Shimmy in Rear End
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Shimmy in Rear End
I just replaced the rear axle assembly on my 2007 Ram. There is a shimmy in the rear end. It doesn't happen all the time but when it does, it is bad. could it be the mounting u-bolts not tight enough. Any other thoughts would be quite helpful.
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Re-check everything you did... if it wasn't there before you did it then you might have missed something.
Most likely the U-Bolts, hard to tell unless you can describe the "shimmy" and when it occurs, from a stop, on a turn, etc. etc.
Most likely the U-Bolts, hard to tell unless you can describe the "shimmy" and when it occurs, from a stop, on a turn, etc. etc.
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I'd have to agree with Izero and inquire if this problem was there before or only after you changed the rear axle assembly? Was the work completed by a Dodge dealer, yourself or an independent garage? Might want to start narrowing down the problem by double checking the work that was completed.
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Does it occur more with hard acceleration? It could be the U-joint. My old Toyota used to do it real bad under hard (ha!) acceleration. It had a 4" lift but the pumpkin wasn't rotated to reduce the u-joint angle...