I have an 03 f-350 6.0 powerstroke. whenever i stop, i get a consistant vibration. i do not think that it is my abs. sometimes it will continue to vibrate while the truck is completely stopped and the speed and volume of the sound does not change. it is a constant noise when the brakes are applied. it does it worse with weight on the front end of the truck. i plow in the winter so its very noticable right now. any thoughts on that sound will help.
Also, i get a second noise when i turn or go over bumps. its typically a single pop.
all noises are coming from the front end. any help would be appreciated.

 

I've got an 03 F250 with 61K on it...I just bought new front rotors because my fronts are warped. My fronts vibrate when I brake...worse when I'm going downhill, and really bad when I've got weight in the truck...sounds like your plow issue.

It doesn't make sense that the vibration continues after you've stopped. That would indicate something is loose and it continues to viberate after you stop.

The single pop going over a bump could be several issues. How many miles on yours? How long has it been doing this?

Joe

 

the truck has 108,xxx miles on it. and its been doing the vibration for about a month maybe more, and the popping for 3 months maybe?

 

Im not sure about the vibration, but the popping could be the swabar end-links.

 

i actually just took the swaybar off two days ago and it still pops. what about tie rod ends?

 

that or ball joints

 

Next time your stopped and have the vibration try turning the steering wheel back and forth a little. See if the vibrations stop when turning the wheel.

 

ball joints were replaced a little over a month ago, i had thought the same thing and tires plus had told me that there was play in them so i had them go ahead and replace them.

 

Im running out of ideas, just start checking everything, springs, hangars, tie rods steering linkage, youll stumble across it eventually, good luck & let us know what you find.

 

this may be a dumb question but i honestly dont know hardly anything about ford super dutys (mainly cuz i dont usually have problems with the truck, so i dont ever tear into it!!!) anyway, is there anything like a chevy has cv joints with u-joints. to where when i would turn a u joint or something would be poppin??? just a thought, i may be way off.

 

Yes, you have 4X4 then you have u-joints at the ends of the front axles... something worth looking into. Mine has all new ball joints and still "pops" as well when going over bumps and turning at times... I suspect it has to do with the bushings on the sway bar or on the leaf springs... I'll check it out after things warm up and the snow melt dries up!

 

that would be awesome. i know im just talkin out of my ***...but what about maybe even shocks?

 

Check your down pipe from the turbo and make sure it is not rubbing on the body. Sometimes they get turned alittle and can rub and make a vibration.

 

This sounds dumb, but antifreeze can make leaf springs pop. I had a K15 that kept leaking at the thermostat hose, and every time the springs popped I would tighten the clamp again. It happenned in the cold weather.

 

"sometimes it will continue to vibrate while the truck is completely stopped "

It's not a suspension issue.

Try moving the steering wheel while it's doing this.

I wonder if it's the HydroBoost?