annoying driveshaft noise

[lethaldose]

ok started about 4 days ago has to be in the front somewhere and i want to say driveshaft but its a squeek/chirp like a turkey call at speed it seems to get worse the longer you drive on it but calms down after it sets and its speed sensitive like low speed parking lot all i get is a "chirp........chirp" highway speed its chirpchirpchirpchirp well hell you get the idea haha i'm gonna throw it up on stands tonight and drop the belly pan pull the front driveshaft out and check it out good unless anybody else has a good idea ... thanks guys :shock:

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Best idea is to drop the front driveshaft to isolate the noise. Chances are it's the CV joint in the front driveshaft.

 

[redrooster]

Chirp sound is usually dry needle bearings in the driveshaft joint. It has probably gotten hot due to lack of grease and gone bad. Replace it.

 

[TwistedCU]

My XJ's front axle U joint (Drivers side) made that noise before I replaced both of them.

 

[lethaldose]

front u joint is fresh the rears seemed top shelf last time i had it out ... but i did notice the CV cap was cracked and ii know its a common and annoying prob i think that might be where it is coming from ... but i'll know more after i drop it i've got all 4 off the ground ready to go in the morn .... heres another thing my local part stores cant seem to get the cv rebuild kit or full assembly for some reason heres what i found on the net anybody have any other ideas

http://www.rockforddriveline.com/shopping/404-0.asp

http://www.rockforddriveline.com/Shopping/R2-21-1355.asp

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

I've used Rockford before, great to deal with. Some CV rebuild kits are serviceable so the grease zerks are a nice addition.

 

[lethaldose]

i think i'm gonna go ahead and order the rebuild kitfrom em just wanted to make sure they were okay to deal with .... i sprayed it really really good today with WD40 with a very minimal affect kinda dissipointed hoping it would cure the sound and i could check it off as a DEF cause of it .... i also have a rear Ujoint that is questionable so i'm gonnna change that out as well .... thanks again guys