can someone offer a headsup?

I have a rythmic "took took took" sound in the frontend when it's free wheeling (sound speeds up as the Jeep speeds up), put it into 4wd and the sound is gone...I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but can someone offer me a headsup as to what I might be looking at?

89YJ stock setup.

thanks a bunch!

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Pi-eyed Piper
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That is usually a front axle u-joint fast going bad. It flops with no load on it.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Pi-eyed Piper wrote:

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Mike Romain

Maybe your vacuum shifter on the front end isn't pulling all the way to the right and the splines are catching on the inner axle.

Steve

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Pi-eyed Piper wrote:

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Steve

Possibly a bad u-joint in the front driveshaft, or maybe a bad hub. Shifting into 4wd just sends torque through the driveshaft to the hubs which takes out the slack which quiets things up. Neither are that expensive to repair, if of of them is the problem.

Jerry

Pi-eyed Piper wrote:

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Jerry Bransford

He has an 89, the driveshaft shouldn't be spinning in 2 WD.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jerry Bransford wrote:

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Mike Romain

thanks, I hope thats what it is, they are the only ujoints I haven't replaced..

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Pi-eyed Piper

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