Rear differential whine?

[Joe Isuzu]

I need to hear from all the people who had a loud roar/whine between 55-70 when you apply throttle. I've read several of the posts but they seem to be from '04 and older. With that in mind, I don't know how many of these people are still members of this forum.
I have a loud roar under throttle between those speeds, at first I thought it was tire roar but letting off the throttle makes the noise disappear and then you only have roof rack noise, tire roar and wind noise. Did anyone get that resolved? If you've seen my posts, you know I've recently done both the trannsmission fluid change and front/rear axle fluid changes, but the roar is still there. The VX is not lifted, doesn't have oversized tires and the roar is definitely from the rear.

[nfpgasmask]

I have had a roaring noise that comes from my rear end for a while now. And no, not from eating too many beans.

The problem I have though, is after I start up, I hear a weird roaring/groaning sound that seems to come from the rear end, and then goes away after a few seconds. I can't imagine what the noise could be. I plan to do my diff fluids soon, so I will see if that sound goes away then.

Bart

[LittleBeast]

Ever since I lifted I get a weird whine/roar from my driveline somewhere sounds like it is from the rear, but I only get it when I let off the gas over 55 mph or so, does not happen at lower speeds, does not happen when accelerating..... My dad seems to think it might be vibrations from the crazy tread pattern on the new tires, but I remember noticing it after the lift before the tires went on, I thought it was simply wind going underneath the VX different than normal, sorry no help, but I experience this kinda. Could this be from changing to full synthetic diff fluid? Do we need thicker fluids?

[kodiak]

The rear dif does require limited slip dif fluid. At least that’s what they charge me for when I get it serviced.
But you probably have a locker.

[tomdietrying]

Check your U-Joint. My vehicle would would rattle and shimmey when I got to higher speeds. I took it to an ex-Izusu dealer. The mechanic said it was my tires separating from the tread. I then took it to three different Discount Tires to have them check the tires. They said it wasn't the tire, but it was out of balance. After getting their top of the line wheel balance, the problem was still there. I then took it to a Izusu dealer which is still in business. He took it for a drive, it rattled, he let off the gas, and then there was no more rattle. He said........"yep, that's a bad U-Joint.

He changed the U-Joint, and it mhas been the smoothest drive my VX has ever had. Check that out......that my be it.

Peace.
Tom
012009

[Joe Isuzu]

good suggestions, I know it's likely not tire related as I had this issue when I first got the VX, then I replaced all 4 tires in the hopes of quieting the noise (which, once again I thought was tire roar) and still had the noise, I've also rotated the tires since I replaced them
Just a reminder, I only get it on throttle and it goes away when I lift off the throttle, also, it only happens at highway speeds

[Kenny]

I got the same noise after the lift. I think it's just the driveshaft + thin floor. I also notice it more with the skid plates on - they probably reflect the sound back.

Check your fluid levels - replace axle oil if its been a while - as well as the TOD case.

Check the U-joints (see if there's any play in the drive shaft when you try to turn it by hand...)

Check your emergency brake tension

Check the rear rotors - discs for corrosion


Check the inside of the rear rotors for a loose drum pad (E-brake) or worn pad.

If all else, maybe rear bearings....

Also, meet up with a fellow VXer and try their ride to see if it's they have same noise....

Good Luck.

[Joe Isuzu]

I got the same noise after the lift.
Check your fluid levels - replace axle oil if its been a while - as well as the TOD case.

Check the U-joints (see if there's any play in the drive shaft when you try to turn it by hand...)

Check your emergency brake tension

Check the inside of the rear rotors for a loose drum pad (E-brake) or worn pad.

If all else, maybe rear bearings....

Also, meet up with a fellow VXer and try their ride to see if it's they have same noise....

Good Luck.

OK, I've heard U-joint twice now. I will try that first. The tension on the e-brake is NOT what I'd like it to be. You basically have to yank it all the way up to have it hold and I just prefer it to not be that drastic. I did replace the oils recently but not the TOD oil. I will have to read up on how to do that.

[etlsport]

you can also try greasing the driveshaft, i just did all my grease points (3 on the drive shaft and 4 suspension bushings that i added) quieted my vx down quite a bit

[rowhard]

Well, a u-joint tends to pop when it is acting up, wearing out. The ring and pinion gear will give you the whine, and yes I have it too, with no lift other then cranking the torsion bars to get the 285's to fit.

[Joe Isuzu]

OK Rowhard, please educate me. What do you do if it is the ring and pinion gear? Is this something that just needs to be replaced or can it be serviced?
These are all good, I need to make a mental note of all that I need checked as I'm betting the local Isuzu mech will say all appear normal
U-joint, e-brake, ring and pinion

[LittleBeast]

you can also try greasing the driveshaft, i just did all my grease points (3 on the drive shaft and 4 suspension bushings that i added) quieted my vx down quite a bit

I think you are right on. That was origonialy my 2nd thought so I tried that and it fixed my 'bad vibrations' for about a week. So there are 2 things replacable in the area the u joint and something else my dad said went out on his toyota 4x4 back in the day. How big of a deal is the u joint? How much time? If too hard price?

[taylorRichie]

I believe it's the U-Joint (+) and the Yokes (U) Does anyone know the specs for our U joints? I'd rather buy aftermarket from a Driveline specialist than get a factory set.

I used to work at a Trailer (semi) repair shop when I was a teenager...

[rowhard]

here are a few threads from earlier days:

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ht=ring+pinion

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ht=ring+pinion

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ht=ring+pinion

http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ht=ring+pinion

U-joints will cause the clunking type sounds, espically when going form drive to reverse. Gears, make the whining sound

[Joe Isuzu]

thanks Rowhard, if you know off-hand, I would appreciate knowing if the ring and pinion set would need to be replaced or just serviced? Also, would the Isuzu mech know it by that name or is there a more proper term? I'm at work and can't spend too much time running through threads. If you don't know, that's ok, I can read them tonight.