squeaking

William123567 · Post by **William123567** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:51 pm

when i accelerate in my truck from a stop or pretty much any speed in 1st gear my truck starts to squeek it sounds to me like it is coming from the back of my truck.

spartman · Post by **spartman** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:55 pm

Can you describe the squeak?

Is it a constant or a chirp or possibly intermittant?

Please tell us more so we can help.

Post by **FORDification** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:12 pm

Might also help to know what kind of transmisison you have.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:50 pm

its probably a ujoint. try greasing them and or replacing them.

William123567 · Post by **William123567** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:16 am

it starts off kinda chirping slow it will go faster as i speed up and then it will just stop once i get outta first i have a c6 tranny.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:35 am

you have mice
http://www.automobileforum.com/forums/u ... 379036.jpg

j/k I'd put the rear end on jackstands and put the truck in neutral and turn the rear wheels. Be safe though.

68F250 · Post by **68F250** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:06 am

The squeaking and chirping will stop when the U-joint breaks and the driveshaft falls out.

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Wed May 31, 2006 4:22 pm

Could be pretty exciting too, depending on just how fast your goin.

mrsnicks · Post by **mrsnicks** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:58 pm

And which end comes out... if the back comes out it will just drag... if the front comes out.... Well, are you a big fan of pole vaulting?

Patrick

Post by **FORDification** » Wed May 31, 2006 9:40 pm

There was an episode of MythBusters where they were trying to duplicate that very scenerio....where the front U-joint fails and drops down, pole-vaulting the car into the air. They rigged up a remote-control car and took it out onto a large parking lot, and then using another remote control device was able to 'blow' the front J-joint on command. They had a HECK of a time getting anything to happen! The one time they were able to time it just perfectly by letting the driveshaft drop down into a pothole they did have some success, but nothing like you'd expect. Pretty tame, actually. I believe they considered that myth busted...or at least plausible but unlikely.

72hiboy4x4 · Post by **72hiboy4x4** » Wed May 31, 2006 9:52 pm

I saw a 4x4 truck with a trashed frame just like that when I was younger.
Happened exactly like that. broke the front joint on the rear shaft and it dropped into a hole. pushing the rear axle almost out of the truck before the shaft bent up like a pretzel.

William123567 · Post by **William123567** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:01 pm

that would be awsome to see it happen or driving when it happend but it would suck because id have to fix it...

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