Front end vibration
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Front end vibration
I am getting a fairly bad vibration coming from i believe the front of my bronco. The reason i didnt post this in the other front end noise post is because mine is more of a vibration than a noise. You can feel it most at speeds under 30. I was thinking it might be a u-joint, but it feels like it's rotating slower than that. about 5k miles prior i replaced the front bearings, seals and races. a few days ago i repacked the front hubs and wheelbearings hoping it would help, but it really did no good. I am planning to swap in a Straight Dana 44 soon, but i would really like to figure out what is causing this. All your help is much appreciated.
1985 Blue and White Bronco XLT, 351HO 4bbl, C6, NP208 ,9" 3.55 limited slip, Warn Premium Hubs, Quad Front Shocks, Dual Flowmaster 50's, BFG 32x11.5 ATko's, kayline soft top, smittybilt rollbar
1985 Blue and White Bronco XLT, 351HO 4bbl, C6, NP208 ,9" 3.55 limited slip, Warn Premium Hubs, Quad Front Shocks, Dual Flowmaster 50's, BFG 32x11.5 ATko's, kayline soft top, smittybilt rollbar
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Front end vibration
yes, that was one of the first things i checked..... they balanced perfectly on my balancer at work.
1985 Blue and White Bronco XLT, 351HO 4bbl, C6, NP208 ,9" 3.55 limited slip, Warn Premium Hubs, Quad Front Shocks, Dual Flowmaster 50's, BFG 32x11.5 ATko's
1985 Blue and White Bronco XLT, 351HO 4bbl, C6, NP208 ,9" 3.55 limited slip, Warn Premium Hubs, Quad Front Shocks, Dual Flowmaster 50's, BFG 32x11.5 ATko's
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Check the bolts between your driveshaft and the transfer case. Just the other day I was getting a horrible vibration that I could feel not only in the steering wheel but also by the seat of my pants. Just so happened that the bolts were finger loose. How this happened, I don't know, but it solved my problem
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i checked all the bolts on my driveshaft and my u-joints, and they are ok, and i'm pretty sure it's not the driveshaft, because the rumbling noise seems to be rotating slower than the drivetrain. I put my truck up on the lift today just to check things out.... the left tire seemed to be a little harder to spin than usual, but it didnt seem too bad. i'm probably just going to tear everything apart and repack my wheel bearings. My hub also seems to be making a funny noise.. could that be causing it? are left and right hand hubs the same, because i want to switch them and see if the rumbling still feels like it's coming from the drivers side.
1985 Blue and White Bronco XLT, 351HO 4bbl, C6, NP208 ,9" 3.55 limited slip, Warn Premium Hubs, Quad Front Shocks, Dual Flowmaster 50's, BFG 32x11.5 ATko's
1985 Blue and White Bronco XLT, 351HO 4bbl, C6, NP208 ,9" 3.55 limited slip, Warn Premium Hubs, Quad Front Shocks, Dual Flowmaster 50's, BFG 32x11.5 ATko's
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