Hey guys,
Was out just goofing off a few minutes ago on some dirt/gravel roads and something caught my ear when in 4lo. (87 FJ60) When making a left turn to do a complete 360 degree turn-around (tight radius, but not turned all the way to the lock) I heard a ??metallic?? clicking from the left front hub. So my next move was to do a 360 deg RHD turn in 4lo to see if the noise persisted, which it did. Then I took it out of 4lo into 4hi and repeated the process-->no clicking. Next, I got out and unlocked the hubs and repeated the process in 2hi-->no clicking.
This has really got me scratching my head. I just did a full axle overhaul about 1,000 miles ago and both birfs looked fine. The only other time the 60 has been in 4wd since the rebuild was right after to test everything out. Nothing hard just a smooth dirt road to test the 4wd. Did not notice the clicking, but as it only occurs on tight turns I probably did not turn that tight.
I know this topic gets beat to death, but if I had an answer I would not be asking. Any one have any ideas?? The FJ 60 has 2.5" add-a-leafs (per PO), which I hate. Could the leaf springs be shifting under the torque of 4lo and making the noise?? I'd like to hear some opinions b-4 I order another gasket/seal kit and tear into the driver's side this weekend.
Thanks,
Bo
Was out just goofing off a few minutes ago on some dirt/gravel roads and something caught my ear when in 4lo. (87 FJ60) When making a left turn to do a complete 360 degree turn-around (tight radius, but not turned all the way to the lock) I heard a ??metallic?? clicking from the left front hub. So my next move was to do a 360 deg RHD turn in 4lo to see if the noise persisted, which it did. Then I took it out of 4lo into 4hi and repeated the process-->no clicking. Next, I got out and unlocked the hubs and repeated the process in 2hi-->no clicking.
This has really got me scratching my head. I just did a full axle overhaul about 1,000 miles ago and both birfs looked fine. The only other time the 60 has been in 4wd since the rebuild was right after to test everything out. Nothing hard just a smooth dirt road to test the 4wd. Did not notice the clicking, but as it only occurs on tight turns I probably did not turn that tight.
I know this topic gets beat to death, but if I had an answer I would not be asking. Any one have any ideas?? The FJ 60 has 2.5" add-a-leafs (per PO), which I hate. Could the leaf springs be shifting under the torque of 4lo and making the noise?? I'd like to hear some opinions b-4 I order another gasket/seal kit and tear into the driver's side this weekend.
Thanks,
Bo