smcox1

So I have a weird squeak coming from the driveshaft and can't truly pin point it to a spot with a movable part. It's coming out of the shaft that's closest to the transfer case but I swear the squeak sounds like it's coming out of the center of the hollow tube, the part to the left in the picture below.

Could the u-joint or carrier bearing be causing the squeak but transferring the noise through the tube?
Also this noise started shortly after I got a weird vibration that comes and goes. I'm thinking the carrier bearing is shot any thoughts?
Which brings me to, does that shaft come apart to be able and replace the carrier bearing?

Stu Cazzo

Yes it does come apart. We refer to it as a hanger bearing.

smcox1

My guess the right side slips off the left right at that rubber boot?

Chris_1

iTrader: (1)

Yes, that's a slip joint, but your life will be easier if you undo the d/shaft at the ends and remove the whole shaft and hanger bearing together.
Replace what you need to and put it all back in in one piece.

smcox1

Thank! That's the plan as of now to pull the whole thing out and replace all the u joints just because i have it out. I will take it to have a new carrier bearing pressed on and I have one of those ball/ u joint c clamp tools coming to press out the u joints. Does anybody know what the sound could possibly be coming from?

Chris_1

iTrader: (1)

The front tube of the d/shaft could quite possibly be acting as an echo chamber ??

smcox1

So the noise was coming from the front u joint. Pulled the first cap and all that came out of it was rust lol!