Glad tom mentioned that, Iw as going to say something about the hub nut or
worse yet the hub itself... I believe its about time to replace mine but im
taking it easy most of the time trying to buy time as i would rather shut it
down and do a SAS
Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
http://users.consolidated.net/billday/
A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he wants and can
give..
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'95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red 3.55 LSD turning 30x9.50x15's
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Guahhhh!
>
> mike-lists@tepidcola.com wrote:
> > Proof that both God and my Dakota hate me:
> >
> > on my way to Tully NY today (20ish miles south of Syracuse), I get an
odd
> > vibe. Being as familiar as I am with the consequences of odd
vibrations, I
> > limp off 690 and check it out. All ujoints seem fine, the left front
tire
> > spins fine, etc (problem seemed centered at the left front tire area).
Still
> > an odd vibration above about 30mph unless I'm on the brakes - or locked
in 4wd
> > and on the gas....
> >
> > Seemed to me to point to a bad CV in that corner - especially since
turning
> > also affected the noise that soon became apparent. I limped along to my
> > friend's place here in Tully, and pulled the drive axle, figuring that I
could
> > then get back to Rochester with a 3-wheel drive capable truck no
problem.
> > right? wrong.
> >
> > Got the shaft pulled, put the tire back on, and headed out for a quick
test
> > drive. Ran it up to about 55, and got no vibe. I figured my problem was
> > solved. Then I made a right turn onto the second road of my square
circut.
> > And the noise was back - but different. Instead of sounding like a
clicking
> > with a bit of squeak, it sounded like a rubber-on-steel creaking. WTF?
I
> > drove back and forth, and Casey looked for the source of the noise. I
had
> > Casey drive back and forth, and I looked for the source of the noise.
No
> > rubbing seen, nothing out of place, no ideas....
> >
> > Then I got the jack back out, lifted that tire off the ground, and
found my
> > problem: bad hub bearing - the wheel was wobbling horribly, and looking
at the
> > back of the knuckle I could see that it was all the bearing's fault. I
tried
> > riding the brakes to hold the tire on and limp it back home, but that
only
> > worked for about a mile of the needed 2.5. Little damage done when the
hub
> > came off since I was doing less than 5mph and felt it let loose - just
the
> > brake pads and pulling the caliper out of alignment.
> >
> > Hit up Advance Auto in Cortland to the tune of $305 for a new
bearing/hub
> > assy, caliper, pins and pads. Need to go back tomorrow with my old
caliper to
> > get a $55 core back, and to pick up the new caliper - it was the only
part I
> > needed that they didn't have in stock.
> >
> > Lesson learned: if you think you might have a bad CV, don't just pull
the
> > shaft and test drive the truck - if it's actually a bad bearing, you'll
give it
> > the chance to fully fail since there's no longer anything retaining the
hub.
> >
> > Which brings me to my one and only question from this "ordeal":
*should* the
> > lack of that shaft have caused the bearing to fail, or would the bearing
have
> > to have been bad to begin with? I certainly expect that the bearing
being bad
> > would have to have been a pre-existing condition, but just for the
record I'd
> > like to know if I was wrong about that.
>
>
> ewwwwwww dude - you didn't read my page on Christine about this
> situation did ya? :-(
>
> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/christine/buildup/
>
> I did the same thing last year to test the shifting of the tranny prior
> to teh 2003 DML BBQ, while I was building her up. The halfshafts were
> out of the front end - and I drove it around the block a few times -
> heard a not so nice noise and then drive home. As I was driving across
> the lawn - I got just infront of The Swamp when the drivers side wheel
> just fell off and the truck made like a lawndart. I jacked her up -
> hammered the wheel and hub back into the other half of the hub on the
> knuckle, drove her into the garage.
>
> The spindle nut that threads onto teh end of the halfshaft - is critical
> for keeping that wheel bearing and hub together. Especially on an older
> bearing/hub assembly as we both found out. (that was my origial hub on
> christine that failed - the passenger side was a year old.
>
> I'm willing to bet it was your halfshaft that was origially the cause.
> I believe this because removing it stopped your vibration. I'm suprised
> the hub held up at 55MPH at all, with the shaft out.
>
> I'm just glad you didn't lose control and wreck. The possible carnage
> factor of loosing a wheel at 55 MPH is not pretty. Someone out there
> must like us Dodge Boys! LOL Our guardian angels probably have high
> blood pressure and chronic migranes. LOL
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> Terrible Tom -- AIM & Yahoo Name: SilverEightynine
> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/
>
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