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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 01:37 PM
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So my truck does shake when driving, not all the time but it seems to shake around 50k. When I'm slowing down I can feel a weird wobble, it's less of a shake and more of a slow wobble. Coasting at slow speeds I really feel it, the truck almost seems to up and down. It's hard to describe but it's a slow wobble.

I think it's coming from the rear end of the truck. I don't feel it in the steering wheel, just the entire truck. My entire rear end was replaced a few months back.

Anybody have an idea where to start?
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 01:44 PM
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death wobble?
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 01:47 PM
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Would you feel death wobble in the steering wheel? I'm thinking maybe one if the rear tires but they were balanced
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 03:04 PM
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Might be a bad tire. Separated belts, or whathaveyou. I had a bad tire give me a SERIOUS pull to the right, and a shake that would make conga players jealous. Funny thing was, it was the LEFT front tire. Swapped it out, and truck drives smooth again.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by motorboatinjesus
Would you feel death wobble in the steering wheel? I'm thinking maybe one if the rear tires but they were balanced
When I encountered death wobble, I felt it in the steering wheel. Take the tires back to where you had them balanced. Perhaps it wasn't done correctly or a wheel weight may have fallen off while driving, due to hitting a pot hole or large bump.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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i had a similar problem brought to me to fix. the steering wobbled not shake, damn near wanted to throw u off the road at highway speeds, at slow speeds it was like a weird bob or wobble. after looking at everything steering wise, i saw that it looked like some weights fell off the tires, so i rotated them and put the rears on the front and the fronts on the back, and the problem basically went away. just check the balance of the tires and to see if they are actually round and not have a bulges anywhere, also may check the alignment/steering box play.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 11:47 PM
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probably out of balance or out-of-round tire.
start with balance check, and ask the guy to look at the tires during balance for a nice round spin. i have one that's gotten out of round and it shakes like a booger.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 11:49 PM
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I say rotate them first, then deal with balancing.

It took me 3 shots to get my tires balanced. I'm dreading rotation because I'm afraid my bounce will come back.

Also check your u-bolts on your rear end as you said the entire housing was replaced.
 
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