FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Noise

NOTE: Vehicles equipped with a Traction-Lok(r) differential may exhibit a slight stick-slip noise on tight turns after extended highway driving. This is considered acceptable and has no detrimental effect.

Gear-driven units, such as automotive drive axles, will produce a certain amount of noise. Some noise is acceptable and may be heard at certain speeds or under various driving conditions, such as on a newly paved blacktop road. The slight noise is not detrimental to rear axle operation and is normal.