2000 F350 SD 4x4 duly Death Wobble
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2000 F350 SD 4x4 duly Death Wobble
My old girl has finally start to shake her ***. 151K
2000 F350 SD 4x4 V10
Replaced calibers rotors brakes, New Tires
New Shocks all around, Stealership wants a treasure chest; recommended replacing the ball joints and drag link.
Everything is pretty tight in the front; scratching my head not many other parts to the front. Any ideas would be helpful.
2000 F350 SD 4x4 V10
Replaced calibers rotors brakes, New Tires
New Shocks all around, Stealership wants a treasure chest; recommended replacing the ball joints and drag link.
Everything is pretty tight in the front; scratching my head not many other parts to the front. Any ideas would be helpful.
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My old girl has finally start to shake her ***. 151K
2000 F350 SD 4x4 V10
Replaced calibers rotors brakes, New Tires
New Shocks all around, Stealership wants a treasure chest; recommended replacing the ball joints and drag link.
Everything is pretty tight in the front; scratching my head not many other parts to the front. Any ideas would be helpful.
2000 F350 SD 4x4 V10
Replaced calibers rotors brakes, New Tires
New Shocks all around, Stealership wants a treasure chest; recommended replacing the ball joints and drag link.
Everything is pretty tight in the front; scratching my head not many other parts to the front. Any ideas would be helpful.
If you remove suspension parts remember not to torque them with the truck in the air. You can reinstall parts with it lifted but put the truck back on the ground before torquing bolts/nuts.
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On every Jeep I've built that experienced DW or the beginning of it always was attributed to an under tightened track bar bolt.
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You'll know if it ever happens to you... Every vehicle with a solid front axle has the potential to do it. It can be more than just one thing that causes it. Scares the crap outta you when it happens.
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Yes it will and people will stare at you.
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I agree, I thought it was only a coil spring front end issue, not a leaf spring issue. I've got 375k on my '00, have replaced the ball joints a couple of times now and never had a death wobble. My '13 just rolled 70k and it had it to the point of being violent before I did the ball joints, track bar joints and front tires. It still seems to be right on the edge of doing it on some bumps. The '00 has never even faintly showed a tendency to wobble.
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Maybe worn out leaf spring bushings. Death wobble isn't nearly as common on leaf sprung axles because the leaf springs center the axle and keep the it from moving back and forth, unlike a coil sprung axle that has to rely on a track bar to keep the axle centered.