2500HD vibration.
So I test drove a 2005 2500HD with low miles the other day. Truck is truly flawless but it has a vibration at around 40-50mph. I'm reading online that it's called "frame beaming". I found a GM serv...
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45Ricochet wrote:Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
I bent the drive shaft when I hit a GM spare tire :M laying in the middle of US-23 and had to replace it this summer. The new DS with joints and CB was $595 my cost and the truck rides very smooth now.
I know the two piece DS on all trucks Ford, GM and Ram all have the same issues back when they where using the square CB design. With that long of a DS you can never get the correct pinon to CB angle. Talked with a drive-line manufacture and he said pick which why you drive most often (empty or loaded) and shim the CB for that angle. Since we just sold the TT Saturday I guess empty was the right choice.
Don
Just dump the two piece when needed, that carrier bearing is your weak link.
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No one makes one for the 2WD LWB trucks, from your link "EXCEPT 2WD trucks with the 2-piece shaft.". Trust me I spent 3 weeks trying to get one. If I had a 2WD SWB or a 4WD with a transfer case I could use one. But a 2WD LWB the drive shaft is to long for a one piece to work.
Don
