Noticing a little something in my 15 day old JL

[Spearmin]

Definitely letting the idle settle before putting it into gear seem to make it not happen.

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[RamMan]

Hi its probably nothing but I figured I'd post this anyway to get some feedback. Been noticing when I put my JLU in gear (automatic), there is a slight clunk/shift in the drive shaft are (you can feel and hear it). Back in the day, I know that this meant that either your driveshaft or university joints were wearing out. Hopefully this is just a quirk of the 4wd and all JLs do this. However, I'm throwing this out to the forum to see if anyone else is seeing this.

 

[RamMan]

Didn't the JTs had a recall a year ago; where a vendor built a lot of driveshafts, & forgot to put lube in the joints? Hmmm? On the other hand, if you us only Park on a hill; that drive shaft is already preloaded in one direction. You would get a pretty good Pop releasing the preload. My '18, & '20 JLUs don't do it; but I use the P-Brake on inclines, & apply it first.

 

[Ruby Clatterbox]

Like my wife says when I hear a noise... "Turn up the music"

 

[Warped]

Is it in the driveshaft or the trans? I know mine seems to be a bit loud if I’m parked on a decline (nose down) and I don’t set the e-brake in neutral before parking. If I set the brake in neutral, then shift to Park, I don’t get any noise when I go to leave if I depress the brake and disengage the e-brake prior to shifting to drive. If this isn’t what you’re hearing/feeling, feel free to ignore.

I have a fairly steep driveway and have been doing this for years with any of my vehicles. Unfortunately, the motorcyles, trailer, and other crap take up the garage space, though I could probably fit the wife's little car in there with a small amount of shuffling.

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