Annoying squeak on my '05

[srichard]

as I hit the 3500 mile mark, I am seriously annoyed at a squeak that seems to come from the transfer case lever.



Whenever slowing down, accelerating or hitting bumps while moving the transfer case lever makes a highly annoying squeaky sound. I can reproduce the sound (only if I'm moving) by pushing the lever to the right. If I hold it on the left, the noise goes away.



Anybody investigated and fixed that noise before by any chance? My past experience with dealerships is that they rarely ever fix those squeaks and rattles, so I might as well fix it myself.



TIA.

 

[AJain]

I had the same annoying transfer case squeak at around the same mileage coming from my 2004. 5. It was present in 2wd, and significantly more annoying on bumpy roads. Never appeared while in 4wd. Just as it was starting to really get on my nerves and I was mentally prepping for a trip to the dealer, it mysteriously disappeared. As of now (at 10500 miles), it's still completely quiet, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Something in the transfer case lever that "wears in" maybe? Don't know.



Now if only I can get rid of that annoying driver's side door rattle...



aJ