1) CV's; this would be what I'd bet money on.
2) Front drive shaft grease: No one does, there aren't zerks in the OEM ones. Could be the sealed ones dried out and broke.
3) Pick up truck on jack stands: put in 4wd, listen and look for where the noise is coming from. Watch the CV shafts and drive shaft.

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OK thanks for the inforamtion. Ill be doing this on Saturday instead of the Northern Exposure run

I've got a new CV if you need one. Bought it as a spare but don't need it any more.


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Yeah ill buy it off you. I have a spare one in the garage too but ill need a spare after i use that if it is broke if not broke ill still take it for a second spare.

I've done this in the past but its very dangerous so please be careful.
Don't do it alone.
Have the truck in 4wd before you lift it...unless you have put manual hubs in.
Make sure all four stands are secure and that the truck is stable on a level surface.
Have someone engage the brakes, put it in gear and gently let off the brakes until you hear the noise.
Make sure the truck is secure.
Look at the CV's. If its not them it is best to shut her down and drop the front TC skid so that you can easily see the drive shaft without crawling under the truck too much.
Tell your helper what you plan to do before you do it and where you are at all times.
Be careful and good luck.

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Sounds good. Good luck, hoping whats broken is something easy & cheap.


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Thanks yeah ill def get someone to help me thanks

...a side story; when I did this I was putting the transfer case back in after the crawler gears were installed. When I put it in 4L and the AT in 1 the brakes could not hold the wheels. It just powered thru. Kind a cool...

Nice bet it works good on the trails. Don't need to press the gas at all it sounds like

as long as the weathers fair we workin on trucks sunday if u wana pass thru we help. if its the driveshaft, i was told theres a ball inside that needs the grease as well. should look into pickin up extra seal kits they only $15 good to have on the trail regardless, yes?

Ball in the driveshaft? Seal kit? What chu talkin bout Willis?



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Idk where driveshaft goes into tcase or front diff me thinks there is metal ball that needs love. Russian mad mechanics tell me this. I just relay.


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Whats your location? depending on if my friend can help me or not i might take the drive.

Ha ha, they’re in a Brooklyn autozone parking lot yo...and it's going to be raining...


OK, my first piece of advice for you my friend is to never quote a Russian.

We have a two-piece front drive shaft on our trucks that has a universal joint at either end bolting to the front diff and the TC. We have a one-piece rear drive shaft on our trucks that has a universal joint that bolts to the diff and a sleeve-yoke that slips on to the TC (Slip-Yoke). It “slipped” out during Misha’s break down and got F’d up along with the TC rear seal.

There is a splined section in the front shaft that should be greased (Greasing point) but it doesn’t really move so no one ever does. Maybe that's what the Russians are talking about but after a week of "gettin your romance on" I'd think you'd know the difference between a "ball" and a "shaft"....
Any-who, the “sealed” part I was speaking of is the universal-joints at either end of the front (and rear) drive-shaft. Labeled "Journal, Journal Bearing, Snap ring" in the picture above but is sold as one part with one part nunber. The OEM joint is sealed so it cannot be greased and is therefore ignored until it fails. This could be what's happening with Eric's truck. Its replacement (spicer 1310 or neapco 1-0154) can be purchased sealed or greasable (with a zerk fitting).

There is a debate on which one is better; the sealed seems to last longer IMHO although that might be because everyone I know sucks at maintaining the MF’ers....yes, I keep two in the truck...

…and that’s todays lesson, there will be a test on Sunday….

lmao @ arnold from different strokes.