Zion
Registered User
Successfully made another 1800+ mile drive to college and am pleased to say my handiwork did not annihilate the truck. Unfortunately, there are now new issues I’m not sure how to fix.
My front axle had been leaking since before I left and only trickled out gear oil onto the interior of the driver front wheel if the truck was not on even ground. At some point between Wyoming and Utah that same driver front had its ball joints go out and (what I assume to be) a hub seal on the passenger front blew. Right where the chrome cap-piece for the locking hubs meets the rest of the hub there was dark oil, and the rim had a nice Jackson ******* spray pattern on it. I think I can manage the ball joint replacements, but I could use some advice on how to diagnose/change whatever seals I broke.
Besides that, some part of my driveline squeaks at certain RPMs. When the truck is in gear it’ll make the noise in about every gear. Typically shows up in 1st and goes away about the time I need to shift. It’s loudest in 3rd, especially if I’m decelerating in gear. Any gear higher than that, I can’t really tell due to the straight pipe. I can’t tell if it’s the transmission or the rear axle, but it sounds like a very dry metal on metal squeak. I’ve heard the same sound intermittently on the truck before I changed transmissions, and experienced it on out gasser bullnose, but neither were as loud or constant as it is now. It doesn’t seem to be causing any issues, although the trans shifts kind of rough but I attribute that to extra resistance from the ball joint issue. I have no clue how to diagnose this.
My front axle had been leaking since before I left and only trickled out gear oil onto the interior of the driver front wheel if the truck was not on even ground. At some point between Wyoming and Utah that same driver front had its ball joints go out and (what I assume to be) a hub seal on the passenger front blew. Right where the chrome cap-piece for the locking hubs meets the rest of the hub there was dark oil, and the rim had a nice Jackson ******* spray pattern on it. I think I can manage the ball joint replacements, but I could use some advice on how to diagnose/change whatever seals I broke.
Besides that, some part of my driveline squeaks at certain RPMs. When the truck is in gear it’ll make the noise in about every gear. Typically shows up in 1st and goes away about the time I need to shift. It’s loudest in 3rd, especially if I’m decelerating in gear. Any gear higher than that, I can’t really tell due to the straight pipe. I can’t tell if it’s the transmission or the rear axle, but it sounds like a very dry metal on metal squeak. I’ve heard the same sound intermittently on the truck before I changed transmissions, and experienced it on out gasser bullnose, but neither were as loud or constant as it is now. It doesn’t seem to be causing any issues, although the trans shifts kind of rough but I attribute that to extra resistance from the ball joint issue. I have no clue how to diagnose this.