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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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Cool bad vibrations!!!

my 92 ranger just today developed a bad vibration.my u-joints seem to be fine ,no play.im pretty sure my trans is good as well because it feels to be in the rear.my tires are brand new,but awhile ago i used a stethoscope on the rearend and heard ticking.could the bearings be letting go?the vibration starts but once im up to speed,about 65,it cruises fine w/little vibration.if i get to 70 it vibrates worse until i get back to 65.please help me!!!!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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I would check or rotate the tires.

sometimes the u joints get bound up and they won't show any play when u try to jerk on them.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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I haven't experienced this, but I've heard the slip-joint on the drive shaft can bind up when the grease dries up there, causing vibes.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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How "brand new" are the tires? Might want to check the torque on the lug nuts, and get the balance checked (or rotate the tires and see if the vibration changes).
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Need to know more about your 92! If it's a super cab best check the carrier bearing!

As for your new tires, just cause they're new don't mean they can't be/go bad sooner than expected. I just had a new one go bad two weeks ago, and they only had 20,000 mi on em.

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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Broken belt in the tire?? Wheel weight fall off??
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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I had a set of spider gears go bad in a rear once that caused a lot of vibration and excessive slack in the driveline but my first bed would be to go to the u-joints even if they don't seem bad and then to the carrier bearing.
 
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