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Axle hop

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by KittyKicker, Mar 30, 2016.

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  1. Mar 30, 2016 #31
    KittyKicker

    KittyKicker Light Load Member

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    I appreciate all of the good information, guys. I'm definitely going to look into the centering pins and go from there. The odd part is that I have about 80,000 miles on these tires and the tread wear is great. No flat spots, cupping, you name it. Everything is wearing uniformly, which I don't understand if its bouncing that bad.
     
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  3. Mar 30, 2016 #31
    KittyKicker

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    I appreciate all of the replys, guys. One thing I forgot to mention is that I have about 80,000 miles on these tires so far, and the treadwear is perfect. Everything is uniform, no signs of uneven wear at all. I find this odd with everything bouncing around like it is...
     
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  5. Mar 30, 2016 #32
    swaan

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    Do you feel it at all in the steering wheel or more in the base of the seat .
     
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  6. Mar 30, 2016 #33
    KittyKicker

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    Mostly in the floor and seat. Sometimes it gets bad enough that you feel it anywhere your body is contacting the truck.
     
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  7. Mar 30, 2016 #34
    swaan

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    It's in your drives. Gotta be.
     
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  9. Mar 30, 2016 #35
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    What kind of tires did you put on?
     
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  10. Mar 30, 2016 #36
    BoxCarKidd

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    Out of balance brake drums? Just some hard knock experiences and I enjoy everyone sharing theirs. Last that comes to mind was a bad hub. Company truck was transferred in and went through a lot of what has been discussed here. I prefer to run one wheel set on a jack stand at a time because when multiples are all up they want to run at different speeds. That can cause gear whine and speed changes diverting your attention away from or masking the problem. Then stand way back and visually compare it to the others. SAFETY WARNING (idle speed in a low gear only) because when only one wheel spins on your car the wheel speed is doubled by the spider gears. Speedometer reads 40 and only one wheel is spinning it is going 80. A tandum tractor has a spider gear set in power divider and each differential. 40 on the gauge equals 160 at the wheel set. Sent the hub to a machine shop, here is your bill it checked perfect. Replaced the bearings and chased other rabbits off and on for a while. Came back to that one set spinning look from a distance, and swapped that hub with one from a truck on the trade in for sale line. Problem solved, lots of time and money spent.
     
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  11. Mar 30, 2016 #37
    KittyKicker

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    It has Toyo drives (I forget the model) and Michelin steers.
     
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  12. Mar 30, 2016 #38
    KittyKicker

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    I am going to have the shop check the hubs tomorrow. I get the feeling they are worn out and not centering the wheels.
     
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  13. Mar 30, 2016 #39
    4x4_Welder

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    You can run them all off the ground with all diffs locked, that'll keep the speeds even.
    It sounds to me like one of the hubs on the rear rear is bent/warped/off somehow. It may have been hit or curbed hard at some point, I have seen aluminum hubs bent a lot more than steel ones as well. I have also seen a lot of guys really screw up installing bearings in those hubs, if you press the races wrong it can severely and irreparably damage the hub.
     
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  14. Apr 6, 2016 #40
    KittyKicker

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    Okay guys, here's the update. The shop used the Tru-Balance centering pins to remount my wheels. Result: this truck has never been more smooth! Even bobtail, all of the bouncing around and hopping was gone. That lasted a few days, then went back to how it was. My guess is that the wheels eventually slipped back into being off center. So, I had them order a set of lug nuts with the centering sleeves in them, hopefully we can make the results permanent this time. Thanks again for all your help guys!
     
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