Jan came in today and said the truck was making weird noises and felt like it was suffering from some sort of drive line shunt. I took it for a quick run around the block and could replicate the same sort of symptoms in 2nd gear at around 2,000 rpm - rolling on and off the throttle created a little shunt, but oddly also a kind of grinding/squeal from somewhere.
Given the temperatures, I only had a quick dig around underneath. Front UJ in the front prop has a fair bit of wear, so just greased that in the first instance, checked the diffs and ensured they had enough EP in them - drove it again - no improvement.
I plan to look at it again over the weekend (weather permitting!) but any immediate ideas on potential sources? Truck is a 24v Manual with 210k on the clock - original engine, gearbox and axles, as far as I know - front CVs have been rebuilt within the last 20k miles.
Any thoughts very much appreciated - its too blasted cold to be spending all weekend on the thing!
Given the temperatures, I only had a quick dig around underneath. Front UJ in the front prop has a fair bit of wear, so just greased that in the first instance, checked the diffs and ensured they had enough EP in them - drove it again - no improvement.
I plan to look at it again over the weekend (weather permitting!) but any immediate ideas on potential sources? Truck is a 24v Manual with 210k on the clock - original engine, gearbox and axles, as far as I know - front CVs have been rebuilt within the last 20k miles.
Any thoughts very much appreciated - its too blasted cold to be spending all weekend on the thing!