hHey guys i just put a new frount axel in my truck and got all done and went on a test ride while in 2wheel HI im getting a grinding noise out of the transfer case i can feel it on the dog leg shifter. if i put the truck in 4 wheel the noise goes away. put it in 2wheel HI and the noise is back, its not a all the time noise its just does it here and there. didnt get it over 35mph.

Any help would be great

Thanks guy,
Andrew

 

Sounds like the axle isn't fully in the splines.....

 

Get a buddy and find out for sure where the noise is coming from. Or shift to 4wd with the engine running and jack up the front passenger's tire and see if you can spin the tire by hand. Brake on, in park, etc.

If it's coming from inside the transfer case, it's best to stop driving it and pull the thing out and tear it down.

 

I think its in the T case you can feel it on the shifter when it does it. When it's in 4wd it doesn't make any sounds....

 

Is there fluid in the case?

 

Yes sir I filled it before I did the test ride.

 

Does your 4x4 lite come on?

 

There's a light . Lol no but it's not doing it in 4hi it when I'm in 2hi

 

I would take the suggestion in an earlier post then, and have a look at the CAD on the front axle. (noise/vibration can do strange things on these trucks.....)

 

my 4wd light has never came on .lol but does it matter that its doing it in 2wd?