"Hamtractor" (johnny-bullet)
08/16/2018 at 12:22 • Filed to: None
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"Hamtractor" (johnny-bullet)
08/16/2018 at 12:22 • Filed to: None | 0
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Picked up the Blazer at 5:00 Tuesday night, ran and drove like a champ home and to work yesterday no sweat. On my way to church last night at 5:30, a notice a clunky noise from the driver side front wheel area. The timing of the clunking was corresponding with speed. Slow speed, slow clunk, faster speed faster clunking. Make it home, visually inspect driver side drive line and wheel, nothing visibly amiss, aside from some grease/oil from the 4wd hub. So I’m stuck without a ride to get to work, hello Lyft. No time to dig into it, as I’m going on a retreat tomorrow in the mountains, so hello Hertz. I’m guessing it’s either a wrecked hub (GM auto-locking hubs aren’t great, switching to Warn Premiums anyway) or the wheel bearing is gone. And my wife, who was already pissed that I sold a nice 2005 Truck with A/C for a 33 year old project, spent all night telling me how she was right and what a moron I am. I had a whole network of wrenching buddies back in Denver, but I know nobody out here in Phoenix, so I’m on my own. Grrrrrrrr....
Party-vi
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 12:35 |
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Or a u-joint, as was the case on my XJ. “thunk, thunk, thunk thunk thunk thunkthunkthunk thunk, thunk...thunk” when I would speed up and slow down.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 12:40 |
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U joint? Sounds like a U-joint. Does it get louder with angle?
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 12:44 |
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U joint, sounds like when it needed replacing on my Dodge Ram.
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 12:48 |
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The solution is obvious.
You gotta sell the wife.
Tristan
> Party-vi
08/16/2018 at 12:53 |
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Mine’ s been doing this... The U-joint feels tight, but I assume it’s somehow responsible for the noise. I’ve fixed it by not driving it, because it’s hot as hell here lately and the AC quit working for the third time in 6 years.
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 13:32 |
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spent all night telling me how she was right and what a moron I am
“ Look , I already know that, repeatedly telling me is just plain mean”
-Me to my wife when I buy stupid shit that I enjoy even if it’s stupid
Die-Trying
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 15:12 |
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does the k5 have those clunky center caps?....... mine used to always get loose and rattle..........
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Hamtractor
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 15:38 |
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Once I free up the time, likely next week sometime, I’ll start pulling it all apart. The u-joint looks ok visually, but it’s obviously older than dirt. I’m hoping it’s the auto-hub, because I wanted to put Warn Premiums in there anyway, but a u-joint would be an easy fix. I’ll have to do uble check the angle issue, I don’t recall much in the way o f change one way or the other when turning...
Future Heap Owner
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 16:33 |
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Oof, that sucks! I hope it is the hubs so you have the perfect excuse.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
08/16/2018 at 18:14 |
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Why sell her when you can rent her?
Oh wait... that doesn’t sound right...
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Hamtractor
08/16/2018 at 18:22 |
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Does it sound like one of these?
And here is a more detailed info on diagnosing problem U joints: