Can a bad intermediate shaft sound like a clunking under your feet as the Jeep goes over uneven roads? This noise started recently and is getting worse.
I have eliminated a number of other things and am still stumped.
- All new OME springs & Bilstein struts this summer
- All new front suspension bushings and ball joints (everything) in the last 2 years
- wheel bearings are good and 5 years old
- steering shaft U-joint had play so I replaced it a month ago
- steering rack bushings were toast so I replaced those a month ago with Creative Steel bushings
- front inner and outer tie rods were bad so I replaced those and got it aligned a couple of weeks ago.
- rear CV on front driveshaft had play so I removed the front driveshaft this morning to take it out of the equation.
Everything steering and front suspension related is new or new-ish and tight, per my careful inspection this morning. Lug nuts are torqued to spec.
The passengers side front CV axle seal is leaking and there is some up and down play in the plastic diff bearing that should not be there when I shake the CV axle up and down.
Motor mounts, transmission mounts, and front differential bushings are tired but still intact.
From my adventures this morning…
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Trashed. The rubber boot was intact but the covers did not seal properly maybe.
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This will be my third replacement of the rear CV of the front driveshaft in 232,000 miles. Easy to log into my DriveshaftParts.com account and re-order.
Not much grease left in there.
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And as an FYI to KK people, this is in the way and has to be removed to get the front driveshaft out.
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