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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Wisconsin
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Please Help
Now please dont get mad. I know this is a 67-72 forum, and i have a 68 c-10, but i have a question about my newer truck and there are a lot more people in this forum then the other one. I have a problem. I have a 1989 silverado single cab shortbox. I have a 1989 chevy shortbox. I am getting a vibration in the front end when i hit 45mph. It continues to vibrate even when i speed up , but it gets less noticeable because it vibrates faster. When i let off the gass at say 55 it stops, but when i step on the gas it starts up again. I crawled under the truck and looked at the four wheel drive drive axles, and the passenger side seems to be loose (able to move in and out a little bit and side to side) The driver side doesnt do it near as much. Anyone know what my problem is?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Southern Pines NC
Posts: 3,853
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Re: Please Help
Sounds like it might the wheel bearing hub assm. jack it up, with jack stands, grab the wheel and see if it rocks. Try 12 and 6 o'clock position then 3 and 9. See where the play is, go from there
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Wisconsin
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Re: Please Help
Thanks, any help is appreciated
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
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Re: Please Help
Yeah wheelsbearings or CV joints would be where I would look.With it going away when you let off the gas I would be looking at the axels,driveline area.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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Re: Please Help
I would check the tires, anytime you have a problem with vibration. A knot on a tire or tread separating will drive you crazy.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Re: Please Help
My gut reaction is that one of the axels is out of balance.
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Clark Co, WA
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Re: Please Help
My guess is CV or ball joints-whatever this truck has.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: Please Help
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I would first suspect the U-joints in the driveshaft myself, then wheel bearings then CV joints. Hope that it isn't wheel bearings.... trust me... pray it isn't bearings. |
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