Gettin the shakes.

[sand rider]

alright, well, its been a while, but here goes. my rig all of a sudden started to get real shakey, like, the whole truck shakes around when its moving, but it smoothes out when its accelerating, and im not sure whats going on. please help

Jonathan/SandRider

 

[IDave]

Worn spring bushings?

 

[theo]

"All of a sudden" - lost a wheel weight? dried mud on inside of wheels? bent wheel from last Saturday night?

"getting worse and worse" - pinion bearing, u-joint(s), knuckles, etc.??

 

[Ian Rogers]

a long shot but dose it stop when you start to and are turning. if so its prob your tie rod ends

 

[dustin]

drive shaft?

 

[Stone]

I'd go with theo...

My guess would also be one or more of your tires being out of balance, especially if you can make it shake constantly at a certain speed.

Checking the rear pinion bearing is also worthwhile as suggested, especially if you are all of a sudden hearing bearing whine, etc.

 

[fsusteve]

Vacuum, EGR, tune up, loose lug nuts, who knows? More info needed.

 

[72cruiser]

i kinda like it when my cruiser shakes like that...reminds me that i'm driving and doesn't let me fall asleep....ha ha,

mine did that for about 1.5 days till i found the broken wheel weight....
not sure if it's the same thing though, mine sounds like it did sort of the same stuff


malphrus

 

[Paul_A]

If it smooths our under a load (accelerating) the shaking is probably in the drive line. I would check drive shaft, u-joints, pinion bearings, etc.

 

[TexomaFJ40]

"Mud in the wheels?" My Cousin Vinny reference