Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub.
Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs
which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that
expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.

Jerry

Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the
> sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a
> headsup as to what I might be looking at?
>
> 89YJ
> stock setup.
>
> thanks a bunch!
>
>
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub.
Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs
which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that
expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.

Jerry

Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the
> sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a
> headsup as to what I might be looking at?
>
> 89YJ
> stock setup.
>
> thanks a bunch!
>
>
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub.
Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs
which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that
expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.

Jerry

Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the
> sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a
> headsup as to what I might be looking at?
>
> 89YJ
> stock setup.
>
> thanks a bunch!
>
>
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

He has an 89, the driveshaft shouldn't be spinning in 2 WD.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub.
> Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs
> which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that
> expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.
>
> Jerry
>
> Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> > I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> > wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the
> > sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a
> > headsup as to what I might be looking at?
> >
> > 89YJ
> > stock setup.
> >
> > thanks a bunch!
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

He has an 89, the driveshaft shouldn't be spinning in 2 WD.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub.
> Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs
> which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that
> expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.
>
> Jerry
>
> Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> > I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> > wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the
> > sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a
> > headsup as to what I might be looking at?
> >
> > 89YJ
> > stock setup.
> >
> > thanks a bunch!
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

He has an 89, the driveshaft shouldn't be spinning in 2 WD.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub.
> Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs
> which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that
> expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.
>
> Jerry
>
> Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> > I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> > wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the
> > sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a
> > headsup as to what I might be looking at?
> >
> > 89YJ
> > stock setup.
> >
> > thanks a bunch!
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

He has an 89, the driveshaft shouldn't be spinning in 2 WD.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub.
> Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs
> which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that
> expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.
>
> Jerry
>
> Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> > I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> > wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the
> > sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a
> > headsup as to what I might be looking at?
> >
> > 89YJ
> > stock setup.
> >
> > thanks a bunch!
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

thanks, I hope thats what it is, they are the only ujoints I haven't
replaced..


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4251AA75.F2F9A33B@sympatico.ca...
> That is usually a front axle u-joint fast going bad. It flops with no
> load on it.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> >
> > I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> > wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and
the
> > sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer
me a
> > headsup as to what I might be looking at?
> >
> > 89YJ
> > stock setup.
> >
> > thanks a bunch!

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

thanks, I hope thats what it is, they are the only ujoints I haven't
replaced..


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4251AA75.F2F9A33B@sympatico.ca...
> That is usually a front axle u-joint fast going bad. It flops with no
> load on it.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> >
> > I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> > wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and
the
> > sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer
me a
> > headsup as to what I might be looking at?
> >
> > 89YJ
> > stock setup.
> >
> > thanks a bunch!

Re: can someone offer a headsup?
 

thanks, I hope thats what it is, they are the only ujoints I haven't
replaced..


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4251AA75.F2F9A33B@sympatico.ca...
> That is usually a front axle u-joint fast going bad. It flops with no
> load on it.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Pi-eyed Piper wrote:
> >
> > I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free
> > wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and
the
> > sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer
me a
> > headsup as to what I might be looking at?
> >
> > 89YJ
> > stock setup.
> >
> > thanks a bunch!