[Indianjohn]

Does anyone have any idea what the chirping noise while accelerating could be?
I've been hearing this since yesterday when I accelerate. I suspect the torque converter.
Can anyone verify this?
Thank you in advance

 

[skier207]

I would look at the U joints first, look for red or black dust coming out of the caps.

 

[Indianjohn]

I would look at the U joints first, look for red or black dust coming out of the caps.

U joints are new, only drove 1000 miles with them.
Its only when accelerating, worst in second gear!
If i drive a constant speed or slow down, its quiet.

Front

back

 

[mrpaticular]

Is your pinion angle jamming the driveshaft ?
Rick

 

[weidhopper]

My chevy trucks would make a chirping sound when I had a bad u-joint. That's where I would look first.

 

[Indianjohn]

Is your pinion angle jamming the driveshaft ?
Rick

I'll drive this setup now for more than 1000 miles, it started yesterday.

My chevy trucks would make a chirping sound when I had a bad u-joint. That's where I would look first.

Did you hear the joints all the time, or only when accelerating?

 

[Matt 69]

You said the U joints are new. I see a grease zerk fitting that looks very clean. Did you grease the U joints after the installation was complete?

 

[Indianjohn]

Thanks, Thought i did but will dooo it again!

 

[Kawickrice]

Front wheel bearings? Where does it sound like it's coming from?

 

[drivejunk]

Loose V-belt? Abrupt RPM changes making one slip.

Those sound chirpy to me. If I don't drive mine frequently enough, it chirps the tires on the 1-2 shift but chirps the belts on the 2-3.

 

[Indianjohn]

Front wheel bearings? Where does it sound like it's coming from?

Bearings are new also, but sound is for sure coming from driveline, somewhere under the frontseat.

Loose V-belt? Abrupt RPM changes making one slip.
Those sound chirpy to me. If I don't drive mine frequently enough, it chirps the tires on the 1-2 shift but chirps the belts on the 2-3.

Sound is way different than slipping v-belt or burning rubber 😉

 

[Indianjohn]

@skier207 @weidhopper @Matt 69 you guys were right.....
It was one of the u-joints, in the front one (transmission tale side) was not enough grease.
Had to take out the drive shaft, could not reach the greasing point with shaft in place.
Think thats the reason i forgot it.
Big thanks to everyone. 👌

 

[Matt 69]

Glad you got it. Every time my U joints were going out, they would chirp.

 

[doerf]

if it was dry enough to chirp, don't just grease, get a new one and keep it greased

 

[Indianjohn]

if it was dry enough to chirp, don't just grease, get a new one and keep it greased

Was thinking the same, ordered them, thanks.

 

[Matt 69]

if it was dry enough to chirp, don't just grease, get a new one and keep it greased

Agreed. Good advice here.

 

[Ericnova72]

After you install the new joint, C-clamp across the rear one to keep the caps on it and grease them both out-of-the-car, where you can easily access the grease zerks and see the cap seals plainly.
Then put it back in the car.