so i have an 86 xj with the lowly 2.5.... and my front driveshaft boot onto the t-case has gone to ****....

now that this has happened everytime i drive the jeep it is making a grinding type noise

is that what the problem would be? or could it be something else?

help please... that noise is annoying the hell out of me, and i dont think its good...




thanks,
james

 

please help guys....

 

could be ball joints, some how I doubt its your front drive shaft making the noise if its not in 4wd

 

Water and grit got into the bearings. Replace them and the boot.

 

i have replaced the boot already, it tore off within a week? any reasons why this might have happened?

 

its possible that the front drive shaft is at to much of an angle and catching it when you bounce around. but idk. and yeah check all your ujoints and what not cause i know thats where most of my grinding noises are comming from.

 

what can i do to improve the driveshaft angle then?

 

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...y_Code=SUS_ACC

 

i already have a 1" drop kit for my transfer case...

 

I think your front driveshaft has a CV joint at the transfercase instead of the double cardan joint that the newer ones have. The grinding noise is probably the cv joint because when the boot tears, debris can get in the joint. As to why the boot tore so quickly, it could be that the angle on the joint is too much with the transfercase drop in there which tilts the back down creating a steeper angle on the front.