What is what under here?
Camel Trophy
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 4,867
Likes: 1,410
From: Michigan
Yes, twisting is acceptable...you don't want any up and down movement in the joint/socket. It usually works best to jack the front end up (use jack stands) and "unload" the front end parts...easier to feel movement with weight of truck off pivot points. Grasp your front tires, front and back...check for movement, then top and bottom...check for excessive movement. Take a long pry bar and lift tire, while some one else watches ball joints for up/down movement. If everything is good, the axle and tire should move together.
Rotate your tires, you may have a bad belt in one...causing wobble.
At what speed are you getting your wobble?
Brian.
Rotate your tires, you may have a bad belt in one...causing wobble.
At what speed are you getting your wobble?
Brian.
Last edited by The Deputy; May 31, 2018 at 03:14 AM.
Thread Starter
|
Mudding
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 215
Likes: 21
From: Kauai, Hawaii
Yes, twisting is acceptable...you don't want any up and down movement in the joint/socket. It usually works best to jack the front end up (use jack stands) and "unload" the front end parts...easier to feel movement with weight of truck off pivot points. Grasp your front tires, front and back...check for movement, then top and bottom...check for excessive movement. Take a long pry bar and lift tire, while some one else watches ball joints for up/down movement. If everything is good, the axle and tire should move together.
Rotate your tires, you may have a bad belt in one...causing wobble.
At what speed are you getting your wobble?
Brian.
Rotate your tires, you may have a bad belt in one...causing wobble.
At what speed are you getting your wobble?
Brian.
and could you explain where to lift the tire with the pry bar? Between wheel spokes?
The worst of it honestly is at uphill slow speeds, around 1000-1500 rpm/ 15 or 20 mph. It feels like the wobble comes back around with each rotation of the tires, like a bent bike wheel when you’re riding it down the street. Like it catches and then releases if that makes sense. I feel it especially on the front drivers side, could be wrong though. Other than that it’s definately present at higher speeds too 50+ mph. My tires are fairly new mud terrains with only about 10k on them. I’ll look at them again but I don’t expect there to be any bulges.
Thread Starter
|
Mudding
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 215
Likes: 21
From: Kauai, Hawaii
When I jack it up again for further inspection I'll swap the wheels around. Thanks!
Camel Trophy
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 4,867
Likes: 1,410
From: Michigan
Jacking the truck up by the axles is perfect...you want the tire about an inch or two off the ground. Put the long pry bar between the bottom of the tire and the ground/garage floor. Lift the outer edge of the prybar, while someone else watches for movement in ball joints (up and down movement).
I'd rotate those tires, wheel weights fall off all the time, especially if you go wheeling often.
Brian.
I'd rotate those tires, wheel weights fall off all the time, especially if you go wheeling often.
Brian.
Thread Starter
|
Mudding
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 215
Likes: 21
From: Kauai, Hawaii
Now, do you recommend a quality replacement lol?
Baja
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 5,845
Likes: 368
From: Near Bordeaux, France
Jacking the truck up by the axles is perfect...you want the tire about an inch or two off the ground. Put the long pry bar between the bottom of the tire and the ground/garage floor. Lift the outer edge of the prybar, while someone else watches for movement in ball joints (up and down movement).
I'd rotate those tires, wheel weights fall off all the time, especially if you go wheeling often.
Brian.
I'd rotate those tires, wheel weights fall off all the time, especially if you go wheeling often.
Brian.
Also get the helper to 'feel' any movement in any joints.
Get the wheel balance checked PDQ as it ruins the ball ends sooner or later.
Camel Trophy
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 4,867
Likes: 1,410
From: Michigan
Have them balance while you are doing the ball joints. Badly/unbalance tires ruin ball joints over time...especially if shocks are worn...and shocks will become tired of all the extra movement/vibration/wobble after a while and fail, too.
I've not bought any ball joints for my rovers, yet, so I have no recommendations. But, I would assume any of the well known suppliers (rovers north, lucky8, British atlantic, etc) would have something of good quality.
Brian.
I've not bought any ball joints for my rovers, yet, so I have no recommendations. But, I would assume any of the well known suppliers (rovers north, lucky8, British atlantic, etc) would have something of good quality.
Brian.
Pro Wrench
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 1,617
Likes: 184
From: Lake Tahoe
Couple of my weights have fallen off as well.
I came across solution which looks rather interesting! Not sure if I am motivated enough to have them installed though.
https://expeditionexchange.com/shop?...balancer-eqfxd
I came across solution which looks rather interesting! Not sure if I am motivated enough to have them installed though.
https://expeditionexchange.com/shop?...balancer-eqfxd
