horrible noise '87 YJ left rear

[duckkillerclyde]

when I turn a medium hard left, I will get a noise similar to what tires sound like when they hit the fenders. I know it is not the tires or the fenders because I have stock tires and the noise is definately coming from rear left. I sat outside the door and had my girlfriend drive it in a circle and can confirm the sound is coming from right rear.

Wheel is on tight. I already checked that.

It almost sounds like a spline is jumping. I can do burnouts and it will not make the noise. I can turn hard right and it will not make the noise.

Any ideas?

RIGHT SIDE MAKES NOISE *sorry about title of the thread

 

[duckkillerclyde]

I've broke an axle in a kenworth truck before and the sound is similar but the noisy side is the side that will do the burnout.

*does not make noise when burning out, only when turning medium hard left.

 

[superj]

wheel bearing?

 

[duckkillerclyde]

wheel bearing?

doesn't sound like my chevy pickup did when wheel bearing went out on it..... maybe but I don't think so.

 

[LJMJ]

Wheel bearing, or brakes coming apart inside drum.

 

[duckkillerclyde]

Wheel bearing, or brakes coming apart inside drum.

already pulled drum off. Not in the brakes. pulling rear end cover off tomorrow.

 

[steady.foot]

Do you have a locker?

 

[duckkillerclyde]

Do you have a locker?

doubtful it is a street jeep

 

[duckkillerclyde]

It's not wheel bearing or rear end. there are no bolts in the transmission mount!!


I replaced both broken motor mounts and apparently that made all the slop go to the transmission instead of the engine. (this is why I didn't hear it when I test drove it.) I am hoping the threads aren't pulled out......but more than likely they are.........of course I didn't bother to look at this until I had already replaced both wheel bearings.