Black06ram
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Hey guys, I wanted to get some advice here before I go tearing into things again.
A few years ago (the winter of when I first bought the truck) I was turning left from a side street onto a main street with a 6-8" concrete curb. Mid turn I hit some black ice with the rear wheels and it kicked the rear out much faster than a usual flick out in the rain etc. before i had time to catch it, the rear right wheel/tire struck the curb at what had to have been a lmost a perfect side-by-side angle. there was a minor scuff on the tire and some cosmetic damage to the wheel lip and wheel face. again I was not going fast since I simply just turned out of the side street.
after checking things over in a nearby parking lot, I drove home and definitely had a wobble that increased with acceleration. next day i took the wheel/tire to be checked and rebalanced and it only needed a minor balancing. brought it home bolted it on and the wobble was still there. I knew it probably meant the axle shaft's face/hub was bent, so I bought a replacement axle, bearing, seal, etc and installed it. seemed fixed, and this lasted a while (about 2 years).
a few months ago, the slight wobble seemed to come back at certain speeds 30-35 and 65-75 most notably. once in a while i'll get a squeak/chirp from the wheel too which increases with wheel rotation. just for the hell of it, I figured, mayyyyyybe just maybe I bent a brake rotor, so I swapped out the left and right rear rotors last week. no change...still a wobble from the right rear .
my next step is to open up the rear and check things over, and at least change out the right seal and bearing. I am hopeful that it is just the bearing, and not the axle again.
my question to you guys is, (and Im pretty sure I know the answer already) but is there anything else that you can think of that might be bent/tewaked./ or out of wack? i really dont think it could be anything in the diff itself. I would hate it if it was somehow the axle again after 25,000 miles of being in there... i'll have a pile of these things by the time the truck hits 100,000miles and that would suck
ideas, thoughts? thanks !
A few years ago (the winter of when I first bought the truck) I was turning left from a side street onto a main street with a 6-8" concrete curb. Mid turn I hit some black ice with the rear wheels and it kicked the rear out much faster than a usual flick out in the rain etc. before i had time to catch it, the rear right wheel/tire struck the curb at what had to have been a lmost a perfect side-by-side angle. there was a minor scuff on the tire and some cosmetic damage to the wheel lip and wheel face. again I was not going fast since I simply just turned out of the side street.
after checking things over in a nearby parking lot, I drove home and definitely had a wobble that increased with acceleration. next day i took the wheel/tire to be checked and rebalanced and it only needed a minor balancing. brought it home bolted it on and the wobble was still there. I knew it probably meant the axle shaft's face/hub was bent, so I bought a replacement axle, bearing, seal, etc and installed it. seemed fixed, and this lasted a while (about 2 years).
a few months ago, the slight wobble seemed to come back at certain speeds 30-35 and 65-75 most notably. once in a while i'll get a squeak/chirp from the wheel too which increases with wheel rotation. just for the hell of it, I figured, mayyyyyybe just maybe I bent a brake rotor, so I swapped out the left and right rear rotors last week. no change...still a wobble from the right rear .
my next step is to open up the rear and check things over, and at least change out the right seal and bearing. I am hopeful that it is just the bearing, and not the axle again.
my question to you guys is, (and Im pretty sure I know the answer already) but is there anything else that you can think of that might be bent/tewaked./ or out of wack? i really dont think it could be anything in the diff itself. I would hate it if it was somehow the axle again after 25,000 miles of being in there... i'll have a pile of these things by the time the truck hits 100,000miles and that would suck
ideas, thoughts? thanks !