Hi all,
I have a metallic 'squeaking' appearing to come from the transmission tunnel area now accompanied by an increasing vibration. It only happens when the drive is engaged.
I had the UJ's on the rear prop done about 4 and a half years ago and am ashamed to say they have not been greased for years. It would appear that this has caught up with me. The rear diff was replaced by a sound recycled unit in April,the clutch has only about 15k miles on it and the gearbox/transfer box seem ok and have enough oil. Wheel bearings are sound.
I guess rear prop is the starting point? I have a couple of questions:-
(i) The flange bolts on the parking brake drum end are quite recessed ...is it easier to remove the brake drum?
(ii) I have ordered a new unit but have seen stuff about props being installed '180 degress' out of alignment. Is that irrelevant to Series vehicles?
(iii) I take it greasing the UJ's was more crucial than I bargained for!
cheers