Dropped the cruiser off at the dealership to help diagnose some grinding noise that has recently developed.
The dealer looked at it for a couple of hours and came back to me saying they couldn't pin down what was causing the noise. Obviously, this is pretty frustrating because chasing down noise/vibration is usually something they're good at doing. Drained and replaced front and rear diff fluid. Greased u-joints, all were within spec.
Symptoms:
Grinding noise at higher speeds ( > 45 MPH)
More noticeable while not under load or going downhill
Still mildly present while under load
Moves in and out of gears fine without any issue
It sounds like it's coming from the center/rear-center.
Here are a couple of videos of the noise. Noticeable starting at 26 seconds and again at 45 seconds:
Undercarriage video while at the dealer (Sorry for the poor quality video, just shot it really quick):
Any ideas? I'd love to take it to a shop that has experience with these but there's really not one in the area. LC4WD isn't accepting new work for the time being.
The dealer looked at it for a couple of hours and came back to me saying they couldn't pin down what was causing the noise. Obviously, this is pretty frustrating because chasing down noise/vibration is usually something they're good at doing. Drained and replaced front and rear diff fluid. Greased u-joints, all were within spec.
Symptoms:
Grinding noise at higher speeds ( > 45 MPH)
More noticeable while not under load or going downhill
Still mildly present while under load
Moves in and out of gears fine without any issue
It sounds like it's coming from the center/rear-center.
Here are a couple of videos of the noise. Noticeable starting at 26 seconds and again at 45 seconds:
Undercarriage video while at the dealer (Sorry for the poor quality video, just shot it really quick):
Any ideas? I'd love to take it to a shop that has experience with these but there's really not one in the area. LC4WD isn't accepting new work for the time being.