and the squeak was coming from....

[Snitty]

Well i got a few things figured out today. as some of you have read, i've had a few dirveline problems lately, and i've been trying to work them out. i've had a squeak while driving, and an occasional pop in 4wd.
well i went to autozone and got me a quart of AFT for my transfer case, thinking she might have been dry. well... i was gonna put it in right in the parking lot and found i didnt have the right tools, and i wanted to get it up on some stands or ramps. so i went to my buddy's house, put it up on some stands, and i had him drive while i laid under the jeep to listen for my squeak... sure enough, it is EXACTLY what i thought it was. it was a bad universal in my driveshaft. because of the way stuff sat when i put in the new tranny and lifted it, the driveshaft was at a pretty steep angle. a few days ago i cut a part of my skid plate out and relieved some of the problem to let my Tcase sit lower. because i did that, my centering bolt was loose.
that sucker was quite rusted, and i could not get it outta there... so i decided to cut it and replace it. it was a pain, but i got that done. went to the hardware store, they were closed... so i had to go across town to another store, spending more time than i wanted to, and got it all taken care of.
well... after replacing the bolt, i decided i could live with a sqeak knowing that it was just a dry universal joint. i figured since its been some time already, that i could just let it go until i got some time to replace it.... well, while on my test drive after tightening up my tranny outrigger, i got a bad slam and some NASTY vibration. I knew right then what happened. I looked down, and there was the universal, pulled apart. my C-clip was missing and the cap popped out. and to my surprise, there were NO needle bearings left at all. there was my squeak.
by now it was 6:50 and autozone was to close in ten minutes. so i called them up and told them to hold a universal for me. i got there in 3 minutes with time to spare... but they were closed, and the new kid at the desk would not acknowledge me at the door. so i had to deal with driving wrong-wheel-drive til i got home.
here's my bad news.... on the way home... i could drive WWD fine, no vibrations, no squeaks... except when i turned... then there's my CRACK, POP, SNAP SNAP....
i'm guessing it is my wheel joint universal... i'm hoping its something simple... but i know those are a pain in the @#$%^&* to replace. maybe its just dry and needs some grease.... but maybe i'm just hoping for the best when i know i'm not going to be happy.

haha.. sorry to take up all your time with such a long novel... but i have nothing better to do at 4:20AM[addsig]

	Transfer Case Mounted behind and driven by the vehicle transmission, the transfer case transmits power to the front and rear driveshafts in 4WD Jeep vehicles and offers high and low range.