My new truck

[MrMarty51]

Easiest way to see the slop in everything but the ball joints takes 2 people. One person in the cab one underneath. Person in the cab starts it and turns the steering wheel back and forth fairly vigorously while the person underneath looks for movement in the joints, tie rod , pitman,idler etc.

Yup, run that scenario twice. Only thing that there was any slop in was the inner tie rod ends.
That was what I took it to the shop for, get those changed out.
Told the gal up front to make note, toe in only, do not mess with any other alignment procedures.

 

[Will L.]

When it’s just underbuilt- drastically overbuilding a replacement might be the answer. Finding one for a peterbilt or freightliner with those ends and just weld up your own link to attach them.

 

[dbrannon79]

My steering has about that much slop on the 95! grabbing and twisting on the drinkers side tire while rubber-necking to see underneath to see the drinker side of the center link go up and down with some twisting action.

 

[dbrannon79]

I think we probably derailed AK's thread LOL

 

[MrMarty51]

I think we probably derailed AK's thread LOL

Just wondering if it was a good and proper derailment ? ? ?

 

[dbrannon79]

Yuppers!

 

[Husker6.5]

I always liked the blown up railroad trestle scenes from the movies 'Two Mules For Sister Sarah' and 'The Bridge Over the River Kwai'.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Started feeling a vibration at idle......

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

Started feeling a vibration at idle......View attachment 94439

What we looking at...

 

[ak diesel driver]

Harmonic balancers top one is the race version by powerbond. Bottom is a FD. Keyways are lined up

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

Wasn't sure, did you happen to check it like this when new?

 

[ak diesel driver]

So when my stock one went out the outer ring was about 20* off from the powerbond. Now the powerbond is about 20* off from the FD. I had been getting a vibration at idle which is what the stock one was doing when I replaced it. I'll report back if this cures it. The vibration had gone away until recently.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Looking at the picture a little closer it's 30*

 

[ak diesel driver]

so without pulling the snap ring it looks like the top of the rubber part delaminated from the outer ring.

 

[Will L.]

Yuppers. The engine is doing its best to shove everything in one direction.
The amazing difference would be if you had it balanced internally- the machinist would throw a rock at you for trying to wear out his equipment! Haha

 

[MrMarty51]

Looking at the picture a little closer it's 30*

These are fluid dampeners and they went out of kilter ?

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

I didn't realize the powerbond was a rubber clad balancer...

 

[ak diesel driver]

I know I did a thread with pictures when I replaced it last time but I can't find it. Did a bunch of searches

 

[ak diesel driver]

Found it.

Wear marks on crankshaft snout

Anyone know what the mark on the OEM balancer is? Hopefully it's not 0*

www.thetruckstop.us

 

[ak diesel driver]

So according to what I wrote back then the outer ring isn't supposed to be able to slip......