Front Axle Pops

[walterm]

when in four wheel drive, it jurks and pops hard and loud. what wrong with my pos?

 

[billybroncojr]

Could be the hubs, could be the axle shaft u-joints.

Jeff

 

[Broncoholics]

Do you have a locker up front? They make noise.

Otherwise I bet its a bad hub.

 

[4xfan78]

I would check the hub first. If thats not it I would lift the front end off the ground with it in 4 wheel drive and turn the tires by hand and see if you can pin point the source of the noise.

 

[STLKIKN]

Is this a new noise?

Does it make the noise all the time?

On dirt?

On pavement?

Cornering?

Straight line?

 

[Justshootme84]

bad hub.

 

[walterm]

we checked the hubs, put new ones. got the rear off the ground put it in gear, rear tires turned, front drive shaft turned but not the wheels. I think its in the third member. poss. broken spider gear. oh, and everything in the front axle is still stock

 

[walterm]

never mind, we found the problem. it was a shattered spider gear. now it's fixed.