Vibration Solved
Vibration Solved
Well, I knew it was a wheel bearing or a u-joint, but nothing was loose....at least the way I was checking things....shout out to Ueland for another save...I now know how to check for a bad u-joint the correct way and actually find it...if you notice the bottom joint, no bearings, no grease....thanks Michael! Drives like a new truck. Took me about 2 hours start to finish to swap the u-joint.
they way I was checking it, I had it on the ground and was using a prybar trying to pry the joint one way or another to see if it had any play. None, solid as a rock. Well, of course, it's in gear and parking brake is on, etc. of course it's going to be solid...Ueland suggested I jack the truck up, put it in neutral and then see if there is any play...waalaa....loose u-joint...
this d@mn vibration has been driving me batty for over a month.....funny thing is, I took it to Merchants Tire and Auto and they could not find anything...wanted to replace the CV axle that I had just replaced because they said it was a rebuilt one (even though it was brand new), I said ok and if that does not fix the problem? they told me, well we'll keep looking...after I paid them $325 for a new CV axle. I told them thanks but no thanks, I'll figure it out myself...
this d@mn vibration has been driving me batty for over a month.....funny thing is, I took it to Merchants Tire and Auto and they could not find anything...wanted to replace the CV axle that I had just replaced because they said it was a rebuilt one (even though it was brand new), I said ok and if that does not fix the problem? they told me, well we'll keep looking...after I paid them $325 for a new CV axle. I told them thanks but no thanks, I'll figure it out myself...
Last edited by jkeaton; May 12, 2011 at 09:48 PM.
2 hrs for an install, you are getting old! The only way you are forgiven if beer was involved...glad ya got it fixed regardless.
Last edited by lghtngblt02; May 12, 2011 at 10:20 PM.
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an hour of it was removing the d@mn bolts holding the flange onto the pinion. Some idiot at Dodge thought it best to put non service removable lock tight on those bolts...talk about a biotch to remove!
