrote:
> >
> >>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >>news:429A43A9.223D0F37@sympatico.ca...
> [snip]
>
> >>>I went to an off road park to lock in my hubs and heard a clacking
noise
> >>>>when I increased the RPM's in 4 high and 4 low. It sounded like my
> >>transfer case was not fully engaged. I unlocked the hubs, drove a few
hundred
> >>yards and tried again. I heard the same clacking noises like the gear
was not
> >>>>fully engaged.
> [snip]
> > Don't eliminate a bad u-joint. You are spinning up the drive train only
> > now, so your hubs are fine. A dead u-joint will make a pile of noise
> > before it explodes. You have 4 u-joints up front, two on the driveshaft
> > and one on each axle.
> >
> > The next test would be to remove the front driveshaft and put it in 4x4
> > with the hubs open.
>
> It could also be a bad transmission mount. Years ago my CJ made a noise
> in 4WD that sounds like the OP's description. It turned out that the
> bad mount was letting the transmission swing far enough to the right to
> let the U-joint on the front shaft whack the floor pan.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
The bad mount was allowing the case to slide and hit each edge.

Thanks again,
Norman

 

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:d7hons$6ld$1@reader1.panix.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Norman wrote:
> >
> >>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >>news:429A43A9.223D0F37@sympatico.ca...
> [snip]
>
> >>>I went to an off road park to lock in my hubs and heard a clacking
noise
> >>>>when I increased the RPM's in 4 high and 4 low. It sounded like my
> >>transfer case was not fully engaged. I unlocked the hubs, drove a few
hundred
> >>yards and tried again. I heard the same clacking noises like the gear
was not
> >>>>fully engaged.
> [snip]
> > Don't eliminate a bad u-joint. You are spinning up the drive train only
> > now, so your hubs are fine. A dead u-joint will make a pile of noise
> > before it explodes. You have 4 u-joints up front, two on the driveshaft
> > and one on each axle.
> >
> > The next test would be to remove the front driveshaft and put it in 4x4
> > with the hubs open.
>
> It could also be a bad transmission mount. Years ago my CJ made a noise
> in 4WD that sounds like the OP's description. It turned out that the
> bad mount was letting the transmission swing far enough to the right to
> let the U-joint on the front shaft whack the floor pan.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
The bad mount was allowing the case to slide and hit each edge.

Thanks again,
Norman

 

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:d7hons$6ld$1@reader1.panix.com...
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Norman wrote:
> >
> >>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >>news:429A43A9.223D0F37@sympatico.ca...
> [snip]
>
> >>>I went to an off road park to lock in my hubs and heard a clacking
noise
> >>>>when I increased the RPM's in 4 high and 4 low. It sounded like my
> >>transfer case was not fully engaged. I unlocked the hubs, drove a few
hundred
> >>yards and tried again. I heard the same clacking noises like the gear
was not
> >>>>fully engaged.
> [snip]
> > Don't eliminate a bad u-joint. You are spinning up the drive train only
> > now, so your hubs are fine. A dead u-joint will make a pile of noise
> > before it explodes. You have 4 u-joints up front, two on the driveshaft
> > and one on each axle.
> >
> > The next test would be to remove the front driveshaft and put it in 4x4
> > with the hubs open.
>
> It could also be a bad transmission mount. Years ago my CJ made a noise
> in 4WD that sounds like the OP's description. It turned out that the
> bad mount was letting the transmission swing far enough to the right to
> let the U-joint on the front shaft whack the floor pan.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
The bad mount was allowing the case to slide and hit each edge.

Thanks again,
Norman

 

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:42A670F1.44804C@***.net...
> Three inches?????? I know you're exaggerating, but most of that is
> in bad engine mounts:
> --
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Norman wrote:
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > The mount that holds the transfer case to the frame is loose. When I
put a
> > wrench on the plug to check the transfer case gear oil level I was able
to
> > move/slide the entire assembly about 3 inches left and right. I'm sure
that
> > the awful noise that I heard was the case banging from side to side.
> >
> > I thank you all for helping me track down the problem and eliminate
other
> > items. My front U joints were in bad shape too.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Norman
------------------------------------
When I jerked hard, I could slide it about 3 inches each way from the
center. I'll be buying motor mounts this weekend too. Thanks Bill!

Norman

 

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:42A670F1.44804C@***.net...
> Three inches?????? I know you're exaggerating, but most of that is
> in bad engine mounts:
> --
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Norman wrote:
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > The mount that holds the transfer case to the frame is loose. When I
put a
> > wrench on the plug to check the transfer case gear oil level I was able
to
> > move/slide the entire assembly about 3 inches left and right. I'm sure
that
> > the awful noise that I heard was the case banging from side to side.
> >
> > I thank you all for helping me track down the problem and eliminate
other
> > items. My front U joints were in bad shape too.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Norman
------------------------------------
When I jerked hard, I could slide it about 3 inches each way from the
center. I'll be buying motor mounts this weekend too. Thanks Bill!

Norman

 

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:42A670F1.44804C@***.net...
> Three inches?????? I know you're exaggerating, but most of that is
> in bad engine mounts:
> --
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Norman wrote:
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > The mount that holds the transfer case to the frame is loose. When I
put a
> > wrench on the plug to check the transfer case gear oil level I was able
to
> > move/slide the entire assembly about 3 inches left and right. I'm sure
that
> > the awful noise that I heard was the case banging from side to side.
> >
> > I thank you all for helping me track down the problem and eliminate
other
> > items. My front U joints were in bad shape too.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Norman
------------------------------------
When I jerked hard, I could slide it about 3 inches each way from the
center. I'll be buying motor mounts this weekend too. Thanks Bill!

Norman