Death Wobble
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From: Ideeho
Death Wobble
Ive got a 97 F-Superduty Quigley conversion. In the last week Ive hit a pot hole on the main street at about 35 mph. Hit it on passenger side. All 3 times the truck has gone into a death wobble. It shakes so hard I almost have to come to a complete stop to get it to quit. Has never done it before. All my tie rod ends are tight. The only thing I can see is the steering stabilizer looks like it may be leaking a little. Even with no steering stabilizer installed, it shouldn't be doing this crap.........Any Ideas?
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4x4 Quigley conversion. Solid D70 front axle. No lift, stock Quigley ride height. Leaf spring front end, spring eye bushings don't look bad. Drives awesome except when I hit that damn hole. Guess its time to get out a pry bar and get serious and see if I can find anything worn! Will jack it up and give the wheels a spin. I'd think if a wheel was bent I'd feel it all the time. Has some pretty big lug tires on it, guess they could be worn unevenly..............Like I said, guess its time to get serious about finding the issue.....thanks for the suggestions......open to others!
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Easiest fix, don't hit that damn hole anymore xD
Yeah lift her up and give everything a good once over. My company e250 van has a bent wheel up front that I only feel at about 45-50mph under or above that and it's smooth sailing.
Let us know is you find anything.
Yeah lift her up and give everything a good once over. My company e250 van has a bent wheel up front that I only feel at about 45-50mph under or above that and it's smooth sailing.
Let us know is you find anything.
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Well if the damn city would fix that damn hole..........LOL.......but seriously.........since I bought this truck for a tow rig, I need to find the issue............don't want no death wobble crap happening at 75 mph with a big loaded trailer behind me..............I'll find it, just got a lot on my plate right now, didn't need this issue right now............if ya know what I mean!
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Yeah me too............got the ENTIRE dash out of my Freightliner right now, scattered all over the shop......... have to get a headache rack installed on it.........trying to get ready to start hauling for a new company..................GRRRRRRRR
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