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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: sutas on March 28, 2006, 10:30:04 AM
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It all started yesterday morning, on my way to work. About 3/4 into my trip I started getting a murmur. Figuring it was maybe something minor I paid no mind to it. They just paved this stretch of highway a few months ago and sometimes I hear funny things from the road noise.
As I started driving home, however, this murmur, turned into a knocking sound and slowly became louder. I opened the driver side window to try and determine if it was something caught up in the treads on my tires. After a stop for visual inspection a short while later I couldn't find anything. THEN, I heard what sounded like a metallic clapping along with a thumping.
Finally, as I was about to get home she just started vibrating real bad. The steering felt off as well.
This all occurred while I was coasting. When I gave it gas, I didn't hear or feel anything, in all gears.
I checked around this forum and didn't see anything resembling this scenario, I did find some driveshaft and/or bearing stuff but wasn't sure if this was the same thing.
I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks
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Oh forgot to mention that this is a 2 wheel drive...
Thanks
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Check the U joints on the driveshaft. I bet you wasted one.
Zig
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dido with Zig,
kevin
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also jack up the front end and check the wheel bearings for play and noise if you spin them
Dustin
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I had a cat under my truck make the exact same sounds ;D ;D ;D ;D
Steve. :)
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I thought cats Meow ;)
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UPDATE: if anyone really cares ::) , but I was able to (finally) get into my garage and take a look at the ailing Tracker to determine for sure what the deal was. Jacked up the front end to see if the bearings were ok, which they were and then I decided to check the more likely cause, the u-joint. I grabbed hold of the drive shaft and the thing moves around a bit. I take it that it's not supposed to do that.
I'm gong to go with the overall consensus and say it's the u-joint here. I ordered one and hope to have it in soon. The weather here in the northeast is F-I-N-E! It's killing me not to get out there. Now I just have to get rid of the couches that have taken residence in my garage so I can work on the darn thing!!! :-\
Oh and by the way, no cats under there... ;D
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OK, so the couches are out, and I have room to roam in the garage. I removed the driveshaft and was in the process of removing the first u-joint from the back end of the DS and I'm having difficulties removing the spider gear from the yolks. I am doing (as best as I can) what Chilton says to do, but the darned thing wont come free. I also am NOT by any stretch of the term a gear-head or mechanically inclined. I fix computers, and I like to fix cars but on a (very) casual basis, so I need all the help I can get!!! If I have to I will bring it to the local garage but that would be a last ditch effort. I'd rather learn how to do this myself, or, with a little help. ;)
If anyone out there has any tips or suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate them! ;D
THANKS!
Jason
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For about $10 they will press in the new
U-joints (you should do both) and IMO I
would have it done, as they can be a real
$%#|removethispart|@ to get out sometimes, and breaking
or ruining a yoke or U-joint isn't worth the
effort to me.
Wild
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Got the u-joints in and got the Trackick back on the road, made the same noise. MAYBE if I wasn't half sleeping when I worked on her the first time, I would have noticed THAT THE LUG NUTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WERE LOOSE! AAARRRGGHHH! :o :-X
Bad news is, it chewed up a wheel and the new 1" spacer I put on there, good news is I have fresh u-joints! The spacer isn't too bad off other than the little wear marks, but I have to replace the lugs and get a new set of lug nuts.
So what lesson did I learn? Don't work on Trackers with your head half in the sack.
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yea, loose lug nuts will cause some vibes.. ;D