Thread: Metal noise at speed, but with out load....

Hi all,

I have a 94 Disco.

My car is making loud metalic noises when it is rolling and has no load on it, the noise gets louder with speed.

Under acceleration or de-celeration the noise dissapears. I find this an odd scenario, as if it was a bearing you'd think the noise would get worse with more load.

I have had the gearbox totaly appart and found nothing worn.
The transfer box has been appart (looked good too), but i didn't dismantle the output shaft as the rest looked so good.

Has anyone had or heard of a similar problem.

Check axial free play from both diffs.
The pinion is an hypoidal gear, and these gears move when load is changing, varying the noise.

Regards