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cravenbronco
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Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:40 pm Posts: 916 Location: Bailey
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Death wobble
It just started today. Was going slower speeds like 10 20 mph when the whole Bronco started to shake really bad to the point of almost having to come to a full stop be for it would quit. Would king pins cause this problem or should I be looking elsewhere?
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:58 pm |
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Viperwolf1
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Joined: Tue May 07, 2013 10:37 pm Posts: 1485
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Re: Death wobble
Or ball joints (if d44) or trackbar bushings.
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:59 pm |
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horseplay
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Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:24 pm Posts: 408 Location: Grand Junction CO
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Re: Death wobble
Which truck Matt big blue or the half cab two different set UPS
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 4:41 pm |
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cravenbronco
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Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:40 pm Posts: 916 Location: Bailey
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:32 pm |
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Digger
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Joined: Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:53 pm Posts: 1276
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Re: Death wobble
I would check the trackbar first.
_________________ Cummins R2.8 diesel, ZF5, AtlasII, HP44/BB9, ARBs, coiled / linked suspension, 37" KO2s, full cage, bumpers, etc. Build Thread:
Average 23.5 mpg, Best tank: 25.1 mpg
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:23 pm |
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Eck
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Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:33 pm Posts: 2460
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Re: Death wobble
I'd start be replacing all the front end bushings including the c bushings. An afternoon of work and not too expensive!
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_________________ 69 Wagon, 351W, Explorer EFI & Serpentine, ZF5, 35" tires, 3.5 SL, 2 BL, WARN 8274
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Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:45 pm |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: Death wobble
x3 or whatever on the track bar bushings. If that doesn't do it, I'd go through the rest of the bushings in the front end.
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:15 am |
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rt9
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Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:10 am Posts: 345 Images: 11 Location: Elizabeth Cololrado
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Re: Death wobble
X4, this solved the problem on mine.
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:43 am |
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horseplay
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Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:24 pm Posts: 408 Location: Grand Junction CO
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Re: Death wobble
Hey Matt because your swapping in the D44 I wouldn't get to busy unless it's just the track rod bushings.
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:47 am |
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cravenbronco
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Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:40 pm Posts: 916 Location: Bailey
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Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:27 pm |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Death wobble
Have someone steer the wheel back and forth from say 10 o'clock to 2 while you start looking for play from track-bar all the way to the steering box.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:23 pm |
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cravenbronco
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Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:40 pm Posts: 916 Location: Bailey
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Re: Death wobble
Thanks again for the input it sure helps out. My findings: I had someone move the steering wheel and found that both of my tie rod ends were way loose once I tightened them up the cotter pins didn't even touch the castle nut so I added some washers and now it's good to go. I also had boots ripped so those got replaced. Greased and once again it's a happy truck.
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Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:20 pm |
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