Some seriously bad vibration
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Some seriously bad vibration
First notice a popping noise when turning left, 4 months later that popping noise happened when turning right, not long after that I heard that popping noise when going over bumps. Then when I applied brakes at slow speeds it would vibrate and rattle and stuff but nothing too bad. When accelerating at 30mph every time it would vibrate then stop, when cruising at 45 right before overdrive it starts to vibrate. So today I'm driving home and before over drive the vibrating starts and never stops, drove the truck home at 5mph because the vibrating was so damn bad. No idea where to start. Warped rotors, bearings, ball joints? Everything up front seems firm nothings loose but maybe if I jack it up and look for play I'll" find something. Truck has a poor mans 3in lift with 35s.
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Sounds like a few things could be going bad. The popping over bumps might be the sway arm end links. Do you feel it in the floor boards? That's where I felt mine. The vibration could be the carrier bearing or u joints. I get a small vibration just right as I go into overdrive at around 48-50mph but then goes away. That's been going on in the 10 years I've owned mine. I'm not sure about the popping when turning.
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Sounds like a few things could be going bad. The popping over bumps might be the sway arm end links. Do you feel it in the floor boards? That's where I felt mine. The vibration could be the carrier bearing or u joints. I get a small vibration just right as I go into overdrive at around 48-50mph but then goes away. That's been going on in the 10 years I've owned mine. I'm not sure about the popping when turning.
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First notice a popping noise When accelerating at 30mph every time it would vibrate then stop, when cruising at 45 right before overdrive it starts to vibrate. So today I'm driving home and before over drive the vibrating starts and never stops, drove the truck home at 5mph because the vibrating was so damn bad. No idea where to start. Warped rotors, bearings, s.
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Yep,
The song sounds familiar. Generally on our trucks it is a u-joint. On Mine it's always the rear in front of the diff.
Drop your shaft and you will know right away. If it's bad, replace them all. I buy spicers since moog went overseas. They last a lot longer.
You mentioned that you lifted the truck. Anytime you lift a rig it changes the pinion angle of the drive shafts which accelerates wear on the u-joints and will also amplify a driveline problem.
With the popping, as stated above, check your sway bar end links. Again, when you lift a rig, you'll also be addressing the tracking arm up front. Check those bushings as well.
Let us know what u find and good luck with it!!!
Denny
The song sounds familiar. Generally on our trucks it is a u-joint. On Mine it's always the rear in front of the diff.
Drop your shaft and you will know right away. If it's bad, replace them all. I buy spicers since moog went overseas. They last a lot longer.
You mentioned that you lifted the truck. Anytime you lift a rig it changes the pinion angle of the drive shafts which accelerates wear on the u-joints and will also amplify a driveline problem.
With the popping, as stated above, check your sway bar end links. Again, when you lift a rig, you'll also be addressing the tracking arm up front. Check those bushings as well.
Let us know what u find and good luck with it!!!
Denny
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Yep,
The song sounds familiar. Generally on our trucks it is a u-joint. On Mine it's always the rear in front of the diff.
Drop your shaft and you will know right away. If it's bad, replace them all. I buy spicers since moog went overseas. They last a lot longer.
You mentioned that you lifted the truck. Anytime you lift a rig it changes the pinion angle of the drive shafts which accelerates wear on the u-joints and will also amplify a driveline problem.
With the popping, as stated above, check your sway bar end links. Again, when you lift a rig, you'll also be addressing the tracking arm up front. Check those bushings as well.
Let us know what u find and good luck with it!!!
Denny
The song sounds familiar. Generally on our trucks it is a u-joint. On Mine it's always the rear in front of the diff.
Drop your shaft and you will know right away. If it's bad, replace them all. I buy spicers since moog went overseas. They last a lot longer.
You mentioned that you lifted the truck. Anytime you lift a rig it changes the pinion angle of the drive shafts which accelerates wear on the u-joints and will also amplify a driveline problem.
With the popping, as stated above, check your sway bar end links. Again, when you lift a rig, you'll also be addressing the tracking arm up front. Check those bushings as well.
Let us know what u find and good luck with it!!!
Denny
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How do you like your Trutrac?
If you have a 4x4 you might want to check out the front U Joints behind the front wheels...
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I have a vibration I'm trying to figure out around 55-65mph. Similar to when I had an issue with the rear universal, but not as severe. Same kind of harmonic making drone, though.
I know I have a few bushings bad up front, didn't really think much about the sway bar links until I read your thread. Thanks!
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