metallic tings coming from rear end :(

sounds just like a flag pole how the rope hits the pole in the wind, its like a ting, i can only hear it while costing as otherwise the motors to loud, ive already changed both wheel bearings and wheel bearings less then 1000 miles ago. im afraid its my r/p or bearing in there, if it is r/p, what total cost am i looking at?

any other possibilities/suggestions?

 

Have you check u joints and center bearing support?

 

Derp I said wheel bearings twice. All wheel bearings have been changed less then 10k miles, and center carrier bearing less then 500 miles ago. Front ujoint on driveshaft has been changed, but not double cardigan or rear most. Ill check.

But driving I almost wonder if its the front the sounds coming from

 

Maybe something with the rear diff? When is the last time you greased your shackle bushings?

 

Same thing happened to me. Have you done any wheeling lately and where you were noticeably hard on it? My noise got louder and more noticeable with daily driving over speed bumps and up hills etc... I put the axle on two jack stands and then put the truck in gear and put my hand on the pumpkin and could tell it was coming from in there. So i took it all apart and sure enough it was the R & P. Just ordered a new 3rd from ECGS last week. Something like 600 bucks.

 

not a lot of wheeling, but yes wheeling. my front is missing pieces of teeth, the rear im not aware if it is or not. gawd 600

i tried to wiggle drive shaft and it has no wiggle, ill jack truck back up and see. man out of all the work ive done to the truck, its all been in the front, i guess now for the rear

 

A dry slip yoke will make that noise.

 

hrm, the rear i do believe is good, the front i dont think has one, just ujoints?

ugh.

 

the front driveshaft does have a slip-yolk

 

I was thinking the rear one. That is the one that takes the most abuse unless you run in 4wd as many miles as on the street. Its easy to check. Pump some grease into it until you start to see the joint expand. If it is dry, that could be a lot of pumps.

 

The only time I've heard that noise is when I let my girlfriend drive. She was backing out and switched from reverse to drive while the truck was still moving a bit Needless to say she was never allowed to drive it again! Hope that helps!

 

man, thats grounds to PIITB...

my girlfriend isn't allowed to drive my truck, because even after several lessons she still doesn't grasp how to use a clutch.

 

Wow, I'm impressed you even tried. I drive an automatic, so I figured she could handle it. Naturally moving forward and backward was too difficult for her to comprehend (we're not dating anymore, so it's okay to be bitter , lol).

 

brakes?

 

wow, I was under the impression that she goofed on a manual...wow, at least my chick can drive an automatic

maybe a good think you parted ways?

 

hahaha, right? Strike one was doing that to the truck. Strikes two and three were sleeping with another guy. Shit happens though, and I'm over it.
Anyway, sorry to thread jack. Just reading that description reminded me of the noise that made. I really hope your problem isn't related to that!

 

well, after putting up with this for roughly a week now, its gotten worse, specifically after an off road trip, and i also now have a whistling. the whistling is at medium rpm, and gets a hari higher at 4k rpm, then dies off, and the rattling is super noticable when i shit and run at ~300rpm when vehicle shakes.

father law and i went for a ride and figured it out at same moment. Exhaust/header. Ive also been getting an intermitant CEL, which comes back as the 87, with a possility of being a sensor on the cat. so imma tighten headers tomorrow, and weld the rest of it. ugh.

 

exhaust leak from a cracked manifold will cause to you throw a CEL...maybe time for a new header??

LCE!!

Big bucks though because you are a V6

 

dont know if its cracked, or if the exhaust is loose. I only have one hanger behind rear axle, so i suspect thats been bouncing around sense i bought it, as the trucks had its body lift removed, apparently right before i bought it in july.

Luckily i have access to a stock header (maybe) for cheap (hopefully).

 

At least it isnt the rear end