jimia1 Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 i think i need to replace my rear differential, a couple of months ago my truck started to make a knocking sound from the rear now its so loud i know its gonna go any day now my question is the knocking seems to go away when i press in the clutch and then when i let off the clutch its start banging, any idea what is causing that and will replacing the whole rear fix it, i put it up on jack stands and put my ear right on the rear differential and i could definatly hear the knocking inside..
joshmillslane Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 i put it up on jack stands and put my ear right on the rear differential and i could definatly hear the knocking inside.. :eek: Not safe.
86FUBAR Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 i put it up on jack stands and put my ear right on the rear differential and i could definatly hear the knocking inside.. :eek: Not safe. i wouldnt realy say its unsafe as long as the right safty precuations were made , some times u gota do things like that in order to find/fix a problem. its either that or start throwing parts at it and hope u get it fixed
BLHTAZ Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 It will have to opened up to determine the exact cause of the noise ad to see what needs to be repalced. Could be as simple as spider gears or as serious as a complete rebuild. The baffling this is that you say it stops/quiets when you push the clutch...that doesn't make a lot of sense to me if it's a rear differential problem. I guess if it's a ring & pinion issue or carrier bearings going bad it could make a difference in sound by taking pressure off of it when you push the clutch, but I have never heard of that before.
bhorocks Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 dude, just pull the diff cover off and look at things in there. if it is hosed you are going to be able tot ell almost immediately if is is that loud. you could have your answer in two minutes.
Eagle Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 How are the u-joints in the rear drive shaft? Disengaging the clutch would remove any loading from the drive shaft ...
JeepcoMJ Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 I agree, ujoint. pull the diff cover in case. but, the ujoint in my comanche went bad and did that exact same thing.
Pete M Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 My vote is for bad spider gears. :D But definitely shake and check the driveshaft for slop before popping open the diff cover.
Eagle Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 What a great team we are. Looks like we now have it narrowed down to ... everything! :cheers:
jimia1 Posted January 19, 2008 Author Posted January 19, 2008 it ended up being the main pinion gear, so i repaced my rear drum to drum last weekend it runs again now thank god.. thanks for the imput
bhorocks Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 What a great team we are. Looks like we now have it narrowed down to ... everything! :cheers: no joke huh?
CWLONGSHOT Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 What a great team we are. Looks like we now have it narrowed down to ... everything! :cheers: LOL... just spit sunkist all over the puter screen... thanks guys!! CW
FxRacing282 Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 What a great team we are. Looks like we now have it narrowed down to ... everything! :cheers: LOL... just spit sunkist all over the puter screen... thanks guys!! CW AHAHHHAA EXCELLENT
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