OK, what should i be looking at?
I have a vibration that is omni-present, but is strongest at 25 MPH, and 35 MPH. I feel it through the seat and the steering wheel. When the truck is cold (this is the weird one) it is not very noticible, when she warms up, the vibe can get almost violant at times, teeth chattering vibes. It is ONLY present when there is tension on the drive line (I don't feel it really when I am coasting)
I have a new tom woods drive shaft, and I had the balance checked, all good there
wheels balanced
everything is super tight underneath except a very *slightly* worn steering tie rod end
one note, I am not sure if this is related, but I noticed the vibe a while back, looked underneath, and noticed the weight from the factory front shaft was gone. Drove it like that for a few weeks, vibration got bad, and wore down the U-Joints, thus the new tom woods shaft.
so my mechanic thinks its a wheel bearing, because he doesn't think a transfer case issue would vibrate the steering wheel. But if its a wheel bearing, how the hell is it shaking the front drive shaft so bad that the factory U-Joints failed?
I have a feeling that its a bad TC bearing. I drove it with a bad drive shaft for a bit, and I am thinking that the vibration of a misbalanced shaft wore the bearings down.
does that make sense? should I be looking else where? Would a bad wheel bearing produce these vibes?
2000 D2
3" OME lift and steering stabilizer
Tom Woods front shaft
and yes, the donut thing on the rear diff to dampen the vibes is still there
thanks!
I have a vibration that is omni-present, but is strongest at 25 MPH, and 35 MPH. I feel it through the seat and the steering wheel. When the truck is cold (this is the weird one) it is not very noticible, when she warms up, the vibe can get almost violant at times, teeth chattering vibes. It is ONLY present when there is tension on the drive line (I don't feel it really when I am coasting)
I have a new tom woods drive shaft, and I had the balance checked, all good there
wheels balanced
everything is super tight underneath except a very *slightly* worn steering tie rod end
one note, I am not sure if this is related, but I noticed the vibe a while back, looked underneath, and noticed the weight from the factory front shaft was gone. Drove it like that for a few weeks, vibration got bad, and wore down the U-Joints, thus the new tom woods shaft.
so my mechanic thinks its a wheel bearing, because he doesn't think a transfer case issue would vibrate the steering wheel. But if its a wheel bearing, how the hell is it shaking the front drive shaft so bad that the factory U-Joints failed?
I have a feeling that its a bad TC bearing. I drove it with a bad drive shaft for a bit, and I am thinking that the vibration of a misbalanced shaft wore the bearings down.
does that make sense? should I be looking else where? Would a bad wheel bearing produce these vibes?
2000 D2
3" OME lift and steering stabilizer
Tom Woods front shaft
and yes, the donut thing on the rear diff to dampen the vibes is still there
thanks!