Sounds also exactly like the problem I have on my truck. In 4wd and anything over 1/2 throttle it sounds like the drivers side wheel is trying to get away from my truck. I just went through and replaced everything on my front end from the steering, UCA and LCA bushings, balls joints and even changed the lift. My CV's are almost perfectly flat and yet the issue persists. Its gotta be in the diff. I just have to figure out what in the diff it is.
Front End "pop"/"creaking" while 4wd brake bost/launch
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Check the bolts on the front skid plates and crossmember. Even if they feel tight try cranking on them some more. Also check the bolts that bolt the rear trans mount on. I've had two bolts be slightly loose and cause this exact problem.
My driver's front was cracking when changing direction in LO range. Pulled the diff and the front yoke where driveshaft connects has a bearing bad apparently, has play and clunks real bad. Nothing but metal shaving inside too. Its at the driveline shop right now, will now complete diagnosis in a day or two.
Like he said, make sure you are not hearing the skid plate creaking. I removed mine completely as it would pop with side to side wheel movement at a standstill.
You could be chasing a body pop, many trucks pop under articulation with the stock body mounts
Sent my front diff to Greensburg Driveline(they put the E locker in) and everything was as good as new inside.
Re-installed the diff and all the cracking went away.. Cant get it to do it again for the life of me. Apparently it was the mount bolts, etc that were creaking cuz she's fixed.
Re-installed the diff and all the cracking went away.. Cant get it to do it again for the life of me. Apparently it was the mount bolts, etc that were creaking cuz she's fixed.
He said it was fine. He also said the cracking was most likely mount bolts:
Well Now I'm all but certain that it's my t-case, checked all the bolts I could, all was tight.
So I got an idea, put a piece of tape from the t-case to the drive line & one from the drive line to the diff. Put it in gear and brake boosted tell it "poped" looked at the tape and it was twisted
So obviously something is skipping somewhere....
ON EDIT- driving down the road I clicked it into 4wd for shits & grins, it made the same kinda clunk/pop. Maybe it has something to do with the emotor/shift fork??
So I got an idea, put a piece of tape from the t-case to the drive line & one from the drive line to the diff. Put it in gear and brake boosted tell it "poped" looked at the tape and it was twisted
So obviously something is skipping somewhere....
ON EDIT- driving down the road I clicked it into 4wd for shits & grins, it made the same kinda clunk/pop. Maybe it has something to do with the emotor/shift fork??
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well im having the same issue and was suspecting the chain...guess i know what im doing when i get paid
It was a simple easy fix, didbt even pull the case off the truck, just pulled the back housing off & went from there
I just ran into the same problem guy before me put 3 snap rings on the rear half of the case to tighten it up from being worn. well i took it in finally because the speedometer would wander around a little bit. ended up buying a whole new rear half the case and a full rebuild!
I've got this noise going on in mine now too. I feel like I'm chasing noises lately! Brake spool 4x4 it does one creak every time at the line especially when the front end is down. Noticed it today when I was turning left up a driveway in 4x4but popped . I don't see anything loose. The lower control arm will move slightly in the bushing but that's about it. New torsion bar mounts as well
Double check your upper control arms are super tight.. Like the nut on the adjuster
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