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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 03:11 PM
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From: Bedford,VA
Year: 1996
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does the vibration pulse and vibrate your keys or anything? we just put adjustable uppers on my buddies and it took that all away. you might check and see what degree castor you're at..if you're still on stock arms you need to shim the lowers
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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Year: 1999
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Engine: 4.0L STRAIGHT six
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Alright so I pulled my front shaft (cross threaded yoke bolts, I suck -_- ...) so that's no longer a culprit. My rear shaft I had a new spicer centering ball assembly installed by a driveline shop (rebuilt parts in south jersey) , as well as balanced, which they told be that the balance was right on. Reinstalled shaft and the vibes were cut in half. So I came back home and rotated the tires. Now they are GONE. But, what I can't figure out is why I still have the squeaks? I can hear them between 15-45 mph. I can barely hear them at 40-45 but they are still there. Under 15 mph they dissappear completely. They are loudest when im coasting around 25-35 mph, and They go away when I'm on the gas. It's a loud chirping squeak that gets faster or slower with speed, but no grinding or anything like that. Is this angry sparrows or am I calling it the wrong name? So considering I have a balanced shaft, new ujoints, new fully greased centering ball, No front driveshaft, what could it be? Yokes? Both output yokes were cleaned and greased up when I did my sye, so the pinion yokes would be the only thing left spinning on the driveline right? I just wanna get rid of the squeaks, or at the very least know that this isn't a squeak that isn't going to detonate eventually. Thanks again for the extended attention.
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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Year: 1999
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nice! Progress is progress, at least you figured out the vibes part of it. Did you spin the front wheels by hand with the front end jacked up? it could be dried out front hubs doing the squeaking, or the U-joints in the front axles too maybe. If not that try spinning the rear wheels by hand with the rear axle raised to see if it's rear axle bearings. That should at least help narrow things down.
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