1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)

[ktmoutfront]

That would not cause vibration. Flat spots in the tires from sitting will. The Jimmy takes 50 miles plus to re-round the tires.

 

[campfire]

That would not cause vibration. Flat spots in the tires from sitting will. The Jimmy takes 50 miles plus to re-round the tires.

I've been waiting for mine to re-round for several years now...

 

[Babaganoosh]

Hmmm weird, didn't notice it until the shaft was in, maybe a hub is locked or something. It probably is the loose nut behind the wheel.

I was kind of driving like a fool braking into corners and leaning the body way over.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Front shaft should not rotate. Will vibrate with one or both hub's locked.

 

[campfire]

Front shaft should not rotate. Will vibrate with one or both hub's locked.

Vibrate with both hubs locked? Why is this?

 

[Babaganoosh]

I will take a look when I get home it kind of felt like the front end was pulling so I stopped and made sure the tcase was in 2wd.(I still don't have a shifter)

 

[ktmoutfront]

Not meant to run at speed. Both of mine vibrate over 45.

 

[Babaganoosh]

That is about the speed I noticed it at, now I'm curious.

 

[campfire]

Not meant to run at speed. Both of mine vibrate over 45.

Weird. All three of mine seem fine at highway speed. In bad weather I will sometimes leave 'em locked and I don't ever remember getting a reminder.


Now tires, OTOH...

 

[skunked]

maybe you're in 4 with the hubs unlocked

 

[Babaganoosh]

Not sure, I'll check it out when I get home. I did shift it to tighten the bolts on the tcase side.

 

[Deuling]

Front shafts vibrate on lifted vehicles.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Any way to get rid of it? I just assumed it was my angle and lack of caster

 

[Deuling]

Unlock your hubs and put the tcase in 2wd.

The shaft should not be spinning otherwise.

 

[Bent77]

Any way to get rid of it? I just assumed it was my angle and lack of caster

Lower the truck

I bet it dint do this as a 2wd truck

 

[campfire]

Lower the truck

I bet it dint do this as a 2wd truck

You know, that would have solved soooooooooo many of this thread's problems...

 

[ktmoutfront]

Wow. You would think with Christmas so close, you guys would be s little nicer.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Lower the truck

I bet it dint do this as a 2wd truck

Haha, it actually drives so much better now then when it was 2wd.

Tcase is in 2wd and hubs unlocked, guess it's just the nature of the beast.

 

[campfire]

Haha, it actually drives so much better now then when it was 2wd.

Tcase is in 2wd and hubs unlocked, guess it's just the nature of the beast.

Do you have a way of verifying that the shaft(s) are not turning? You could well have a lockout stuck in the locked position. But the shaft should not be turning if all 3 ends are disconnected. That would be overly magical.

If you can round up a spotter that would help eliminate this possibility.

 

[campfire]

Wow. You would think with Christmas so close, you guys would be s little nicer.

Fine. Merry Christmas, to you and yours.






Happy now?

Humbug.