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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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Newbie here with a ?.
I have a 1980 150 4x4 four speed.
I am getting a really bad vibration from 35 to 50 mph faster than that it's get's a little bit better but still shakes alot. To me it seems to becoming from the some place in the rear.

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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I'd start with checking tires, maybe out of balance?
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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I forgot to say that I have already pulled all the tires and had them balanced.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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Rear U-Joint, Pinion Yoke or Bearing.

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Talking shakes

U-joints or mid bearing on drive line
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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Thanks for all the input. ? Should i just change the U's on the rear or do the ones on the front D-shaft as well.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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unless you are in 4wd all the time the front shaft does not turn in 2wd.i would chech them any ways,being the truck is almost 30 years old.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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check the shocks also. when mine were bad the truck would shake at 60-65 mph only
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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So I replaced the u-joints which were shot and the shaking shifter is still there ?
Anymore idea's
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Truck might just be at it's time of the month XD

how about the shocks? did you give replacing them a try yet?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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I wish that it was her time of the month then I could just give her some chocolate and she would be fine.
No I haven't changed the rear shocks yet .
U think that would make my shifter shake?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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The manual shift lever in my '85 F250, 4x4, T-19 always shakes/vibrates unless my hand is resting on it. It has always been there, even when i rotate/balance tires every few months or change the u-joints. It dosent move around too much, but it always vibrates a bit unless I am on the throttle. I would think its just naturally gonna virbrate from the motion of of the gears inside the tranny.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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This it not a normal shake it move's around a lot .
I guess I'll try replacing the rear shocks.
Even though I don't think that they r bad
Any other idea's ??
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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If the stick moves that much you ought to check the rubber transmission mount on top of the crossmember.

At least that was my problem.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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So Tranny mount changed and still no change. ? could the rear drive shaft be out of balance.
 
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