bodmodbaby
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when i bought my 110 (1989 2.5td) i was told it had a noisy transfer box. i drove it and the noise was a whirring whining noise, but completely livewithable. and since carpetting the cab the noise virtually went away.
a week later i get some chirping from the drivetrain, intermittently when under power, and the speed of the chirp was relative to the speed of the wheels turning, gradually it got louder and more often.
the next thing that started to happen was loud knocking when setting off or changing up gears, this i thought was slack in the drivetrain so i checked all the UJs in the rear drive shaft as there was some play, but no play in the front. i regreased and reassembled and it was ok for a week, with no real wear visible on the UJs themselves.
now the most recent problem is when i build up speed, i get to third gear, around 27mph, i put the clutch in nice and soft, and as the clutch goes down to the floor and im inbetween gears, the rear wheels feel like theyre making the drivetrain kindof skip, and the whole rear end vibrates.
its very similar to the shake you get from an unbalanced wheel, or if the driveshaft was not evenly weighted for instance.
my thoughts are that this whole time the bearing that holds the rear driveshaft inside the transfer box has been wearing away, and now its worn to nothing, so much that when the drive is engaged and the rear wheels are under power, the torque of the drivetrain holds the entire assembly straight and true, and when not under power, or coasting, the drivetrain becomes loose and shakes, shifting its weight around in an arc like a skipping rope, causing the vibration.
first of all am i talking complete bull honky. im not a mechanic but will do my own work if needed, and i have more of a theoretical mind than a mechanical mindset???
if im right, or near enough to being right, what do i need to change.
does the transfer bo have to come out, or can i take the rear driveshaft out, and get the input shaft out of the transfer box with the worn bearing attached, and just replace it?
a week later i get some chirping from the drivetrain, intermittently when under power, and the speed of the chirp was relative to the speed of the wheels turning, gradually it got louder and more often.
the next thing that started to happen was loud knocking when setting off or changing up gears, this i thought was slack in the drivetrain so i checked all the UJs in the rear drive shaft as there was some play, but no play in the front. i regreased and reassembled and it was ok for a week, with no real wear visible on the UJs themselves.
now the most recent problem is when i build up speed, i get to third gear, around 27mph, i put the clutch in nice and soft, and as the clutch goes down to the floor and im inbetween gears, the rear wheels feel like theyre making the drivetrain kindof skip, and the whole rear end vibrates.
its very similar to the shake you get from an unbalanced wheel, or if the driveshaft was not evenly weighted for instance.
my thoughts are that this whole time the bearing that holds the rear driveshaft inside the transfer box has been wearing away, and now its worn to nothing, so much that when the drive is engaged and the rear wheels are under power, the torque of the drivetrain holds the entire assembly straight and true, and when not under power, or coasting, the drivetrain becomes loose and shakes, shifting its weight around in an arc like a skipping rope, causing the vibration.
first of all am i talking complete bull honky. im not a mechanic but will do my own work if needed, and i have more of a theoretical mind than a mechanical mindset???
if im right, or near enough to being right, what do i need to change.
does the transfer bo have to come out, or can i take the rear driveshaft out, and get the input shaft out of the transfer box with the worn bearing attached, and just replace it?
