Hello all, I hope this video helps someone. I couldn’t find anything on this subject that was really helpful when I was having this trouble so I made this one. It was my first one so please bear with me:)
I have been having this chirping noise that happens from a dead stop and started off really faint and was intermittent. I been looking around for a video as well regarding the loud chirping issue. This is the best video I hand come across by far. Thank you kind sir for sharing!
my 2008 silverado 1500 5.3 4wd just started chirping today. the video i got sounds exactly like your chirping. such a great help, everything i had read on the chirping people were saying its an issue with the trans or belts or pulleys, but as someone who does work on vehicles i hadn't heard this sound before in my shop. thank you
This the best video I’ve seen related to this Silverado driveshaft Issue I’m also experiencing very similar issues so I’ll be looking for this same thing this weekend Thanks for the detailed info!
Very excellent diagnostic work and a very nice video. I'm glad you found it so fast. One thing I had used to find squeaks and rattles was to wrap some tape around any suspect joints and see if the noise stops. I found a swaybar link bushing that way on a friend's car. Keep up the great work.
Hahaha oh man had a good laugh when you pulled the cap off and there was all that rust. I like the way you inspected it to find the issue good thinking. Pretty sure my truck has a failing u joint sounds just like yours. I thought it was the brakes but I opened them all up and cleaned em out today looks fine. I’ll definitely be checking out the u joints tomorrow.
Fantastic. My 00 silverado made this chirp but only when 4wd was engaged. In 2wd no sound. I could've sworn the chirp was coming from driver cv joint and was about to replace bearing in the front dif. U joints I a much easier job! Thank you sir!
A couple weeks later I dropped the rear drive shaft again and replace the front U joint. This after I got myself a $50 bearing press. Of the 4 bearings on the front U joint, I noticed 1 of them was beginning to get rusty, so I'm glad I did it. I'm right at 200,000 miles at 20 years.
You definitely got the good out of it! My wife had a 2001 Yukon the someone hit her and totaled a little over a year ago, we were pushing 375,000 on it. Everything was all original, only tires and routine stuff. It still had the factory u-joints. The engine still had 60 psi oil pressure. We were going to see how long it would go! Keep it going, run it a long as you can:)
Thanks for taking the time to do this. My 02 Sierra is making the same chirping noise. I’ll be pulling my drive shaft soon to investigate/replace the U joints.
@@joeycarroll7311 Like ya said their so many lil things it can be. Replaced fron tie rod ends & got Good year alignment. Bought Universal joints today & a transmission mount it def needed replaced anyway. We shall see & thanks for the quick reply man 👌👍
Thanks for the vid ! My 2005 chevy silverado is also doing the same only when I reverse i was going crazy thinking it’s the brakes or maybe the drop kit 😅
Thank you for this video! My 03 chevy 2500hd is doing this same thing. I have replaced the mid shaft bearing and put it back together and it was still doing it. Probably going to be my center universal joint.
I replaced u joints in my silverado three times, each time making same noise a week after replacement. Doing it a 4th time. Figured out the problem. Drive shaft angles. If you have a high mileage vehicle replace your engine mounts and tranny mount. If they are worn out or failing it will throw off the drive shaft angles as weight loads are redistributed to compensate for the failing mounts. If the angles are even slightly off you will cause damage to the u joints.
Did yours make a grinding sound if you held the gas down but had just enough brake to barely roll forward/backwards? I’m having the same sound till 30 and popping started a couple weeks later.
Maybe check the u joints on the front driveshaft. If they have grease fittings give them a few shots, if they don’t you may have to pull the front driveshaft and check. I had a 93 GMC 2500 4x4 before this truck
Yes, this took care of the squealing. Mine wasn’t popping yet, this was different than what other u-joints I’ve had trouble with in the past did. I never thought that’s what it would have been
Mine does the same from 0-25ish and only when im on drive! 2004 silverado 2500hd 4x4 6.0 i drove from 0-20 and put it in neutral and revved the engine a bit and didnt speed up the sound.
I got this sound but it is coming from my front 4x4 differential/ 4x4 drive shaft area on my 2003 chevy silverado 1500 HD after I had put it in 4x4 it started doing it
I'd have to say that You are damn Lucky that truck didn't take off with You under the truck, especially with someone depressing the brakes!!! That very easily could have caused the wheel on the ground to move!!!
