Vibration @ 55mph and above w/creek sounds at all speeds.

Congratulations on your purchase.

Please stop taking your truck to Loves.

Heed the advice above, and take it to an MD alignment shop - there is Chad in KC also. He will fully inspect the unit, and WILL NOT align, until you go away and have the issues fixed, because his alignment WILL NOT HOLD with worn components.

All other places will simply align with worn components, and your issues will never be resolved.

 

I don't know about a International but on my 389 it's got rubber blocks on each side of the firewall that the hood sits on . When these things get dry it'll make

The creeking sounds you speak of could be hood blocks dry. I'm not sure how a International is , but my 389 has a rubber block on each side of the hood at the firewall and when they get dry it'll drive you crazy. Dish soap, grease or as I use tire soap will make the noise go away . Good luck

 

Driveline or the driveline carrier bearings?

 

I hope she does more research, tires with broken belts will show some kind of unusual wear, vibration , need more info. If it vibrates under power, probably a u-joint, if vibration all the time( even in neutral, could be something crazy like a bent driveshaft, hey, from what I've seen, it could happen.I feel bad for folks like this, have the best of intentions, and the vultures will drag her over the coals. Today, more than ever, I can't stress enough, you should really know something about trucks before venturing out. A creaking noise? Good heavens, dear, it's not a Mercedes, and if you think that's bad, try putting in some time in one of these. Good luck.

 

Took truck into dealership. They had the truck a full week. They R&R center bearing on drive shaft, U-joint, and warped brake drums. The truck still has vibrations above 60 MPH. I took it back and they said they tightened a bolt and test drove the truck and they could not feel any more vibrations. However, I still feel vibrations above 60 MPH.

I’m not losing my mind. My arms are vibrating as I hold the steering wheel, I feel the vibrations in my seat, my cabinets vibrate, my gps on the dash vibrates. The vibrations aren’t as severe as prior, but there is a vibration. It really feels like it’s coming from the front end which I told the dealership but they focused more on the rear than the front end. They said that the front end is ok and didn’t notice anything wrong. The vibration has to be coming from somewhere. Spent $5,200 in repairs not including replacing 2 new steer tires and front end balancing and still not a smooth ride.

Perhaps the rear needs balancing? I’m not sure the dealership did a rear end balancing after the repairs. I’ll call the dealership in the morning to check on this. May have to go back into the shop.

 

Hub piloted rims on stud piloted axles?

 

If you are feeling it in your arms, it's definitely coming from the front. I would suggest a repair facility to change the front rims and tires, not buy them, plenty laying around, just to see if it is the tires. I've never heard of brake drums causing vibrations unless brakes applied, and worn U-joints vibrate with power on. If it's any consolation you won't need drive line parts for a while, did they do bearings in front? Sometimes cheap bearings are no better than the worn ones. You'll get it, and I'd like to say you'll be over it, but that's not how it works. I found, trucking is one crushing defeat after the last, but you can make it work. It's all how you deal with problems. Good luck.

 

Drive tires can cause a lot of vibrations thar get blamed elsewhere. Sounds odd, but a dyno can help pinpoint hard to find vibrations.

Keep in mind also. The shop suggesting king pins. King pins, and also to a point wheel bearings, hardly ever directly cause a vibration. They cause tire wear that causes vibrations.

The MD Alignment suggestions are good, but unless something has changed, Mike did not necessarily train the guys he sells equipment to.

Mike is very good, but not all the folks listed on his website have his experience level.

@blairandgretchen suggested one it sounds like he has personal experience with

 

You can simply move the steer tire in question to the rear axle and see if the vibe changes or goes away. It won’t hurt a thing to do that to trouble shoot. You can put a wheel assembly on a balancer all day long and not see if its bad unless it has a “roadforce” feature. That is a roller that puts force on the tread surface of tire to simulate the weight of vehicle rolling on road surface.

 

Took the truck back into the dealership again. This time for NOX sensor and still vibration. I explained that in order to feel the vibration, you have to be at highway speeds 60 MPH and above. The tech took the truck out for 6 minutes in the middle of rush hour traffic. No way he got the truck up to 60 MPH or more. Traffic was bumper to bumper stop and go. He brings the truck back and says that he felt no vibrations. I got frustrated and just left because I didn’t want them to try to hit me with a $800 bill just to say there is no vibrations.

I’m going to take it to another dealership but this time I’m going to insist that I go along for the test drive. The vibration is definitely there and I’m not just imagining things.