Squeal/Jingle/Metal on Metal Symphony

[Eddo Rogue]

what's that now??? I've not heard of this witchcraft..

Neither had I, until stumbling across a post and/or tech article here...and now it seems so have you. It was a two beer job. I suggest look into it, check out the tech section here, and the fleabay or junkyards. Cheers.

 

[JerrySab]

THAT'S AWESOME! Sounds straightforward. I just got the center bearing off the shaft. Going to slap it all back together and continue killing this one while keeping an eye on Ebay.

 

[GingerKing13]

This. Get under there and rattle stuff around. I had a similiar rattle at 2500RPMS and it was the shield between the tranny nd engine

How did you fix it? I have the same issue and am using some rubber bushings as shims but it still rattles a bit

 

[JerrySab]

Yo @GingerKing13

Replaced the entire center bearing. Issue for me was, as the rubber bumper failed, it allowed more back/forth movement of driveshaft. Which was causing the dust cap/washer to grind and rattle against the lip of the driveshaft. New bearing way more sturdy. However, dumbass me, jammed the new bearing too deep into shaft. So still get a squeal when bearing flexes. But it’s way less frequent. I sprayed lithium grease on the surface and it’s been quiet.

if I were wanting to yank the thing again I’d just not even use the washer. It’s a stupid solution creating an inevitable problem. and the center bearing is sealed. When I have the appetite I’m killing it and doing straight driveshaft from +98 ranger.

 

[GingerKing13]

Yo @GingerKing13

Replaced the entire center bearing. Issue for me was, as the rubber bumper failed, it allowed more back/forth movement of driveshaft. Which was causing the dust cap/washer to grind and rattle against the lip of the driveshaft. New bearing way more sturdy. However, dumbass me, jammed the new bearing too deep into shaft. So still get a squeal when bearing flexes. But it’s way less frequent. I sprayed lithium grease on the surface and it’s been quiet.

if I were wanting to yank the thing again I’d just not even use the washer. It’s a stupid solution creating an inevitable problem. and the center bearing is sealed. When I have the appetite I’m killing it and doing straight driveshaft from +98 ranger.

thats awesome man I havent looked at mine in years! But i was curious on how to fix the Flexplate Rattle one of the other posters mentioned.

 

[JerrySab]

thats awesome man I havent looked at mine in years! But i was curious on how to fix the Flexplate Rattle one of the other posters mentioned.

Ha! Oh crap! Yeah you totally quoted the advice about shielding! My bad I was so stoked give out some play-by-play that I missed the question entirely.

try zip ties lol I dunno