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seltaeb 04-26-2008 11:20 PM

Help! Squeeking noise after pinion shim install
 
I put on 2" lowering shackles and had a vibration from 10-40 mph so i ordered the 2 degree pinion shim and after researching it i was told to install them with the fat side toward the rear. Test drove it and the vibration went away a little but was still there. So the wife takes the truck today and tells me it is squeeking, i thought no big deal i'll check it out and when you put it in drive and accelerate it sounds like a belt slipping that gets faster and higher pitched as you go. Now it only does this in drive, reverse is fine no noise at all.:mad:
After looking on djm's website they say to install the shim fat side toward the front. I reversed the shims and the noise is still present. So did I f up something on the drive shaft? I got under the truck and there is some movement at the carrier bearing. Anyone got any ideas what I did to my truck? Sorry for the long post. Thanks

FLT 04-26-2008 11:39 PM

Take a look at the u joints. I have seen them start to go bad or be dry and squeak bad.

seltaeb 04-26-2008 11:46 PM

Is there suposed to be some play at the carrier bearing? I'm thinking that is wear the noise is comming from.

FLT 04-27-2008 12:50 AM

There will be some play there. Maybe get a set of stands under the truck and put in gear while it's in the air. Might be easier to pin point the noise.


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