I have finally located the 'noise' under my 98 Exploder.
After a year of questions here, checks with my friendly transmission shop (sadly now retired) and cash for nothing at my dealership...... I let it go till it was so bad, it became obvious what the issue is.
Raise the car off the ground and rotate the front wheels, the noise is coming from the front of the Transfer Case. There is a solid looking UJ/spline slide assembly in line with the drive shaft. Its not a yoke, but solid. This looks like it might be the equivalent of auto-locking hubs, but on the shaft. Am I close?
I took off the rock shield and tried to remove the front drive shaft. Haynes doesn't describe this model so I am unsure how to get it apart. I cannot get the shaft out. Do I have to drop the front diff? I hope not.
Is the UJ/spline slide assembly at the front of the transfer case removable and replaceable? Any clues how to drop the front drive shaft. Its a Borg Warner TC, but no idea which number describes.
All help appreciated.
David, Raleigh.