Originally Posted by
bustedwing
One way to find out is to jack up first one side (rear) then the other side. Grab the tire and turn it forward then backward listening for the sound you are talking about. There is a difference between a cvu joi, which goes between the differential and the axil, when a u joint is in a drive shaft, although some 4x4 use them in the front drive shaft. If you hear the noise in one side but not the other then more then likely you do have a cvu joint going bad.but it doesn't take a bike shop to fix it, a good tech can do it if you know one. Good luck.