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[cheese_aholic]

Busy trying bits out - today discovered my front diff / hubs don't sound right.
Front hubs disengaged all is good.
When warn hubs are engaged and truck in 2H there's a definate noise coming from the front. A ticking sort of noise, not a normal one! Gets noticeably worse when 4H is engaged.
Now stationary - with front hubs disengaged I can turn the front prop shaft OK. If I hold one of the UJ's still and continue to turn prop shaft by hand, I encounter resistance every so often (about every couple of turns of the prop)
Turning the UJs they feel 'clunky' (not sure how else to describe it!) - not smooth like I guess they should be...
The UJs are not greasable, and I've disconnected the air line in case the diff locks were part engaging (although the compressor's not worked for years so was a long shot!)
Upshot of all this drivel - not a job I fancy doing myself!
Anyone know of a good (local ish to Grantham ideally!) place / person that could look at this for me...?

[willo]

Busy trying bits out - today discovered my front diff / hubs don't sound right.
Front hubs disengaged all is good.
When warn hubs are engaged and truck in 2H there's a definate noise coming from the front. A ticking sort of noise, not a normal one! Gets noticeably worse when 4H is engaged.
Now stationary - with front hubs disengaged I can turn the front prop shaft OK. If I hold one of the UJ's still and continue to turn prop shaft by hand, I encounter resistance every so often (about every couple of turns of the prop)
Turning the UJs they feel 'clunky' (not sure how else to describe it!) - not smooth like I guess they should be...
The UJs are not greasable, and I've disconnected the air line in case the diff locks were part engaging (although the compressor's not worked for years so was a long shot!)
Upshot of all this drivel - not a job I fancy doing myself!
Anyone know of a good (local ish to Grantham ideally!) place / person that could look at this for me...?

i don't know about grantham area but according to google earth you could either pm, big_patrol on here and take it to his garage, or try ?Bubba on here also

[cheese_aholic]

Thanks Will,
Big_Patrol is up near Manchester, and Bubba over t'other side of Birmingham - both hour and half plus one way (in light of the price of petrol and 15mpg from the beast was hoping for someone a bit nearer!!)
There's a couple of garages my way; although they look after my wifes beemer and my spitfire, they're not the cheapest and not sure what they'd be like with a specialist vehicle so to speak...
May have to give 'em a go; just wondered if anyone out there had any recommendations near me...