Vibration!!
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Mountain Pass
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From: LaFargeville, New York
Vibration!!
I am getting a bad vibration from about 45 down to 35. I can put it in neutral and coast or just let off and it does it. When at a constant speed, say at 40mph it feels like you are riding the rumble strips on the highway. I'm thinking tires, any way to test them?? Or are there any other ideas?
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From: LaFargeville, New York
Originally Posted by ForemanES
But it doesnt do it under a load? I would bet its the carrier bearing on the driveshaft.
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My vote is on a wheel out of balance. You've probably thrown one or more of the lead weights off of a wheel over time. This is a common issue when a vibration occurs in a narrow speed bandwidth...the larger the weight that's lost the bigger the vibration. It's balance time!
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From: LaFargeville, New York
Originally Posted by Deesel Dad
My vote is on a wheel out of balance. You've probably thrown one or more of the lead weights off of a wheel over time. This is a common issue when a vibration occurs in a narrow speed bandwidth...the larger the weight that's lost the bigger the vibration. It's balance time!
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There is a good chance on wheels in this case.
However, that sounds like carrier or pinion bearing.
Get the rear end up and check everything!!!!
It's probably a Ujoint honestly.
But i have a tough time checking them usually. Get all the load off the rear end, and then check the driveshaft.
People make the mistake of just checking while its on the ground in park. Put it in neutral and get the wheels up.
If you want a good check for your pinion, when the rear end is in the air and the tires are moveing, the pinnion shoudln't move in and out.
If it does. something is wrong.
However, that sounds like carrier or pinion bearing.
Get the rear end up and check everything!!!!
It's probably a Ujoint honestly.
But i have a tough time checking them usually. Get all the load off the rear end, and then check the driveshaft.
People make the mistake of just checking while its on the ground in park. Put it in neutral and get the wheels up.
If you want a good check for your pinion, when the rear end is in the air and the tires are moveing, the pinnion shoudln't move in and out.
If it does. something is wrong.
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when checking tire. run your hand accross the tread. does it feel even across. this can tell you if a belt is broken. dont mistake cupping for a broken belt. cupping is caused by bad shocks. cupping looks like you ground down the tread in a spot then moved around the tire a few inches and ground it down again. most likely it's out of balance. take it to a tire shop, shouldn't be more that 20 dollars to ballance all four. look at the rims inside and out, can you see a spot where a wheel weight used to be. maybe a dirty spot, discolored or rusted.
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