I need some help folks. My 2012 Ram has a weird sound in the driveline. I was pretty sure it was the front driveshaft u-joint to the transfer case. I removed the front driveshaft, but the truck is still making noise. I certainly is a mystery to me. I'm now wondering if it is the carrier bearing in the rear driveshaft. Any advise or ideas would be great. The noise is coming from under the truck but is difficult to locate. It only happens above 20MPH so difficult to diagnose.
driveline noise - 2012 Ram 2500
- Thread starter TnT_M
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You're gonna half to fix your link.
check rear u joint
I chased driveline noise for 2 years and couldn’t find it until I ran the car in gear with the wheels all in the air and walked around. All this sound from the rear was being carried forward somehow through the chassis. Was plainly obvious outside.
sorry, link fixed.
Am I hearing a diesel also? Couldn't make out badging. If this is a CTD that makes for some crappy acoustics over a video over my phone speaker.
Are we to be focusing on the constant whoosh or the clicking clack?
Is there play in the carrier? Check in N with wheels chocked.
Try spraying a bunch of penetrant in there. Does the noise change?
Well, I took my truck into a local shop on Tuesday that said they could handle 3/4 ton trucks. I had diagnosed the noise as a rear carrier bearing in the driveshaft, but didn't want to parts cannon the thing. I was still hearing a noise that sounded like more than the carrier bearing. After getting their diagnosis it made sense why I was apprehensive...
I got my truck back today with a new carrier bearing and a new LF u-joint. I'm glad I was on the correct path for dianosis. Unfortunately it was ~$1750 for the fix and the installation of the front drivesahft I bought off Amazon. I had them rotate the tires while they had it.
The good news is she is quiet as a mouse now except that CTD rumbling under the hood! I usually do all my own work, but this one I didn't want to just throw money at unless I was right. In the end it worked out.
Ready for the next 125K!!!
I got my truck back today with a new carrier bearing and a new LF u-joint. I'm glad I was on the correct path for dianosis. Unfortunately it was ~$1750 for the fix and the installation of the front drivesahft I bought off Amazon. I had them rotate the tires while they had it.
The good news is she is quiet as a mouse now except that CTD rumbling under the hood! I usually do all my own work, but this one I didn't want to just throw money at unless I was right. In the end it worked out.
Ready for the next 125K!!!
I haven't done a newer Ram carrier bearing. On the 2nd Gens they're a press fit and somewhat labor intensive with a shop press. The total seems a little high but not abusive. Hopefully they didn't just use an O'Reilly/AZ carrier bearing because the rubber never holds up
Yeah I wasn't going to argue. I called 3 different places trying to find a shop that would/could work on this truck. I am not sure on what brand of part was used, I put ~3.5K miles on per year now that we sold our camper. It's been 90-95F all week so I wasn't looking forward to doing it myself. I have had this truck for 10 years and can count on 1 hand the number of times it has been in the shop.