Front drive shaft lube/replacement

[Dereku]

Anyone lube the front shaft yet? I am almost at 132,000 miles. The last few days I have pulled every little pebble and piece of debris out of my tire. Keep hearing the ticking noise of a rock. I drove past a wall nice and slow and noticed the ticking while it changed with speed was too fast.

I grabbed the front shaft and it has forward and back play. My question to everyone is this normal? I plan on driving without it soon to see if the noise is gone and to manipulate the rzeppa joints by hand to see how they feel.

any input is appreciated!

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[Dereku]

The Diddy shaft lubing got a lot more responses. Ill have to change the title I guess.

 

[airline tech]

Hmm-
Possible pebble stuck between rotor and backing plate

1. Will it do it - when switching from 2WD to 4WD (event) and does the same sound occur driving in 4WD?
2. Open parking lot - full turn left and right - does the sound increase?
3. Does the sound stop - while braking?

 

[Dereku]

1. It does it in both 2 and 4wd.
2. I can’t test because I only hear it as a reflection off of a wall or building close to road. If in an open parking lot I hear nothing.
3. I can hear it while slowing down. Pitch doesnt change just the frequency it occurs.

My big ask here is does everyone else have fore and aft play in the front shaft. If that is normal, I will try to clean and grease it. If not I will remove for now and order a replacement.

 

[airline tech]

I would have to check mine (for how much) but yes its normal to have some fore and aft play

 

[Dereku]

I would have to check mine (for how much) but yes its normal to have some fore and aft play

Thanks. Ill check the brakes too if removing it doesn’t remove the noise. I have never owned something with a rzeppa joint. So new to me for how they fail or what is normal.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

I would have to check mine (for how much) but yes its normal to have some fore and aft play

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