Help!! Jeep is making a bad noise.

[jeepguy4276]

So I drove it on the highway and all was well. I parked it in the driveway and the wife just went to go somewhere. She pulled it out and didn't go far after she heard a noise. I went out to check it and drove it a couple hundred yards. It's making a clicking and grinding sound from what sounds like the front right side. It's not the engine. If I put it in 4wd it stops instantly. I looked under it and there is no sign of anything wrong. It's our daily driver right now so I need to know what's going on. I'm not driving it until I figure it out. Help!!!!

 

[tjkj2002]

Front driveshaft would be my best guess,look at the t-case side CV joint.

 

[tommudd]

Front driveshaft would be my best guess,look at the t-case side CV joint.

Yes what he stated
sometimes its hard to see but if rear boot is cracked, or sometimes completely gone then needs replaced
Easy fix and fairly cheap

 

[jeepguy4276]

I replaced the driveshaft cv at the t case a month or so ago and that looks good. Sounds more like front right wheel area but the cv boot at the right front wheel has no rips in it.

 

[CactusJacked]

Intermediate shaft, which is on the passenger side. See if the inner cv joint has a lot of up and down play when pushing on it. Mine acted the same way you're describing, as the connection between the shaft and cv hub reacts differently when under a load (in 4wd).

 

[tommudd]

And if that is it then replace both CV and Intermediate shaft together . Both will be worn ( the splines)
CV doesn't always have to have a torn boot to be bad

 

[jeepguy4276]

Thanks for the help guys. I figured it out quite quickly today. It is the cv joint at the transfer case that I just replace a month a two ago. It ticks me off I got a bad joint and have to replace it again, but at least it shouldn't cost me anything. They better warranty it anyway. It didn't even make it 1000 miles. Ugh!

 

[CactusJacked]

Wow, that ain't right. You did grease that one?

 

[jeepguy4276]

Wow, that ain't right. You did grease that one?

I remembered it. It's all over the underside of the jeep now.