[Northkeep] Question for the mechanically inclined.
ld.blackmoon
ld.blackmoon at cox.net
Wed Aug 12 09:24:41 PDT 2009
greetings
where is verdigris ?? how far from say 21st and harvard ?
call me , 918-770-5058
Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun
Arthur
----- Original Message -----
From: <Kevinkeary at aol.com>
To: <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Question for the mechanically inclined.
> It's at my home in Verdigris. I've already called work and we don't intend
> to drive it more than necessary.
>
>
> In a message dated 8/12/2009 10:07:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> ld.blackmoon at cox.net writes:
>
> greetings
>
> just rechecked the symptoms listed, it could be the diferential, or even
> the
> carrier berring, but it definatly sounds like the u-joint .
> is the truck in the tulsa area somewhere ??
> Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun
> Arthur
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Kevinkeary at aol.com>
> To: <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Question for the mechanically inclined.
>
>
>> Thanks, Arthur, but I've just crawled under my truck and found nothing I
>> can see wrong with either U-joint on the rear driveshaft. There is no
>> discernible play in the rear u-joint, rotationally or transverse in any
>> direction. There is little if any in the front one. There is a bit of
> play
>> in the
>> rear end itself.
>>
>> Any other thoughts on what might be causing this? It IS worrisome to say
>> the least.
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/11/2009 2:09:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> ld.blackmoon at cox.net writes:
>>
>> greetings
>>
>> kevin just from the description , it sounds like a rear u joint going
> out
>> .,
>> do you know how to check it ??
>>
>> Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun
>> Arthur
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <kevinkeary at aol.com>
>> To: <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:50 PM
>> Subject: [Northkeep] Question for the mechanically inclined.
>>
>>
>>>I (and the finance company) own a late-model Chevy Trailblazer, which
>>> is sort of like a preppy Jeep. It has settings for two wheel drive
>>> and
>>> others I've maybe used once for automatic four-wheel, four-wheel, and
>>> low-range four-wheel drive. This morning it developed a vibrating
>>> noise, with symptoms I've never encountered before.
>>>
>>> The noise comes up through the floor in the back, where the tank (and
>>> presumably the fuel pump) and the exhaust system (the muffler but the
>>> catalytic converter should be farther forward, unless acoustics are
>>> doing something funny) and the rear differential are. But it only
>>> happens at fairly high speeds, over twenty miles per hour maybe, and
>>> only when there is no pressure on the accellerator.
>>>
>>> It doesn't happen when the cruise control is on, presumably because it
>>> always keeps some positive pressure on the drive system. It doesn't
>>> shake the car or affect its handling or power. The lightest feather
>>> touch on the accelerator stops it, but it starts again 1 to three
>>> seconds after I let off the gas completely.
>>>
>>> I would think if it were a blocked catalytic converter, it would be
>>> worse when accelerating, and the same if it were the fuel pump. It
>>> doesn't seem to fit a wheel bearing or a brake problem either. I
>>> worried about a U-joint on the driveshaft, but I found very little
> play
>>> in the system when I shifted from reverse to drive and back (while
>>> holding the brake with the truck motionless), and no noticeable
>>> 'clunk'
>>> sound.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? Keigan is driving the vehicle, so if it IS a U-joint going
>>> out, I want to know that and get it fixed.
>>>
>>> Kevin
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