my transfer case (i believe) occasionally makes a little "ting" when i hit the gas from a stop. you know the sound you sometimes get when you put it in reverse. it doesn't do it all the time but it occasionally does. do you guys think it may be the fluid which needs to be changed (have not changed it since i bought it and have put around 21k on it) or is that a normal noise? it has been doing it for a while now. would it having a l/s have anything to do with it?
Please let me know. Thanks

 

......automatic transmission

 

It's much more likely to be a bad u-joint from your description.

 

Its the slip yoke on the driveshaft.

 

whats the "slip yoke" and is that normal or does it have to be fixed? i have no clue about tranny/drivetrain stuff

 

i vote u-joint. a slip shaft would be a clunk. our 4x4 trucks dont have slip yokes, they have slip shafts