- Joined
- Apr 13, 2008
- Messages
- 1,045
- Reaction score
- 114
- Points
- 63
- Location
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 99
- Make / Model
- XL Spurt
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 3.0 (Flex)
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- My credo
- A properly suspensioned Ranger can be safely airborne for up to 4 seconds at a time! =:O
Symptom: when hitting a "sharp" bump at speeds over 40 MPH, (feels like) right front wheel starts VIBRATING the whole truck to the point that image in rear view mirror is blurred... LOUD wheel-RPM-dependent moan/buzz as if tire is shredding itself. Have to slow to 10 MPH to make it stop/disengage... all good at any speed until next manhole/pothole/railroad track is hit. It's like the splines are partially/fully engaging, but there's a dried out CV joint or...??
Tires are new, < 1,000 miles, brakes, ball joints and alignment fine. With previous softer/worn tires, only happened rarely, and only at speeds over 60 MPH... lately happening ALL the time, at speeds down to 35-40...
Though 1999, only 76k total miles. 2 years/10,000 miles ago, front sealed bearings went, had family owned tire shop replace them, they handed me the crappy plastic PVH hubs and said "these were just laying loose in the hub covers, not doing anything, so we left them off..." and indeed the 4WD hasn't worked for 8 years for other reasons (vacuum lines, shift motor, etc.)... and for many months truck seemed fine in 2WD without them...
Tires are new, < 1,000 miles, brakes, ball joints and alignment fine. With previous softer/worn tires, only happened rarely, and only at speeds over 60 MPH... lately happening ALL the time, at speeds down to 35-40...
Though 1999, only 76k total miles. 2 years/10,000 miles ago, front sealed bearings went, had family owned tire shop replace them, they handed me the crappy plastic PVH hubs and said "these were just laying loose in the hub covers, not doing anything, so we left them off..." and indeed the 4WD hasn't worked for 8 years for other reasons (vacuum lines, shift motor, etc.)... and for many months truck seemed fine in 2WD without them...
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