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DutchmenSport
Nov 18, 2017Explorer
My 2014 Chevy Duly Diesel Silverado Duramax had a lean. I noticed it at about th 2nd oil change. Still under 100% warranty, my dealer did all kinds of things to level it. Still did not get it 100% right, and there was a slight pull to the right when driving. The biggest help was rotating the tires, which helped the pull some, but not completely.
When towing, she was perfectly level and no pull.
Never did get it completely right, but just lived with it.
Fast forward. I just had an oil change (yesterday), deferential flush, transmission flush, fuel filter, and tire rotation. (and a nice price tag with it).
But I've noticed, there's no more lean and it's not pulling any more.
The only thing I can figure, when it was brand new, the springs, shocks, joints, everything were breaking in at different rates, getting softer while others took longer to soften up from the "brand new". Now that it's got more miles, everything is pretty good. Even after the tire rotation yesterday, the pull is not there any more.
Maybe, your joints just need to be broken in a bit! That's all I can figure was going on with mine. (Of course, when my dealer replaced parts, they put new in again, making new parts stiff. So the old parts were softening with a bit of wear.) After 40,000 miles, they are all about equal now. That's all I can figure.
When towing, she was perfectly level and no pull.
Never did get it completely right, but just lived with it.
Fast forward. I just had an oil change (yesterday), deferential flush, transmission flush, fuel filter, and tire rotation. (and a nice price tag with it).
But I've noticed, there's no more lean and it's not pulling any more.
The only thing I can figure, when it was brand new, the springs, shocks, joints, everything were breaking in at different rates, getting softer while others took longer to soften up from the "brand new". Now that it's got more miles, everything is pretty good. Even after the tire rotation yesterday, the pull is not there any more.
Maybe, your joints just need to be broken in a bit! That's all I can figure was going on with mine. (Of course, when my dealer replaced parts, they put new in again, making new parts stiff. So the old parts were softening with a bit of wear.) After 40,000 miles, they are all about equal now. That's all I can figure.
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