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Mate I appreciate the quality response! Yeah there's no play other than the rotation I mentioned, and a mate of mine who owns an 80 and is a mechanic has had a look and he reckons that amount of play is fairly normal. Regarding the service tool for replacing the pinion bearing and seal, is this...

Guys, I checked my prop shaft U joints, and theres no play at all. The play is all rotation in the diff flange (approx 10-15 degrees). If I can rotate my prop shaft this would mean that there is play in the front and centre diffs? does this mean I need to get both looked at? What's the best way...

Unfortunately I still haven't got to the bottom of it. The power steering pump has been replaced but I took the car for a drive and it still made the noise so that hasn't fixed it. I haven't been driving the car because of my broken ankle so I haven't been investigating it thoroughly at the...

Yeah it's a pretty scary noise. Has it fixed the problem for you? Or is it too soon to tell? I've done all of that except for new CVs and new spindle bushes.

UPDATE: So car threw a bit of a curveball. As mentioned before I was planning to have the mrs drive the car back to Sydney last night to see if the noise has been fixed with the power steering pump replacement. Unfortunately we got about a quarter of the way home and the car completely died...

Hmm interesting. I had a look at the diff while doing the CVs and it looked fine, but I haven't actually taken it apart to check, It would be a pretty big job wouldn't it?. Would I have been able to see a problem by just looking from the wheel hubs? I have considered that the diff might be the...

Car is back from the shop with a new power steering pump, however I broke my ankle while the car was in the shop so I haven't been able to drive the car to test if it's fixed the problem or not! Also being on crutches etc has meant I can't get on the tools and have a look at anything else on the...

Haha we do have some really fun tracks out here! Should come over from wherever you are and check them out. And yes there are some morons out there but most of us look after our trucks! OK cheers for the input, I'll add that to the list of things to check when I get the car back and let you...

Hmm ok. Cars still in the shop but I'll have another good fiddle underneath once I have it back. I suspect if there was any glaring oil leaks the mechanic would've noticed it when the car was on the hoist it but you never know. Cheers for the input!

Yeah wouldn't have thought a loose wheel would be the culprit, It's been up on the hoist a handful of times with the wheels on and off to rebuild seals, replace wheel bearings, replace pads and rotors etc. and has continued to make the noise regardless. Haha worse than the Russians you reckon...

Couldn't tell you where the play is, but if the car's on the ground and I get under it I can rotate the front prop about 15-20 degrees in each direction, whereas the rear maybe rotates 5 degrees at most. And Re: load, no, there seems to be no discernible pattern in relation to how heavily the...

So there have been some developments, but nothing particularly inspiring. Took the car for a drive with the mechanic, of course no noises to be heard. fortunately I had a video of the noise which I showed him, and he seemed pretty confused by it. We agreed that he'd take the front end apart and...

Car is booked in to go to the shop for a proper assessment next week Monday, I'm gonna leave it in the garage until then because it's developing a worsening rattle from the front driver's side which will also need to be investigated. Cheers for all the input lads! I will keep you guys posted...

yeah there's a slight braking effect but its not super noticeable. Right I'll have a look into that too. there is some play in the front prop shaft, would that be related?

Yeah I guess you could describe it like tyre on bodywork, but it's a little harsher, sounds more like metal on metal than rubber on plastic

Hmm alrighty sounds like I have a few things to look at. I'll pull the prop shaft and see what happens. Problem is the noise is so infrequent and random that it might just not happen with the propshaft off as a coincidence, but I guess if it happens with the propshaft off then at least we can...

Ok cheers for that mate. Not sure why the video isn't working for you, maybe try the direct link: I have noticed the front prop shaft has some play in it (maybe 20-30 degrees each way as a rough guess), but I've heard this is fairly normal. I did pull the front prop shaft off a while ago...

Here's a vid of the noise

Hey guys, Been having a problem with the front end of my 80, any help would be great! She's a '94 FZJ80, manual with 240kms on the clock. TLDR: - Front end noise, happens above 40kph but only following 2 or more days of off-roading. - It's really loud, vibrates the whole car and I often have...

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