Front End Vibration!!!
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Front End Vibration!!!
My 2004 F-250 Super Duty has developed a strong vibration in the front end when braking above 50 MPH. Problem started at about 25,000 miles.
Tires are balanced; no vibration except when braking at higher speeds.
Does anyone have a similar problem? Could it be a problem with the rotors?
Tires are balanced; no vibration except when braking at higher speeds.
Does anyone have a similar problem? Could it be a problem with the rotors?
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front end vibration
I had a BAD! shaking in the front end when I was on a gentle curve and decelerating at around 55 to 70 mph. Braking did'nt stop it, just slowing down and straightening the wheel. Got new tires, balance, front end alignment, adjusted play out of front wheel bearings, nothing worked. I finally found an alignment shop that knew what was wrong, said it is a common problem on F-250's. There is wear and too much play in the drag link and the steering worm and this sets up an ocillation as the wheels hunt back and forth in this play. They replaced the drag link and adjusted the play in the steering worm. No more shake! If your brake rotors check out , this might be worth looking into.
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Mine does the same thing, but, my problem doesn't always occur. It only occurs 20% of the time when you apply the brakes. I attribute it to pulling my trailer at 13000 - 14000#. What do you all think?
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I had a similiar problem on my 1999 f250 7.3L It seamed to only happen once your brakes heated up pulling a trailer. Shook the heck out of the front end. Mine was just warped rotors. But weird thing is they only did part of the time.
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forgot to mention that on my 1999 rotors they had bad spots in them. What I mean is the casting was bad and there where actual voids in the rotors. Just had to turn the rotors farther to get the bad spots out or put new ones on. Your still under warranty let ford it.
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Originally Posted by PSD6litre40
Mine does the same thing, but, my problem doesn't always occur. It only occurs 20% of the time when you apply the brakes. I attribute it to pulling my trailer at 13000 - 14000#. What do you all think?
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