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Ok so I finally figured it out this morning...it was the the front driver wheel brake dust shield that has been rubbing against the caliper!!!. Took it off and ran around without it off and low and behold no more ticking. I thought I ruled that out a while ago because all other times that happened i...

Yeah I tried that John but was still ticking away with heat shield off.
Not sure where to go from here but will keep monitoring and report back.
Thanks for checking in.

157K, yeah it didn't look bad to me either, maybe it is the CV's, but just doesn't have that click sound you usually hear from those...??

Thanks Blaise!

Well finally got the heat shield off today and took a look around the center bearing and didn't really see any problem. Then went for a ride without heat shield on and sure enough still ticking away so drive shaft appears to be ok but here are some pics in case anyone out there sees something I don'...

Haven't tested it in reverse but just got the the front end up on ramps and will be looking at removing the heat shield under the center bearing when it cools off. After just taking a peek at it again it appears the drive shaft is rubbing/spinning against the heat shield and that could very well be ...

More tick, tick, tick...doesn't change tone and very continual...faster as you go faster.

Thanks man...sorry for bad photo need to work on the photo transfer for this website I guess...check link again and should come in better once you click on it.

Will give it a try with the heat shield off and report back findings.

Many thanks.

Wow thanks for the photos, really helpful!

Below is a pic my diff. mnt, could this be part of the problem maybe?

As to #4 that was just twisting in hand (back and forth).

Thanks again.

The #4 test was spinning it by hand, didn't feel loose shaking it. I strongly suspect the center bearing area sag I mentioned. Do you know if it can be adjusted without taking off the exhaust? It appears that may be possible from looking at the repair manual(doesn't really say though). Thanks for th...

First post on this great website! I've learned a lot already so far from faq's and other posts, thanks to all! Recently I've been hearing this ticking from what I believe to be the drive line...i.e. drive shaft, differential, bearings, etc. only in motion. It gets faster and louder as I increase spe...