When in four whhel drive. Front end (sounds more so driver side) makes a click/popping noise when turning and accelerating. Possible bad axle joint?

 

4x4 On a road? - Binding.

4x4 off road? - could be u-joint, bearings, balljoints, etc

 

sounds like wheele u joints

 

yea uhh....don't use part-time 4x4 on dry pavement. The popping/clicking is the front axle gears telling you they are very unhappy.

 

i didnt look like he wrote that it was on pavement, and that would make the tires jump....not a clicking and poppin sound

 

Just replaced my front u joints and i had the same thing but now its gone.
But yea mine was bad in the front drivers side too. Im not sure if its due to a shorter shaft or what? $25 for the both front greaseable front u joints.

 

+1 when i bought my jeep they were both shot but the one on the pass side was worse and making the noise

 

Never has happened before. And we just got blasted with snow.here in ne ohio. I assumed it was a wheel u joint. Just wanted some more heads on it. Thanks so much fellas. Time to.rip the front end.apart I guess

 

a bad ujoint is very easy to diagnose. Grab ahold of the shafts on each side of the joint and twist. If there is any movement whatsoever, the ujoint is bad and needs to be replaced.

 

Never has happened before. And we just got blasted with snow.here in ne ohio. I assumed it was a wheel u joint. Just wanted some more heads on it. Thanks so much fellas. Time to.rip the front end.apart I guess