I think I solved a problem :D

[man on the moon]

I think I finally figured out a sound. Ever since I put in the d/r the car has had this intermittent ringing/screeching sound. I have looked and looked for which pulley it might be, to no avail. It varies slightly with speed, but not as much as I would expect for a motor pulley of any sort.

 

Then Thursday I was driving to work in the winter's first 'real' snow (people got stuck in flat spots, therefore I call it real snow). At one point I took it out of 4hi to see how we would do. A minute later (ringing in full force) I put my hand on the select lever in preparation to re-engage and...the ringing stopped! Turns out the whole ringing thing has been the little metal rectangle that surrounds the hole the select lever comes through. It's floating around and causing me great distress! Or was, I now happily ignore the noise.