Front end Vibrations
#1
Front end Vibrations
This has been an ongoing issue for months now and after hundreds of dollars in parts I still have a vibration at 65+. Below that it rides great. There is no noise, just vibration at those speeds. I have recently replaced all 4 ball joints, both CVs, and both wheel bearings. I took it in for a check on the alignment and they told me that there was play in both new CVs where they meet the Dif. They told me that the dif seals and bearings may be bad and that it might be causing the vibrations. Can anyone think of anything that it could be and if the bearings in the dif are bad, how hard are they to replace once I have the axles and everything out? I need to get this thing going down the freeway smoothly, because my new school is an hour away, and I am not trying to shake the whole way there.
#2
Have you had your tires road force balanced?
#3
ya had the tires balacned twice.
#4
You should swing down someday!
#5
I would come down right now.
#6
PM'd you about that. Back to your problem (sorry for the hijack).
You could see if it is the tires by rotating them front to back. If the vibration follows the wheels... If not, it is something else in the rotating assembly up front.
You could see if it is the tires by rotating them front to back. If the vibration follows the wheels... If not, it is something else in the rotating assembly up front.
#7
I will try that and let you know.
#8
Went and had the tires force road balanced and turns out the vibrations are coming from slightly irregular tread wear. Not noticable when looking, but a slight chopping in the tread can be felt when spinning the tires. So looks like I am out another 500 bucks. I am starting to really dislike the Blazer.
#10
Damn that sucks. It is a problem with large blocky tread and running them at high speeds on the highways. My BFG M/T's are saw toothed a bit due to all of the highway miles the PO had put on the truck and never rotated them.
The thing with M/T tires is that they really should be rotated much more frequently than A/T or general highway tires due to their tread design. Crappy way to find out about it though...
The thing with M/T tires is that they really should be rotated much more frequently than A/T or general highway tires due to their tread design. Crappy way to find out about it though...