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Squeaking Coming from front drive shaft!!!!!!!!!

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Old 04-19-2014 | 09:01 PM
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So as the title says, i have a really obnoxious squeaking coming from my front drive shaft. i can jack up the front and spin the wheels and it squeaks. if i remove the drive shaft and spin the wheels, complete silence. if i drive without the drive shaft, complete silence. i have replaced both u joints that are right there in the knuckle by the transfer case. i did this one at a time. after replacing each one, complete silence.... until about 5 miles. then the squeaking comes back again.

i crawled under today after driving about 10 minutes and felt the u joints. the one that bolts up with the shaft coming out of the transfer case was hot. especially on one side of it. this makes me think that i've got some friction going on in that yoke. namely, that one side where its hottest. could there be some play in this causing the squeaking?

i need some help because i'm out of ideas lol
Old 04-19-2014 | 10:12 PM
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Does it sound like birds chirping? Could be the centering ball is worn
Old 04-19-2014 | 10:25 PM
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yes it does. it sounds just like that. gets faster the faster i go. is that the thing between the u joints?
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yes it does. it sounds just like that. gets faster the faster i go. is that the thing between the u joints?
Ya, at the end with the 2 ujoints.
Old 04-19-2014 | 10:52 PM
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would this be the part?
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...4078&ppt=C0362
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The part isn't coming up. I'll see if I have the moog part # in my garage
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