hello, I have a stock 01 cherokee, I have been trying to diagnosis a noise when I take off and or turn. It seems to be a loud gear or stripped spline noise and from the way it sounds its in the tcase. or under my shifter? any Ideas? thanks.

 

do you have a lift or anything?

but otherwise im thinking its a u-joint.

 

do you have some really really really strong jack stands and a flashlite? id lift it and get below it with someone in the drivers seat to see whats up, but im what you would call a backyard mechanic

 

Sounds like transfer case possibility, mine had a stretched chain and made a lot of strange noises. Easiest way to find out for sure is to remove the front driveshaft and drive it a short distance. If the noise is gone, the problem is most likely in your t-case