Do you have death wobble? Please read!
Winching
Joined: Oct 2010
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First time I took Clover on the highway and hit a bump it went crazy on me. Told a mechanic and he told me everything except the moon could be causing this problem and repair would be rather expensive.
Found this thread tightened the bolts, #11 was exceptionally loose, and it cured it 100%, take that Mr. Lying Mechanic
Brit and Clover the Rover
Found this thread tightened the bolts, #11 was exceptionally loose, and it cured it 100%, take that Mr. Lying Mechanic
Brit and Clover the Rover
Do as antichrist suggests and check out his thread on death rattle. It would do us all good to know what to do to diagnose the actual cause. The bolt is just one possible cause. As stated, it could be the suspension. I'm suffering the same. My bet is on my shocks that no longer have their upper bushings. They make a hell of a racket whenever I move the truck, which these days is usually just around the apartment complex parking lot. Sigh...
Good luck all.
Good luck all.
4th Gear
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Boise, Idaho, USA
Do as antichrist suggests and check out his thread on death rattle. It would do us all good to know what to do to diagnose the actual cause. The bolt is just one possible cause. As stated, it could be the suspension. I'm suffering the same. My bet is on my shocks that no longer have their upper bushings. They make a hell of a racket whenever I move the truck, which these days is usually just around the apartment complex parking lot. Sigh...
Good luck all.
Good luck all.
4th Gear
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Boise, Idaho, USA
TReK
Joined: Mar 2012
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Also
Replace the panhead bushing - there are two on the left and right.
These will cause the death wobble also.
I am living the death wobble now.
To get the wobble to stop violently shake the steering wheel back and forth to counteract the oscillation.
Replace the panhead bushing - there are two on the left and right.
These will cause the death wobble also.
I am living the death wobble now.
To get the wobble to stop violently shake the steering wheel back and forth to counteract the oscillation.
Baja
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,232
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From: Georgia, USA
You're right. I got a new steering shaft a while back and the bolts came with it applied.
Rock Crawling
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 303
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From: Fairfax, VA
I had it pretty bad. I jacked up a side in front and pulled and yanked on the wheel and I could feel the play in the swivel pins. I went ahead and pulled the hubs and re-packed the wheel bearing and adjusted the swivel preload by removing a couple of shims. I followed a post on here on the swivel pins. Nothing too complicated, just old-fashioned heavy duty wrenching and very greasy - lots of fun. I don't think either job had been done before, so it's about time.
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