93yota93lude

hey i have a small problem (i hope small) i have a 93 PU 3.0 5 speed with manual locking hubs when i lock them and put it in 4WD and turn the wheels a little more than half way i hear a ratcheting noise coming from the front its sounds to me like the CV axles are binding my buddy said it was because of my body lift (he has no idea what he is talking about haha) but other than the body lift and the 33s i did nothing to the suspension and it did this before i did the 33s it was stock height and stock wheel size and it still did it should i replace the CVs with that solve it? any ideas should i not use 4wd until i solve this? any info would be great thanks!!

874runnersr5

Just crawl under your truck, look at the cvs. If they are cracked/leaking grease then time for new ones. You can either rebuild them or get complete new ones.

93yota93lude

not cracked or nothing boots are still sealed up not dry looking or anything look fine i already checked that but it still sounds like a bad CV axle everyone knows what that sounds like so i thought it was that at first so i checked the boots everythign there is fine but still sounds bad i just dont know what to do i dont wana replace them if i dont need to and dont wana wheel with them if it will cause damage

874runnersr5

hmm... thats weird.. Well, dont wheel with it... then itll be only a matter of time befor it dies ha.

MaK92-4RnR

Wont hurt to replace them. mine are cracked and need replacing. I grease them up as often as possible.

93yota93lude

yea i guess ill just do that ill just replace them hopefully that will fix it sucks it just rained and a few buddies of mine are going wheelin i might just go and take it easy and just replace them this weekend thanks for the info!

crafthorse

Dont the hubs click when they are going bad? or am I thinking of Auto hubs that click when they go bad?

blueyota38

hey man you need to replace them, my cv's do that same thing. It wont hurt to wheel like that but i wouldnt do anything to serious. all it is are the bearings in the inner cv part going bad. I think. Does it not do it when you turn all the way in one direction when the hubs arnt locked? IF not i have no dang clue.

93yota93lude

It does it while the hubs are locked and when i turn all the way left or right either way it clicks like that i can turn about half way with out it doing it but more than that it will start and further i turn louder it gets

93yota93lude

t.t.t.

hjkmotor

when i turn the wheels at full crank and drive forward i get a hugh crack sound come from my front susp. i haven't looked at it yet but it might be the same problem.


sorry that doesn't help what-so-ever but i like to share.

camo31_10.50

the cv's are binding..mine do the same thing...probably time to replace em...

eff it..keep on wheelin..its a toyota..it'll hold up hahahaha..

my boots have been busted for a LONG time..probably about a year..and im keepin on wheelin..although im not HARD on it..just havin some fun

with that being said..as soon as i get the time..my front end is gettin re-done..new ball joints repack/replace wheel bearings all the way around..new cv's, TREs..alll that lol..AND a new stabilizer..mines OLD and stock and bad..LOTS of bump steer..lol..also gotta get my idler arm fixed..lol

93yota93lude

lol i gotcha well good then that answers it for me im going wheelin tonight haha thanks it wheels great and all just that noise just making sure so ill wheel if i break anything ill unlock the hubs anyway and driver her home haha im not hard on it but i do tend to go thru some deep stuff i probly shouldn't i get stuck most of the time but hey when i make it all my buddies with big chevys and fords are like damn hahaha thanks camo

jaredbishop

The same thing is happening to mine. i was told you can just repack it with grease. I've got a grease gun and a needle or pulling the rubber boot back; I was told I can just pump more in. Is there a problem with doing this? Seems a lot easier that removing the axle to repack it.