So,
Recently, when temperatures dipped into the -20 wind-chills, my TJ developed this strange "chirping" noise that sounded like it was coming from the driveshaft between the transfer-case and the front diff. When it first started happening, a quarter mile of driving, and the chirping would stop. as time went on, it took more and more distance for the chirping to stop...
I later found out that my front axle U Joints were shot, so, not knowing quite how easy they are to replace, I had them replaced at my neighbor's mechanic shop. . . he said that on his test drive after replacing the U Joints, he didn't hear the chirping anymore.
Now, it chirps a tiny bit (maybe 10 seconds while driving between the
20-35 mph range) but then stops..My question is, . . What damage can driving a jeep with bad front-axle U-Joints cause? I'm thinking that the week or so that I drove it with the chirping noise, I was damaging some other component in my driveline.. True?
Still learning..
-Dave