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<blockquote data-quote="ScepterToad" data-source="post: 460251" data-attributes="member: 25142"><p>Well, I figured out what the weird, intermittent noise was while out west on vacation. Flat towed the Jeep from Cincinnati to Teton and then Glacier and back over the last two weeks. We were driving up Going to the Sun Road in Glacier and the noise came back full force. Sounded like a cross between a crunchy bearing and a rock in a metal hubcap bouncing around. And didn't happen all the time. It also didn't change tempo with speed or stop under braking conditions. Didn't seem to be affected by engine speed or vehicle speed. It was making me crazy! </p><p></p><p>On the trip back from East to West Glacier, it occurred to me that I should check the front driveshaft. I had already wiggled it and it seemed pretty tight. No play that I could tell, certainly not in the u-joint. I decided to remove it completely to rule it out. Once I pulled it out, I realized that the CV joint a the transfer case is torched. Boot must have come off at some point prior to my ownership and the joint was toast. Inside all mangled and parts missing. So, I'll need to replace it. I've done a bit of research and there's all sorts of options out there. I think I've settled on the Terraflex Rzeppa high angle factory replacement kit. Seems like a pretty straightforward install as well. Anyone else have opinions on this? My application is really a daily with some minor offroading and not likely to do any real rock crawling. Not any crazy mud either. As always, thanks in advance for the advice!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScepterToad, post: 460251, member: 25142"] Well, I figured out what the weird, intermittent noise was while out west on vacation. Flat towed the Jeep from Cincinnati to Teton and then Glacier and back over the last two weeks. We were driving up Going to the Sun Road in Glacier and the noise came back full force. Sounded like a cross between a crunchy bearing and a rock in a metal hubcap bouncing around. And didn't happen all the time. It also didn't change tempo with speed or stop under braking conditions. Didn't seem to be affected by engine speed or vehicle speed. It was making me crazy! On the trip back from East to West Glacier, it occurred to me that I should check the front driveshaft. I had already wiggled it and it seemed pretty tight. No play that I could tell, certainly not in the u-joint. I decided to remove it completely to rule it out. Once I pulled it out, I realized that the CV joint a the transfer case is torched. Boot must have come off at some point prior to my ownership and the joint was toast. Inside all mangled and parts missing. So, I'll need to replace it. I've done a bit of research and there's all sorts of options out there. I think I've settled on the Terraflex Rzeppa high angle factory replacement kit. Seems like a pretty straightforward install as well. Anyone else have opinions on this? My application is really a daily with some minor offroading and not likely to do any real rock crawling. Not any crazy mud either. As always, thanks in advance for the advice! [/QUOTE]
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