vibration after 30mph
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vibration after 30mph
I have a 87 bII . Put in brand new rear springs from a 99 ranger - had a extra leaf. My old ones were already reverse bowing, brakeage was going to happen. The overall differance was less than a 1/2 ".
Everything went in fairly easy other than bad rusted bolt, which cuff wheel solved.
I took it out for a spin, good to about 75-80 mph, then on decelaration very bad vibration , drive shaft vibration & clicking sound. Completed aprox. 20 mile round trip okay if under 30 mph,but once you go over the sound & vibraton starts.
I had problems before 3 rear drive shaft in 18,000 miles in 3yrs. All were defective ,no lube in sealed units.
I will be taking it in ,any insight would help.
I just completed a marathon 5-6 week 150- 200 hour rebulid, body & rust repair, wheels & suspention upgrade, The Foose & OverHaul crew were not available.
Keep dirty side down & shiny side up.
thx
87bII :
Everything went in fairly easy other than bad rusted bolt, which cuff wheel solved.
I took it out for a spin, good to about 75-80 mph, then on decelaration very bad vibration , drive shaft vibration & clicking sound. Completed aprox. 20 mile round trip okay if under 30 mph,but once you go over the sound & vibraton starts.
I had problems before 3 rear drive shaft in 18,000 miles in 3yrs. All were defective ,no lube in sealed units.
I will be taking it in ,any insight would help.
I just completed a marathon 5-6 week 150- 200 hour rebulid, body & rust repair, wheels & suspention upgrade, The Foose & OverHaul crew were not available.
Keep dirty side down & shiny side up.
thx
87bII :
Last edited by 87b2; Nov 10, 2004 at 10:36 PM.
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Well I have taken it in, just a reminder to those out there if get a vibration
like I was getting . After 50 kph(30mph),not sure what side of the border you
are on. Check your drive shaft front bolts, or the lack of. The shop I took it to
called me back to advise, out of 4 bolts - 2 were not there at all ,3rd was 1/2 backed out & the 4th was 3/4 backed out. They were able to locate 2 new bolts ones & custom cut them to fit as Ford did not have any bolts in Western Canada.
I would advise to check all 8 of them perioditcally to ensure they are tight
& where they are suppose to be.
Take care all.
Keep the shinny side up & dirty side down
87B2
like I was getting . After 50 kph(30mph),not sure what side of the border you
are on. Check your drive shaft front bolts, or the lack of. The shop I took it to
called me back to advise, out of 4 bolts - 2 were not there at all ,3rd was 1/2 backed out & the 4th was 3/4 backed out. They were able to locate 2 new bolts ones & custom cut them to fit as Ford did not have any bolts in Western Canada.
I would advise to check all 8 of them perioditcally to ensure they are tight
& where they are suppose to be.
Take care all.
Keep the shinny side up & dirty side down
87B2
Last edited by 87b2; Nov 16, 2004 at 09:30 PM.
