{"id":77284,"date":"2021-05-05T15:52:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T22:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=77284"},"modified":"2021-05-05T15:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T22:53:00","slug":"driveshaft-noise-2005-chevy-uplander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2021\/05\/driveshaft-noise-2005-chevy-uplander","title":{"rendered":"Driveshaft Noise 2005 Chevy Uplander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I step on gas from stop, a little mild clunk from underneath sounds like the rear end (universal joint), but when I&#8217;m very gradually press the gas pedal from a stop, it doesn&#8217;t make a sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sounds like a good time to inspect. I would place the rear two wheels off the ground on jack stands on a level surface. Chalk the front wheels and place the transmission into neutral. Crawl underneath and while holding the rear differential pinion shaft with one hand and the center of the driveshaft in the other, check for play. And listen for any noise etc. Might also be a good time to check your rear end fluid level. You may want to change the fluid to fully inspect it for metal flakes in the fluid. Here is a video of my 2006 Chevy Silverado rear end fluid change to give you an idea of what is involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"How to change rear differential fluid Silverado (Complete) #chevysilverado\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_5_7oWa-7AUk\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5_7oWa-7AUk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5_7oWa-7AUk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M57S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-13T23:47:06Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_5_7oWa-7AUk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5_7oWa-7AUk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">How to change rear differential fluid Silverado (Complete) #chevysilverado<\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5_7oWa-7AUk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5_7oWa-7AUk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"How to change rear differential fluid Silverado (Complete) #chevysilverado\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Step by step how to change the rear differential fluid. This applies to almost all RWD vehicles. DIY and save time and money. I demonstrate how on a 2006 Chevy Silverado. - Rear End Fluid - https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lu8rYn Automotive Repair - https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/automotive-repair.html As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. @FreeAutoMechanic\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-driveshaft-replace\">DRIVESHAFT, REPLACE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Raise and support vehicle using a suitable lift.<\/li><li>Reference mark propeller shaft at transfer case flange.<\/li><li>Remove propeller shaft-to-transfer case flange bolts.<\/li><li>Reference mark propeller shaft at torque tube flange.<\/li><li>Remove propeller shaft-to-torque tube flange bolts.<\/li><li>Push propeller shaft toward rear of vehicle.<\/li><li>Remove propeller shaft.<\/li><li>Reverse procedure to install, noting the following:<br \/>a. Torque rear propeller shaft to torque tube bolts in a cross sequence to 24 ft. lbs.<br \/>b. Torque rear propeller shaft-to-transfer case flange bolts to 24 ft. lbs.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I step on gas from stop, a little mild clunk from underneath sounds like the rear end (universal joint), but when I&#8217;m very gradually press the gas pedal from a stop, it doesn&#8217;t make a sound Sounds like a good time to inspect. I would place the rear two wheels off the ground on&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2021\/05\/driveshaft-noise-2005-chevy-uplander\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Driveshaft Noise 2005 Chevy Uplander<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15523,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}