Hello everyone. So I recently installed my built diffs, and rear driveshaft from GBR and when I did that I replaced the axle seals since I had to pull the axles. Torqued everything to spec.

now I have a squeak squeak sound from driver front wheel area. Sounds like a rock stuck in a rotor dust shield kind of noise

1. only makes it when driving in gear forward and reverse. Not during coasting
2. doesn’t make it when diff lock is engaged (2004 D2)

Areas the noise could be coming from; I’m on 4in tf springs (no spring isolators), sway bar disconnects, fox shocks (these have eyelet connections on the bottom unlike OME etc), and lastly a well maintained TW front driveshaft...I highly doubt it’s the drive shaft because it’s definitely from the front driver wheel.

any ideas? Link to a video I took:

 

front D shaft center ball?

axle seals facing the correct way? but probably not that...

D shafts rubbing on anything (heat shield)?

Did you change a diff flange?

hopefully not the diff...

 

CV's in good shape I'd assume? It sounds like a suspension or bushing squeak. With it not squeaking while coasting that means whatever it is has to be under load to squeak. When you installed the new seals did you lube them with anything so that when you installed the axles they weren't totally dry? I'll be up that way next weekend so maybe Billy and I can come over and check it out.

 

diff flanges are changed as GBR built these diffs from ground up. 4.40 gears, and true tracs.

I doubt it’s the center ball. I don’t think the noise would be so obviously from the wheel area

 

So I put a little bit of white lithium grease on the outside face of the seal. After I first heard the noise. Noise didn’t change. I did this with wheel and rotor off and straw on the can.

So the cv’s don’t make any clicking sounds, and the boots are not torn...but yeah it could be the cvs i suppose.

I feel like it may be the hub bearing as they’ve been on the truck for over 160k.

Right now, I plan on completing at least 100 miles break in on my diffs before pulling the axle out again. Unless someone can scare me otherwise.

So after a second inspection, I put a thin coat of hitemp grease on the rotor face where the wheel contacts and a second test drive I notice it DOES make the noise even when diff is locked. Where as before it didn’t. I think I could’ve mis heard it the first time

 

hub bearing a possibility like stated...but should do it all the time... brakes?

 

It could be the pads contacting the rotor face.

pads are etc greens and have been on for awhile but they are not worn down. The caliper pins have grease and the caliper does slide as it should

 

Could certainly be a hub bearing, I personally remove all the dust shields on my D2's for easier cleaning and inspection.

 

So UPDATE!! It was the front driveshaft...I have a video I'll post shortly...the drive shaft is a well maintained Tom Woods with about 30k on it or less.....definitely suss

Video is kinda janky but about 20 seconds in you can definitely hear it bad.

 

well that's wayyyy better than an axle or diff....good find!