Recent content by mikerhyne

No problems with mine after I ended up realizing the adjuster on the hinge tends to slip. So I drilled a hole and dropped a bolt in it to keep it in the spot that works.

I added some more pictures into this album of mine: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNxLWpvYKppqmPxywADiy4TijnVKXgT6u78_gL9YwkdIe5fIF5XDOh1WEVfA3ZLoA/photo/AF1QipMU7EHDtrUTtOnHQjL3eMfn7pBkZr9jlCWs3GLD?key=TjF0elMxMHpPQU5fWjRUQjdwb1NCLTIyeEsxUFNB Over all for the money I think it is an good...

Looks reasonable. I think you need to jack it up and then take a shock off to see how much more it drops (or not) to start to figure this out. I'm guessing your travel is most likely limited by your shocks.

I think you need to understand how a leaf sprung suspension articulates to help you solve this. Look at the picture here and see if it helps: http://www.ttora.com/forum/187-long-travel-suspension-tech/186334-rear-leaf-setup-info.html If you think it is your shocks jack it up and take them off...

I recently had a bad ujoint in my front axle shaft that created a low speed shake of the steering wheel that was worse when turning to one side. I didn't notice it at higher speeds since you don't turn as sharp. It's not too hard to pull the unit bearing and shafts to check the joints. I also...

Here is an update from everything I've done to solve this. I took the shafts to another drive line shop and they were out of balance about 1oz at the slip yoke where there was already a ton of weight. So the replaced the yokes and balanced them. This seems to have solved the rear...

I also have 2.5 degree shims - shims are way cheaper than new gears. I can deal with the noise I have when my front shaft is out. However to complicate issues when I have both shafts in the 2 vibrations/groans interact with each other and pulsate and that is really annoying and concerns me of...

So yes I took pictures of the 8 and 4 degree shims and clearly was tired when I made the post about the angles I found last night. 8 degree shim puts the pinion to shaft angle 2 degrees higher wrong direction. This configuration doesn't change my primary noise but might create some one the gas...

Funny you posted that question. I have been out going through all the shims I have. All of them are RE. The 8 degree shim was what I have been running as it makes the pinion 1 degree lower. Then the 6 degree shim is 3 degrees lower and then the 4 degree shim makes it 5 degrees lower. I ran the...

Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg6N44BCUB4

So the gears are most likely Yukon but maybe Motive Gear. I took video this morning of the driveshaft at the axle up to 80MPH just got to get it from the camera to my phone or home computer since I can't upload from my work computer... I'll get that out there tonight. No crazy vibrations are...

What do you mean by the primary? I have tried to video it but at those speeds the vibration messes with the camera's picture too. When I put it on stands it unloads to one side. I'll find out what gears I have since I can't remember. The oil is the stock weight for towing whatever that is. I...

dan1977p, Could the groaning in the gear create a felt vibration at the higher speeds? Additionally could/would that gear groan translate as a vibration through the drive shaft? I have played with the pinion angles many times and while I can create additional vibration on acceleration or...

Oh and I have G2 diff covers. I have even played with the amount of gear oil in there and I think that changes the noise slightly. However that could just be wishfull thinking.

Okay first here is the important details on my rig: 1998 with AW4 that I have owned for just over 2 years and I have done/had done everything listed -NP231 rebuilt with Teraflex SYE kit -New stock style motor and tranny mounts, no TC drop -4.56 gears D30HP & 8.25 open for the axles gears done...