Stats: "06 Wrangler TJ fully loaded Approx. 29K miles" '4.0l, 6sp 370x, 235 75-15 tires)


Hi Guy's (Gal's):

This issue originated way back in late summer of '08.
It started out as a slight tink'n sound, as if you grabbed a coke can and pulled the tab at the top and it slipped from your finger and made that metal on metal tink'n sound.
At that time it was accompanied by a squeaky kinda like rubber bushing sound.

The dealer where the jeep was purchased was contacted and jeep was taken in.
Many, many, many visit's later and multiple dealerships (headaches, cuss'n) the sound is still there! Lol!

What has already been done to try to rectify this issue:
Clutch, flywheel, all asse. parts replaced....
Rear drive shaft and joints in rear end....
Completely new 3rd member, ring/pin, axle housing, bearings.....
Slip lubed and checked......
Rear brakes and all ass. parts inspected multiple times.....
Rear linx replaced.....
Fluid replaced in Trans, rear end.....

They've had the entire jeep apart from the drivers position back.

Friday I took jeep to an independent facility and had them look, listen and they feel the sound is coming from the front and not the rear.

So, after all this....what I'm asking for help with is a way in which to continue the tracing / tracking down of what this pop, snap, chatter, clunk noise could be. Yes after this much time the noise is there and growing louder and is happening when tourq is applied to the drive train either going 4wd or reverse. It happens when going in and out of off camber driveway entrances, drive thru's, or when backing up into parent driveway or at home pulling into garage. The clutch will be fully engaged and it will happen.
I'm coming here to ask for some help from the many knowledgeable folks here.

What could this be?

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