Project Molly the Mall Crawler

[PaleBlue90]

rear axle , its a low rumbling/humming noise that starts ~40 mph

hmmm, bad bearings maybe? id pull the cover and check it out

 

[WNY964x4]

hmmm, bad bearings maybe? id pull the cover and check it out

the person who sold it to me said it has all new bearings and seals , and they looked brand new , and as i was driving it home a little while ago , the rumbling was followed by an even louder rumbling when i let off the gas

 

[PickupMan04 FX4 L2]

the person who sold it to me said it has all new bearings and seals , and they looked brand new , and as i was driving it home a little while ago , the rumbling was followed by an even louder rumbling when i let off the gas

IS THERE VIBRATION ALONG WITH IT OR NO?

 

[Ranger#1]

god dam rust is discusting

 

[WNY964x4]

IS THERE VIBRATION ALONG WITH IT OR NO?

there is nop vibration , the way to best describe it is

acceleration : sound of large agressive tread tires against pavement

deceleration : sound of driving over rumble strips on side of highway

 

[wrecking-crew]

there is nop vibration , the way to best describe it is

acceleration : sound of large agressive tread tires against pavement

deceleration : sound of driving over rumble strips on side of highway

hmmmm,...... maybe you stripped something on the driveshaft and its grinding or skipping?

 

[WNY964x4]

the only think i did with the drive shaft was unbolt it from the rear diff. , at first i thought it was my exhaust hitting the driveshaft , but i checked and it isnt. this did not start till after i got the new axle in , the old axle never did this , and it did not start till after i tried my 4x4

 

[WNY964x4]

a little update , wqas followin a friend yesterday and a stone flew off his tire and hit my windshield , and cracked it , will post some pics shortly , good news is we have comp on my truck so it is covered , and even better news is the new windshield is gonna get a TRS banner

and on the axle , a guy at work told me he heard a ticking sound as i was going forward , it was either my exhaust or a u joint , will post pics of my driveshaft angle

 

[DRIFTGOD187]

looks good

 

[WNY964x4]

well had a little issue today , the diff vent was clogged and it caused my axle seal to leak , which got oil on my brakes , which then started to chatter , limped it home , took the vent off , cleaned it , works like a charm now

 

[Chance]

Did you figure out the rumbling noise?

 

[WNY964x4]

no , but it made the 500 mile trip to where i am and has handled all the abusive driving i have done down here , so i am not worried

 

[WNY964x4]

just picked up a BW1354M with shifter , linkage and boot for $100 , just now realized that i do not know if i have the necessary threaded holes on my transmission to bolt the linkage in , and i have to modify the driveshaft because this came from a TTB truck and mine is SLA , and i may be SOL because i just figured out it is a 1350 , not 1354

some pics from my dads place

from let to right , cousins girlfriends van , dads bravada , my ranger , dads 94 F-150

dads bravada and my ranger

dads place

the view out the front door , camera zoomed all the way out

my "new" BW1350M

 

[Chance]

That sucks... and about the rumbling, did the last guy mess with the gears in the axle at all? I'm thinking improper backlash and contact pattern can cause growling... I think... I swore I paid attention in powertrains... Damn I'll have to double check the book but I'm pretty sure that could be it...

 

[WNY964x4]

well i think so because it just bit the dust on the way home , i made it to within 5 miles of my house