While in drive, hear clunking and grinding from front differential and axles chatter and hardly spin, drivers side chatters,passenger side spins, put in park, then back in drive and then passenger side chatters and drivers side spins

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Jun 30, 2006 - 7 posts - ‎3 authors
I get a loud clunking, grinding noise while turning to the right only, and ... I moved the passenger side tire to the rear driver side just in case it ...

can bad wheel bearing/hub cause loud clunking noises?

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Nov 12, 2009 - 14 posts - ‎6 authors
driving home, i noticed some metal clunking sounds coming from the front driversside. at ... hmmmm....if it's grinding, then probably a bearing.

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Dec 21, 2011 - I have a sporadic clunking noise from the drivers side front end. '98 jetta ... If I try to coast it gets really louder and more pronounced. ... whirring orgrinding could be several things: wheel bearing, brake pads due to a caliper ...

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Sounds like you have snapped the Pin in the front pumpkin or a gear has broken. Is their any clunking up front when in 2wd?

most four wheel drives do not spin both front tires other wise you would hop around corners,that being said you should be able to stop the spinning side tire by holding it in place ,do this before the tire starts spinning ,then the other side should spin.if not you have a problem start with the axle and work your way back in the drive train,simple process of elimination..the grinding noise sounds like a broken gear tooth in the tranny.requires tear down and replace gear.take it to a professional.hope this helps

No, even a 4x4 will have only 1 wheel that will spin on each axle in this instance. It's called a floating differential. For stock vehicles with non locking differentials like you have, both cannot spin or have full power at the same time. Hard to explain on this, but picture your car making a hard right turn. Both front wheels would be spinning at different speeds because of the turn. The passenger side tire is spinning much slower than the drivers side tire, therefore if both were spinning at the same time, your tires would chirp and skip on the pavement which would eventually ruin your differential. In offroad applications, we WANT the differentials locked and turning at the same time with true 4x4. But in normal everyday vehicles, even standard stock 4x4's, only 1 tire will do the spinning per axle unless it has possitraction or full locked axle. Clear as snow?

Try jacking the front driver's side of the truck and support it on a jack stand. Give the wheel a spin and listen closely. It may help you locate the source of the sound. I wouldn't rule out the brakes just because they're new. If you still hear the noise, it may be the wheel bearing. If you hear nothing, it may be the front differential if the truck is equipped with 4WD. Hopefully, it is only a low fluid level.

Its a long procedure.

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How to remove Front differential? http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-remove-front-differential.html

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Crankshaft Front Seal? http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/crankshaft-front-seal.html

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Rear Main Seal Leaking? http://whatisbyme.blogspot.in/2012/05/2003-lexus-rx300-rear-main-seal-leaking.html

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Differential Chatters? http://whatisbyme.blogspot.in/2012/04/1996-toyota-prado-differential-chatters.html

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These will help.For more help,keep updated.Thanks.

The two symptoms you posted may or may not be related. I'd check the driveshaft and axle joints for any looseness or binding. (do this with the rear wheels hanging free in neutral, front wheels blocked)
The chattering may be an axle joint or the posi unit in the differential. Most times replacing the diff lube, (using posi additive) then making tight left and right circles will free the clutch packs.
Difficult to diagnose noises online. If you have any problems finding the source, have an experienced tech look at it,,,You still have the option of actually doing the work itself.

What kind of noise? A clunk, chatter, whir, grinding, or what? If it's a clunk, you may have a worn U-joint. Test by holding brake on and change between drive and reverse and back. If you hear a "clunk" when the tranny engages, it's probably a worn U-joint. Not a hard repair to do in the driveway. Always change BOTH front and rear U-joints - if one's worn, so's the other.

hello i will help u.there is an additive you can add to the differential to stop this problem.you can find it by going to a good auto parts store.But otherwise your noise is common.and not a major problem.

Front hubs need to be taken off and inspected for damage,
Replace as necessary.