Thread: soft chirping noise in d2 td5

sounds very much like a uni joint......have another good look at the front&rear driveshafts

cheers

I'd put money on it being the front DC Joint, you shouldn't have any play on the joint itself although you may have a small amount of play on the front output transfer case bearing.
Mine did exactly as you are describing and got progressively worse untill i found the problem.
Get your front DC joint professionally checked if you're unsure of its condition yourself. If it fails at any speed the results would be rather harsh on your wallet
Think smashed gearbox and possible major accident........

cheers guys. any idea on cost of rebuild/replacement? the car is used for pretty easy going 4x4 and holiday trips. whats the best route for a fix?

Im also going the front shaft unis.Mine made the same noises!!!!
You should be able to get it reconned for around $300.
ASK FOR GREASABLE UNI JOINTS TO BE FITTED!!!!
Andrew

cheers, thats not anywhere near as bad as i was fearing. do i need to goto a LR specialist or can any trans specialist do it?

Simon

Would definitely check the uni joint, but would also check the exhaust manifold. I had a very similar chirping sound on mine and took a while to work out that the studs had sheared and it was the vibration of the gasket between the block and the manifold. It only happened between certain rpms as that was what was needed to pass enough exhaust gas pass the gasket to vibrate it.

Cheers

Angus

It's actually quite easy to do yourself if you have a socket set and a few ring/open ended spanners

If you do do it yourself just remember to mark the relationship of the shaft to the bits it joins to (piece of chalk is good) this just makes sure you put it back the same way round and the correct hole to the correct bolt etc., - sure you know what I mean

............and as said above - get greaseable ones

DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF!!!!!
Unless you are a mechanic!!!
I got mine done by an "old fella" mechanic in Albany on the way home from a holiday trip.It had him totally stuffed.The "eyeball" joint in the middle is the problem.I actually nutted it out for the mechanic,he actually was dumbfounded,we put it down to,me looking outside the picture and him never doing an eyeball joint before.He told me in 45 years of spanner chucking never has a customer been able to show him how to go around a job.
DONT GO LANDROVER!!! ITS A NON SERVICE ITEM,$1500-$2000 FIX
Park it up mark (so you refit the same position)then drop the front shaft and take it to a local driveshaft expert.
GOODLUCK
Andrew