Front End Vibration between 40-50 mph
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The work was completed on the truck on Tuesday and the problem is gone. As pointed out, the truck has about 151K miles on it. I had expected to be replacing the ball joints and as you can see from the list above after Randy's Offroad completed their inspection they also identified that there was additional work needed including the carrier bearing and rear driveline U joint. The latter items were identified to be the cause of the vibration.
Also identified during there inspection was that my steering box had excessive play and there may be some additional play in the rear differential. There were not significant so I opted to address these at a later date. The rear end will be due for oil change in about 20k miles. Their differential service includes dropping the cover and doing a wear and contact test, so if there is any issues with it we will address it then.
The axle U joints were inspected and found to be in good shape as well as the wheel bearings.
All in all I am happy with the work done. I much appreciate everyone's help.
Also identified during there inspection was that my steering box had excessive play and there may be some additional play in the rear differential. There were not significant so I opted to address these at a later date. The rear end will be due for oil change in about 20k miles. Their differential service includes dropping the cover and doing a wear and contact test, so if there is any issues with it we will address it then.
The axle U joints were inspected and found to be in good shape as well as the wheel bearings.
All in all I am happy with the work done. I much appreciate everyone's help.
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What a rip off! Our truck does this too, it’s a coil in our Ford F-150. I’ll fix it when it isn’t raining. This happens every time a coil starts going. I wish you the best.
I took the truck into Randy's Offroad here in Marysville, WA. I knew that I needed to get the ball joints replaced. The truck tracks perfectly down the road so was surprised when they showed me that one of the ball joints moved almost an inch. They found some issues with the drive line U Joints and carrier bearing as well. So she is in the shop now, work to begin on Monday and should be done Tuesday. Here is a list of what they are doing:
Upper Ball Joints
Lower Ball Joints
Inner Axle Seals
Drag Link Ends
Tie Rod Ends
Carrier Bearing
Rear Driveline U Joint
Front End Alignment
They will be also checking the Axle U Joints when they have the front end apart and wheel bearings. They indicated that there might be excessive movement in the rear end and wanted to pull the cover and do a pattern check. I am having them hold off on this as the total bill is already pretty high and I can have it done later if necessary.
Total cost for all of the above $1733. I think the price is good. I am having them install the ball joints with the zerk fittings.
I will report back on what they find and if this solves the problem. Did notice when taking the truck over that the vibration seems to be getting a little worse or it could have been that I am more sensitive to it, not having driven the truck for more than a week and may be noticing road vibrations and equating it to the original problem.
Regardless, all these items needed to be done so just hope that this is the cause. We shall see.
Upper Ball Joints
Lower Ball Joints
Inner Axle Seals
Drag Link Ends
Tie Rod Ends
Carrier Bearing
Rear Driveline U Joint
Front End Alignment
They will be also checking the Axle U Joints when they have the front end apart and wheel bearings. They indicated that there might be excessive movement in the rear end and wanted to pull the cover and do a pattern check. I am having them hold off on this as the total bill is already pretty high and I can have it done later if necessary.
Total cost for all of the above $1733. I think the price is good. I am having them install the ball joints with the zerk fittings.
I will report back on what they find and if this solves the problem. Did notice when taking the truck over that the vibration seems to be getting a little worse or it could have been that I am more sensitive to it, not having driven the truck for more than a week and may be noticing road vibrations and equating it to the original problem.
Regardless, all these items needed to be done so just hope that this is the cause. We shall see.
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