Depending on the engle of the cv axle, wondering if the shaft is bouncing around on the inner part of the cv axle part. If that makes sense.

If not then im thinking that the gears on the inside of the front diff, if you got oil drops from around the cv axles, I would say those bearings and seals.

When my diff goes in, ill be doing idler arm and pitman arm, inner and outer tie rods, both cv axles, and shocks all around. Debating on ball joints and lower control arms just to have that piece of mind.

 

Appreciate you helping out and trying to get to the bottom of this. Yeah idk, I’m basically doing the same as you but in reverse haha.

Yeah no leaks so far coming from any of the seals or axles. I was really hoping it was the front driveshaft lol. I’m thinking it could be the bearings in the diff too but won’t know until I get into it. Just really want to make sure it’s the diff before I start pulling it out if I didn’t need to, you know what I mean?

I just love hunting down mystery sounds, the fun just does not stop haha 😂

 

When you pulled the front shaft are you only referring to the drive shaft? If so I would recommend pulling the cv joints as well and try that. That would completely eliminate the front diff. The tool can be expensive but I have a pair of wireless chassis ears. You can place these in different parts of the vehicle and narrow down the noise without going MadMax and hanging all over the vehicle while driving lol. It doesn't sound like chopped tires but videos could sound different than real life. So maybe rotate the tires just for ****s and giggles.

 

Thanks for the response! Yeah I only have the front driveshaft removed at the moment. Am I okay with driving the vehicle without the CV Axles on the vehicle? Sorry would be first time trying that haha but definitely would help to tell, good advice. Yeah I’ve rotated the tires from the front to the back, didn’t make a difference. I’ve tried also taking turns left and right on the freeway lightly and sharply and the noise does not change. I appreciate the help again, looking to work on it this weekend as it’s my daily driver to work lol

 

Do not run your vehicle without the cv axles as there will be nothing to support your hub and it will be gone within a few miles...


YouTube it...

 

You’re right. Sort of. That was my lapse of judgement. I should’ve explained further. You can run without the cv axles but you would need something to help support it. I personally have not driven our vehicles without the CV Axles out however, I would imagine that with the way the bearing and hub are built, that you could do a small test drive to find out if the noise disappears. I however do not recommend driving it around for extended periods of time.

 

So it's not your clutch fan?? Mine does exactly that on cold take off (a loud roaring sound from the front). But goes away after a block or 2. There was a repair bulletin for this problem way back. Computer just needs to be reprogrammed. I called my local GM service about this several years ago. Quoted me about $230 CAN. No thanks.