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General Sport Trac Discussion
U-Joint question
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 961213" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>It could be a U-Joint, but most U-Joint failures tend to start with a clunk when you accelerate and decellerate. Then they start to make a squeak/squeal noise, in sync with the rotation of the shaft.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The bad winter means you may have hit a snow drift or large clump of ice that may have bent or dented the driveshaft causing the unbalanced condition. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Looking at the driveshaft, you should be able to feel and/or see any dents. A slight bend may be harder to spot and will require a strait-edge to see any bowing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The last thing, that probably should be checked first is the tires. I have had a number of tires that wore out-of-round and it took a dial-indicator to detect the defect. If the bad tire is on the front, you will feel the vibration through the steering wheel. If it's on the rear, you will feel the vibration in the seat of your pants in more of an Up-and-down vibration.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 961213, member: 52972"] It could be a U-Joint, but most U-Joint failures tend to start with a clunk when you accelerate and decellerate. Then they start to make a squeak/squeal noise, in sync with the rotation of the shaft. The bad winter means you may have hit a snow drift or large clump of ice that may have bent or dented the driveshaft causing the unbalanced condition. Looking at the driveshaft, you should be able to feel and/or see any dents. A slight bend may be harder to spot and will require a strait-edge to see any bowing. The last thing, that probably should be checked first is the tires. I have had a number of tires that wore out-of-round and it took a dial-indicator to detect the defect. If the bad tire is on the front, you will feel the vibration through the steering wheel. If it's on the rear, you will feel the vibration in the seat of your pants in more of an Up-and-down vibration. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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