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Vibration issue

TreeDee
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Explorer
We are traveling from Vegas to Reno and are experiencing vibration. The tires seem to be fine. Any suggestions would be helpful! Thanks! Driving a 24 ft. Itasca.
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GunnyJ
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Check Your wheel Bearings
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Gjac
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TreeDee wrote:
Felt in the steering wheel first then the seat.
Did it start all of a sudden or did the vibration get worse over time? What is your camper make model and year?

TreeDee
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Explorer
Felt in the steering wheel first then the seat.

Grit_dog
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^Theres about a half dozen more questions that would help narrow down the possible causes as well.
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Gjac
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Three questions did this start all of a sudden? do you feel the vibration in the seat or the steering wheel?

midnightsadie
Explorer II
Explorer II
if this just started? good choice would be a brake dragging. drive it five miles get out and touch the rim see if one is much hotter than the other.or smells

TreeDee
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Explorer
Thank you all for the advice!

jhlady
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Does it vary with speed? Increase when you speed up, decrease when you slow down?
Would indicate problem in the drive line or tire/wheels.

Does it get worse when you touch the brakes, especially lightly? Would indicate problem with the brakes/rotors.

Hope this helps.

John

enblethen
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Nomad
Bad u-joint
Drive line center support bearing
Along with what others posted.

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DrewE
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Explorer II
There are several possibilities; off the top of my head, they include:
1. Out of balance wheels -- maybe a balance weight came off, or something is caught inside a wheel. I had a badly out of balance wheel once on my motorhome that I eventually discovered was caused by a bird (!) that somehow found its way into an inner rear wheel.
2. Out of round tires, not always immediately discernable by the eye
3. Brake dragging on a warped rotor
4. Out of balance drive shaft or worn drive shaft bearing/hanger or U-joint
5. If just starting out after being parked for quite some time, the tires will often be flat-spotted for the first few miles, which is nothing to be concerned with. This solves itself as they warm up, etc.

This is almost certainly not an exhaustive list!

For #3, there would be other pretty obvious effects: a wheel that's a lot warmer than the others, hot brake odor, the vehicle seeming to pull to one side when the brakes are applied, I think particularly if it's a front brake that is dragging.

For drive shaft problems, the speed that the vibrations occur at is often lower than for wheel problems--maybe 30-45 mph to start vs. 60+ mph.

midnightsadie
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Explorer II
could have lost a balance wiegh on a front tire,,check air presure in tires, look for a bubble on a tire cord seprating inside tire.