The Official WTF Noises Thread
 

Ive recently acquired a few new obnoxious noises in the xj. Let this be a place where we can share our squeaks, knocks, pounds, clicks, and what ever else we may hear. Hopefully this will turn into a nice thread where we can offer assistance and help others fix these annoying problems: That being said...here is mine...when cold I get a creaking steering for a few minutes, also I have gotten a loud pounding when backing..its random though, and some pops at turns. Any ideas? Lets hear yours! :tank:

squeak sounds like bushing pop when turning would be u-joints and pounding umm the person in the back that u picked up last night

i have a very quiet ticking like a clock behind or around my gagues when i turn the key to run but not to start

o and this will prob be moved to chat some time soon

Crazy, but now that I got my ujoint replaced the only noise is my stock door speakers popping.

I gota sound in my xj like 2 cows making love when I brake

Front track bar nut always come lose after 5 miles damn rustys jam nuts makes a clunk

Lower control arm bolt on the body always comes loose and makes a clank pop bang kinda noise when its flexed out.

Nice rattling in my passenger seat when my tranny goes into overdrive and the RPM's drop because of the Flowmaster sound

Wheel rub on the lower control arm at full turn....sway end link rattling bc i thought my car was in the ford raptor commercial :tank:

Hahaha I don't wanna know how you know what 2 cows making love sounds like

Xj88, that loud pounding when backing up might be your tranny mount going out. Slide under your rig and see if you can push up on your tcase. I have a chirpy sound coming from my dash when I'm in between 45 and 55mph.

earth shattering bang when my 22 year old factory springs bottom out, and the ever so present lifter tictictictic of an old 4.0

I have vibration. At 30 and up feels like a massager lol maybe driveshaft idk and also when I turn in 4wd click clickclickclick. Ujoints look fine but idk???

Oh where do I start?

locker in the rear is alittle worn from life on 35's so it pops and bangs as I shift thru the gears, the best is when turning at a light and the locker slips and BANGS and scares the people next to me lol. Also after jumping my jeep I get alot of creaking noises from the chassis and I can hear the tailgate hitting one taillight on uneven ground like entering stores from main roads. My trans bearings like to whine on long trips, hopefully synthetic gear oil fixes that for it seems to help around town. Since installing aftermarket motor mounts my dash and center counsel make a bunch of noises.

My solution to all of these: a better stereo system

I worked on a farm for awhile so u hear all kindsa crap.

:grin::grin::grin::grin: I woke my lil girl i was laughing so hard at that one.