ThunderbirdJunkie
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Ha, so you HAVE seen ThunderbirdJunkie's KJ in person (rotflmao)
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ONLY when I have 4WD engaged, I feel and hear this absolutely hideous metal scraping / clunking / grinding noise.. it sounds like a bearing or something is about 2 or 3 rotations away from complete failure or locking up.. but when 4WD is disengaged, it doesn't make a peep.
ah which brings me to my next question.. is there any specific torque specs to go by or tightening pattern when putting this thing back in ?
That's what my KJ did before the t-case failed. I thought it was the front drive shaft too, but it was fine. If you can, remove the shaft & engage 4WD, drive it & see if the noise is still there... if it is, t-case.
Did you blow a 242, or a 231?
Hes already removed the drive shaft, it was bad.
A 231, I used that opportunity to upgrade (depending on your point of view) to the 242.
Whoops, I didn't see that this went in to 2 pages. I just jumped right in!
Not necessary to do anything with the exhaust on an '02 (not sure what the year of the OP's kj is). Just unbolt - 6 bolts front, 6 bolts rear, and wiggle the driveshaft out from above the exhaust. Done. Real easy.