lucasmer50
New Member
I posted this last week on the Tahoe Yukon Forum and didn't get a response.
Could use some direction, thanks in advance!
I own a 2006 LS Tahoe 4x4 that has a vibration from 65 to 75 mph. I've heard some clunking noises when shifting the trans into drive and reverse so I started with the u-joints. 4 new u-joints and a balanced rear shaft and a little bit of grease on the yokes, the clunking noise is gone but the vibration is now more pronounced. Should I have had them balance the front shaft? The tech at the local drive shaft shop, Driveline 1, told me that as long as the front shaft was not bent or dented that it should not need to be balanced. Is this true?
I put new tires on this past June at Tire Discounters, so I was due for a free rotation and balancing. The tech from Tire Discounters told me that the weights had come off of each wheel. When they balanced them this time, stock 16" wheels, they used the weights that stick on the inside of the rim this time. After driving it home, the vibration was still there but felt better. After the rotation, I can still feel the vibration through the gas pedal and the floor where my left foot is, not my seat.
When I got home I greased the front end and while the wheels were off the ground I grabbed the top and bottom of each tire tried to rotate it up and down to see if there was any play in the bearings but both sides felt tight. I did notice however that the drivers side cv shaft had more play than the passengers side. Also my lower ball joints didn’t have the zerk fittings on top, they had caps on them. It also feels like somethings loose in my steering linkage. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Could use some direction, thanks in advance!
I own a 2006 LS Tahoe 4x4 that has a vibration from 65 to 75 mph. I've heard some clunking noises when shifting the trans into drive and reverse so I started with the u-joints. 4 new u-joints and a balanced rear shaft and a little bit of grease on the yokes, the clunking noise is gone but the vibration is now more pronounced. Should I have had them balance the front shaft? The tech at the local drive shaft shop, Driveline 1, told me that as long as the front shaft was not bent or dented that it should not need to be balanced. Is this true?
I put new tires on this past June at Tire Discounters, so I was due for a free rotation and balancing. The tech from Tire Discounters told me that the weights had come off of each wheel. When they balanced them this time, stock 16" wheels, they used the weights that stick on the inside of the rim this time. After driving it home, the vibration was still there but felt better. After the rotation, I can still feel the vibration through the gas pedal and the floor where my left foot is, not my seat.
When I got home I greased the front end and while the wheels were off the ground I grabbed the top and bottom of each tire tried to rotate it up and down to see if there was any play in the bearings but both sides felt tight. I did notice however that the drivers side cv shaft had more play than the passengers side. Also my lower ball joints didn’t have the zerk fittings on top, they had caps on them. It also feels like somethings loose in my steering linkage. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
