gearz49

hello,i have an 02 denali xl,on take off i get a popping noise seems to be coming from front,only with engine load nothing at high speeds,u joints? front axle?......also if i remove the front drive shaft to drive and try to isolate noise would that hurt anything??????

RED04REGENCYRST

iTrader: (11)

i couldnt tell ya about the front drive shaft, but try greasing your slip yoke and see if that helps.

Torque_Wrench

iTrader: (13)

It very well may be one of the CV axles. The denali is AWD, so sometimes you get a popping from them when you take off, if they are going bad.

gearz49

u are talking about the one on the actual drive shaft??right??

budhayes3

iTrader: (19)

He's referring to the slip yoke on the rear drive shaft, it's very common for them to make a popping noise. Ther'es a revised nickel-plated slip yoke to help the issue, greasing the splines helps, and lets you know if you've diagnosed the noise (if the noise goes away after greasing).

trever1t

iTrader: (14)

Mine used to POP like a ****, as I'd pull away from a stop or just roll on lightly from 1-3mph...It was so loud that people in cars next to me would look over to see if I was shooting at them

I am not sure if it was the shaft or yoke as it went away immediately after swapping out the shocks and has not ever returned.

05GMCL33

iTrader: (2)

I have been fighting the same popping noises for months now in my truck, sometimes it's very loud. Greasing the slip yoke does nothing for me as the popping is still there. Terver you say yours stop completely when you changed the shocks?

trever1t

iTrader: (14)

yup...I'd grease the yoke and I thought it improved but it'd happen again, even had the nickel plated upgrade installed, I just accepted it as a truck noise I'd have to live with...since changing the front shocks it has disappeared.

05GMCL33

iTrader: (2)

Yea, I have by now just accepeted the noise as part of the truck. Sweet I'm going to look into replacing my shocks now, I have been meaning to do this soon anyway.

gearz49

ok guys,greased both slip yokes front and rear,replaced u joints,my question is if i pulled out front drive shaft and drove car would i hurt anything?????dang noise wont go away...kinda like the last girlfriend!!!!