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May 25, 2001 | 08:19 AM

f10074

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On my 74 I get a vibration when doing anything over 65 mph. I have new tires all around, new radius arm bushings, and a new center link or drag link (the one that goes from the pitman arm to the right side). Any ideas, everything underneath appears solid I can not find any loose parts, the tires a less then a month old. Any ideas please. TIA

William (Tony) Whited
74 F350 Ranger XLT Super Camper Special 460
77 F150 Custom 460
77 F250 Custom 460 (parts truck)
El Paso TX
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May 26, 2001 | 05:44 AM

karljay

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Jack up each tire one at a time and grab the top and bottom of the tire and try to move it top to bottom (push top, pull bottom...) and this should tell about the wheel bearings. See if each wheel spins freely and little drag.

If the wheel bearings look good, I'd have the tires re balanced.

May 26, 2001 | 04:02 PM

f10074

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I put in new bearings and I rotated the drive shaft 180 and it still didn't fix it. Any other ideas? It seems to be more of a shudder vice a vib. TIA

William (Tony) Whited
74 F350 Ranger XLT Super Camper Special 460
77 F150 Custom 460
77 F250 Custom 460 (parts truck)
El Paso TX
Semper Fi

May 26, 2001 | 08:11 PM

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The question i have: did the vibration start AFTER the tires were installed? we need to answer this first. the tires may not be balanced correctly, as as you can slap a wieght on 'em and think they are balanced, or you can let a pro do it on his computerized wheel balancing machine as this will balance both sides of the wheel assembly.

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May 26, 2001 | 10:42 PM

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It was happening before the tires as well as after.

William (Tony) Whited
74 F350 Ranger XLT Super Camper Special 460
77 F150 Custom 460
77 F250 Custom 460 (parts truck)
El Paso TX
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May 30, 2001 | 08:01 AM

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Well here is where the problem stands, on the advice of the list and some message board traffic I replaced the front wheel bearings both sides, and rotated my drive shaft 180 degrees. I still have the vibration (or more like an interment shutter above 65) that I feel in the steering wheel. I know I have worn out shocks could that be the problem? Or do I need to try and have the drive shaft balanced? Could the carrier bearing be going out? All the tires are new I have all the weights on them and the shutter was prior to the new tires. TIA

William (Tony) Whited
74 F350 Ranger XLT Super Camper Special 460
77 F150 Custom 460
77 F250 Custom 460 (parts truck)
El Paso TX
Semper Fi

May 31, 2001 | 09:28 PM

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Well thanks to all that responded to my questions. It turned out that the vibrations was caused by bad shocks. New shocks no vib. Thanks again to all.

William (Tony) Whited
74 F350 Ranger XLT Super Camper Special 460
77 F150 Custom 460
77 F250 Custom 460 (parts truck)
El Paso TX
Semper Fi