1988 Bronco 2 Front End Clicking

[not1personknowsy]

Hi there guys. I tried searching for an existing forum with this issue, but had no luck. So, here it goes... My Bronco 2 is clicking loudly in the front end mostly when I'm accelerating, not in 4wd, hubs unlocked.. It starts when in 1st gear and I can hear it through the first 3 gears. It only happens sometimes. I drive my truck for work deliveries, so its something I need to figure out before it gets worse. Any advice is greatly appreciated..

 

[brinker88]

My best suggestion would be to get underneath of the vehicle and start seeing if anything is worn out.

 

[87rangerxlt]

we had a tractor that was doing that and after lots of looking we found out it had a small chunk of something stuck in one of the gears of the tranny. removed it flushed the system out good and new oil and no more clicking

 

[country0001]

Are you sure its your front end and not the CV style driveshaft?

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

When was the last time you cleaned and greased the wheel bearings? Maybe a bearing has gone out or the guts in a hub isn't fully disengaging?

 

[nutpantz]

Was the issue found with the clicking? My 90 b2 is making a similar noise.. Only under hard acceleration..
As soon as I find my grease gun I'm going under the truck, not sure what to look for....
It's a new truck so I have lots to look at.

 

[4x4junkie]

Definitely sounds consistent with the dual-CV rear driveshaft failing.

 

[shadow88]

My 90 b2 was doing same thing it was the lock out not fully disengauging