Test Drive with Rear Driveshaft Removed?
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Thanks for the feed back. IF i do decide on this. I would go around the block to back country road. Remove the shaft there on the side of road and slowly drive straight. See what happens? Then reinstall the shaft. I don't think its the tires. I have 2 sets. Vibration on both sets but definitely worse on the winter tires.
Once the roads dry up (snow melt) I might give it a try. I don't know???
By doing this I was hoping to eliminate the rear end and drive shaft as possible sources?
Once the roads dry up (snow melt) I might give it a try. I don't know???
By doing this I was hoping to eliminate the rear end and drive shaft as possible sources?
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Unless you have a locker up front, you will have the exact same thing as a front wheel drive car when the rear shaft is removed. The reason for binding was expained above by GRNDPNDR, the front and rear both pulling means that when you turn their becomes a difference in tire trael between the two which would be the same result as having two different gear ratio's. With only one end pulling there will be zero binding. I have done this many times with my jeeps when trying to eliminate vibrations and there was no binding at any speed, or at any rate of turning.
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There is no reason that the front should bind if it is not locked to the back. The two front wheels should still be able to turn independently of each other due to how the differential works (if it's the right type). We aren't locking the front wheels to the front wheels.
If your 1500 megacab "would bind without the rear wheels being driven" then how are you able to drive the truck?? by your own admission your saying that the front will bind up no matter what, and we all have live axles ...... go look up what a live axle is.
I think you should read up on 4x4 systems and how they work.
If your 1500 megacab "would bind without the rear wheels being driven" then how are you able to drive the truck?? by your own admission your saying that the front will bind up no matter what, and we all have live axles ...... go look up what a live axle is.
I think you should read up on 4x4 systems and how they work.
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I know THAT, the question was would the front still bind on sharp turns, and also, is it smart to drive at 40mph, plus is there going to be consequences to the drivetrain. And I did misunderstand the definition of a live axle. My understanding is that the differential supplied equal power to both wheels. In my case, with a solid front axle, I thought that was what I had. If I hammer it in snow, it takes off like a bat out of hell with both front wheels spinning, and one rear wheel spinning. Now if both fronts spin at the same speed, wouldn't that make the front a "locking" axle? If it does, when I turn, the inside tire would try to jump, because it is turning at a lesser rate than the outside. I don't know how most dodges IFS's operate, but I know my solid axle does lock up.
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I think I am going to get it on stands and take another look.
Anybody ever use Electronic Vibration Analyzer? (EVA)
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take the rear wheels off set it on jack stands remove front shaft just to be safe and run her up to about 50 mph it will vibrate enough to let someone watching tell ya where it is coming from.. I am betting it is wheel out of balance or tire with bad belt. If the drive shaft is out of balance vibrating, it will tear ujoints out really fast..
Try greasing the ujoint if possible even if you have to pull the shaft and fill a cup on the ujoint with grease and smash the grease in that way.. My boys 2500 will vibrate if the rear ujoint gets dry and if he does not get it greased ASAP he ends up replacing another ujoint. Just a few things to think about..
Try greasing the ujoint if possible even if you have to pull the shaft and fill a cup on the ujoint with grease and smash the grease in that way.. My boys 2500 will vibrate if the rear ujoint gets dry and if he does not get it greased ASAP he ends up replacing another ujoint. Just a few things to think about..