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Offline fallguy841

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clicking noise in front axle, what is it?
« on: July 01, 2008, 09:20:26 pm »
 I own a 1980 k10 4wd short bed 350v8 tbi and a th350 transmission 411 possi axles. I hear a clicking noise coming from the front axle at any speed,mostly over 25mph it is noticable sounds like a bad cv joint but there are only u  joints there and they are none greasable.
 also the hubs are manual locking hubs and they work really good.How do u dissassemble the hub any way
                                                                                                                       

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Re: clicking noise in front axle, what is it?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2008, 08:23:29 am »
Grab ahold of the axles and see if there is any play in the u-joints 1st.
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Offline fallguy841

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Re: clicking noise in front axle, what is it?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2008, 08:09:15 pm »
Thank you,for the advice . I just did that shook both yokes and a lil, play if they had grease fittings on them the play would probably go away but they don't

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Re: clicking noise in front axle, what is it?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2008, 08:13:15 am »
Check the u-joints at the axles. Right behind the steering knuckle and axle tube
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Offline bigkountry

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Re: clicking noise in front axle, what is it?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2008, 03:08:48 pm »
My wifes truck is doing this right now. The outer u-joints (like Vile said) are toast.
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Offline SRK-087

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Re: clicking noise in front axle, what is it?
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2008, 07:32:16 pm »
mine did the same thing for two trips to the dunes before the outers both broke while catching some air...oops