Hi my name is brennen I have a 1995 jeep Cherokee country, I've added alot to it and done alot in it but can't seem to find out what the noise is, I changed front wheel hubs, didn't work, tranny fluid is good and I don't see anything next to the drive shaft or any other moving parts that would make that noise I checked my front diff and changed fluid and still makes noise, it happens the most when I'm going down hill and I let off the gas but I can hear it all the time when I drive around can someone please help?

 

Front drive shaft u joints?theres 3 of them up there so thats 3 chances of 1 being bad

 

3 in just the ds? Huh.

Could be the axle u joints as well.

 

Thanks I tried all that spent all weekend and all my paycheck on front end and not workin, I changed tranny fluid and engine, made sure all joints and bolts were lubed and greased I'm goin insane

 

Transfer Case?

 

If its light grinding prob axle ujoints, do you hear it around the center console?

 

Hey man, your not the only one, mine is a 2000 model, and does the same thing, makes a noise every once in a while then goes away.

Im stumped too!

 

Have you checked around your brakes? I had an anti-rattle dealie come out of place and from time to time it would grind into my rotor. Irritating as all hell until I got new brake pads and found it.

 

I hear it at my feet kinda like a high pitch howel at high speed when I let off gas, thanks for all the advice I am looking at all the stuff that it could be but I was thinking back to wen it happened and it happened like all of the sudden while I was in full time 4x4

 

have you checked the fluid in your Transfer Case? I didn't see that mentioned anywhere in your list. Does it still do it when you take it out of 4x4?

also like said before i'd check the many ujoints in the front end too

 

Mine does the same thing. But now its everyday and happens when letting off the gas an deccerating. I have checked all joints, brakes, wheel hubs etc. The only thing I haven't checked is the transfer case. Will the noise come from there? It makes no sense to me why a transfer case would hum or grind when slowing down, but not when speeding up. I don't understand. Need help please.

 

It's most likely a rear driveline angle problem. Just picked up a 96 XJ. The PO installed a 3.5 RE lift on it, but the driveline angle was way out of whack. It had the same problem, you would hear a grinding when coasting/deceleration. Once the driveline angle was fixed, the grinding noise went away.

 

I think the rear drive shaft may be the problem. But if thats where it may be coming from then why is it that when it happens i can feel it in the floor board on the driver and passenger side, but noone that ride sin the back can feel it but can hear it... Its very irritating....~

 

Is this a complicated/expensive fix? I have a 97 XJ with a 4.5" lift and I've been having this issue. Also, is the grinding noise doing any damage?

 

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