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Feb 21, 2006 | 09:24 AM

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roaky81

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ratcheting while turning

While towing 7K lbs and turning at a normal street corner, I feel a ratcheting shake/vibration coming from the rear. I have a 2000 PSD 4x4 with a posi rearend. I'm on the gas pedal just enough to get going, I don't gun it. Is this just the clutch plates in the rearend due to the small turning radius?

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Feb 21, 2006 | 10:52 AM

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Are you using any type of antisway control, or equalizer setup? Does it only do it with the trailer hooked up? What type of trailer and/or load is it?

I am actually thinking that it is the trailer tranferring the noise up through the hitch, you would be able to feel it in the floor sometimes. If it is a leaf sprung trailer and you are making a fairly tight turn it could be the springs and pivots snapping and causing the problem.

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Feb 21, 2006 | 11:37 AM

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It sounds like you need a little friction modifier in the LS rear end. Just get a tube of it and add 2 oz at a time until the vibration is gone.

Denny

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Feb 21, 2006 | 11:44 AM

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Are you using any type of antisway control, or equalizer setup? Does it only do it with the trailer hooked up? What type of trailer and/or load is it?

I am actually thinking that it is the trailer tranferring the noise up through the hitch, you would be able to feel it in the floor sometimes. If it is a leaf sprung trailer and you are making a fairly tight turn it could be the springs and pivots snapping and causing the problem.

Toyman

It's a 25ft toyhauler, I use load equilizer bars and a friction antisway bar. I don't think I hear/feel it when coasting around a turn. I'll pay more attention next time. And I don't notice it when there's no trailer hooked up.

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Feb 21, 2006 | 11:51 AM

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Also look at your shackles and pivots on the trailer, they could be worn causing the noise.

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Feb 21, 2006 | 12:46 PM

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It could also be the tires on the trailer skiding and hopping a bit it a tight turn that is giving you that sensation.

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Aug 19, 2006 | 12:01 AM

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jbawilliams

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I also had that problem. I changed the diff fluid to the proper Limited Slip type, and problem gone.

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