GMC 1982 Light Duty Truck Service Manual page 424

4 B -1 0 R EAR A X LE
Problem
1. Noise is the same in drive or coast
2. Noise changes on a different type of road
3. Noise tone lowers as car speed is lowered
4.
Similar noise is produced with car standing
and driving
5. Vibration
A knock or click approximately every two
6.
revolutions of rear wheel
7. Noise most pronounced on turns
A continuous low pitch whirring or scraping
8.
noise starting at relatively low speed
9. Drive noise, coast noise or float noise
Clunk on acceleration or deceleration
10.
11. Grunt on stops
12. Groan in Forward or Reverse
13. Chatter on turns
Clunk or knock on rough road operation
14.
A G E N E R A L D I A G N O S T I C P R O C E D U R E
I S O L A T I N G R E A R A X L E N O I S E P R O B L E M S
Fig. 4B-7--Diagnosis of Noise Problems
F O R
Cause
1. a) Road noise
b) Tire noise
c) Front wheel bearing noise
2. "a) Road noise
b) Tire noise
3. Tire noise
4. a) Engine noise
b) Transmission noise
5. a) Rough rear wheel bearing
b) Unbalanced or damaged propeller shaft
c) Tire unbalance
d) Worn universal joint in propeller shaft
e) Mis-indexed propeller shaft at companion
flange
f) Companion flange runout too great
6. A brinelled rear wheel bearing
7. Differential side gear and pinion
8. Pinion bearing
9. Ring and pinion gear
10. Worn differential cross shaft in case
11. No grease in propeller shaft slip yoke
12. Wrong lube in differential
13. a) Wrong lube in differential
b) Clutch plates worn
14. Excessive end play of axle shafts to differential
cross shaft