noisey drive shaft

Has anyone had any problems with there aluminium drive shaft making excessive noise while driving. There noise is there both during acceleration and deceleration. Could it be the universal joint causing the noise?
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yeah, it could be the u joint, but are you sure that is it
I think that you either have a bent driveshaft, which can happen under certain circumstances, or you have a bad guide. If you follow the driveshaft back, you will see some mounts for the driveshaft, check them, they may be ouit of shape or need to be maintained. :confused:

Have reached the end of my rope on what to do to find the cause of thre noise coming from my drivetrain. I have replced the universals on the drive shaft but it still make this whinning sound. When stopped and revving the engine no noise. I ran with out the drive shafts and no noise so I figured the trannys ok. what can i do to find the problem? I need help from all you mechanical gurus out there. :confused:

One other thing that you may want to check is the rear end. They are notorious for whinning when they are low on lubricant, but off the top of my head, i can't remember if they used gear lube, or a high viscosity oil. Consult with your owners manual, if you have it, or a haynes manual, or a friendly autoparts store employee. If you crawl under your truck, right in front of the rear driver side tire, you'll see a plug on the rear end, near the big pumpkin, that can be removed with a 3/8'' wratchet, WITHOUT ANYTHING on it; the plug has an inverse head...you'll see what i mean, it's like a square hole it the plug. Maybe that'll do it. When you remove the plug, on level ground, you should be able to see that the fluid level is just at the tip of the threads. In fact, you can put some in until it starts to come out of the hole and then put the plug back in.

if u put it to the floor alot and spin out any that will make your drive shaft do that in a heart beat. cuz it looses its lube and gets to worm and the teath just go to shit on it and then it will set ther eand get really shitty noises. i think its your rear end. if u pop it open and c shaveings up medal then thats really not good and u need new one if there aint any then they might just be sticking so lube up like your goign to get some good loveing lol.

do you do a lot of burnouts! cause that can do it in real good.

does it do it in all gears because every ranger iv been in has a whinning sound in 1 gear. if so its normal

I have been having this same problem with noisy driveshaft. I have a 96 Ranger with an extended cab. I first got this problem about 3 years ago. I took it to a shop where they replaced the carrier bearing and universal joints.

Last year, the whining sound started again when ever I got between 30 and 40 mph. We replaced the carrier bearinng and U-joints again. Put it back on and it vibrated like crazy at 40 mph. Took the shaft out and had it balanced. All fine for awhile but once again the whining noise is back. It also tends to vibrate and when I shift between 4th and 5th gear, it doesn't feel like I have shifted at all. Any incite?