Alright fellow mopar peeps. 2003 1500 4x4 hemi. I have a chirping sound going down the road. If I give it gas or hit the brakes hard the sound goes away. I also acquired a vibration at low speeds. And some clunking when I go in and out of gear. All of which sounds like u-joints but they seem tight. However, when i twist the driveshaft in neutral i have about 1/2-3/4" play in the rear end....
I agree. I feel like a dummy because it's so classic for a u joint. Other than the chirping. That's weird. I dont think I've ever heard this noise come from a vehicle
I think this weekend I'm gonna change out the u joints anyway but I'm more concerned that it might be a rear end issue. However, it's almost 224k miles and I dont believe the u joints have ever been changed so I'm gonna start there
I'm sure you guys are right. If you wrote o book describing bad u joint symptoms this would be it....lol. I was embarrassed to even post this but it was weird that there wasnt play in the u joint. I figured it would really loose but I'm gonna change both this weekend
Well, apparently that wasnt the issue. Although the chirping sound seems to have disappeared. When I pulled the u joints out they actually looked pretty good. I was impressed for having 224k miles. However, I'm thinking it has something to do with the rear end possibly. Im still getting a pretty bad clunk at low speed (15-25 mph) and if I let off the gas and level off at about 70 I get a pretty bad shimmy. How much play should the driveshaft have?
Ok thanks. That just takes 80/90 weight right? It's been about 5 years since I've changed that differential oil. Theres no additive or anything needed correct?
Well maybe that's where I screwed up. I dont remember putting an additive in when I changed my fluid last time but that's been at least 4 or 5 years ago. I would think something would've happened way before now. Maybe I did and I just dont remember....lol
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