i think i broke it...
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i think i broke it...
ok was going to work this morning, and i think i hurt my baby. the city just repaved the road infront of the house, so it is nice and sticky well i run it up to 27-28 mphs (for that sweet *** downshift to 1st) and it did something new. instead of downshifting and sqealing like a stuck pig and rollin out... i got massive MASSIVE wheelhop. now during acceleration (50% WOT or more) it has a really nasty vibe in the drivetrain. and if you really get in it (85-90%WOT) and let out @ speedlimit to set cruise... it keeps the vibration. so accelerating slow you dont feel it and its all gravy. 1/2 pedal to 3/4 pedal it vibes during acceleration. 3/4 or more it shakes like hell, and keeps with it till you do a full stop. Damn it, someone help me here... what did i break??
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maybe, i dunno. they LOOKED good... i mean it was 4 am so i didnt grab a tape measure or anything. i was thinking drive shaft maybe. it was really violent for a sec, it jumped 4-5 times in a heart beat. i had a big styrofoam cup from 7-11 in my console and when this happened it broke the cup in half. so i got a big gulp on my carpet, no cell phone now, and wallet is soaked. i havent drove it again since but i will check after work.
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I didn't think the axle halves bent. I thought they were hardened steel? If they were to bend, they should break IMO. Guess it all depends on what type of hardening process they went through.
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I thought that too, but a friend with a 03 Sierra that had a vib. at highway speeds ended up having his axle shafts replaced because they were bent, at least thats what the shop said .
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Originally Posted by CHEVY6000VHO
I didn't think the axle halves bent. I thought they were hardened steel? If they were to bend, they should break IMO. Guess it all depends on what type of hardening process they went through.
Jim
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