Skandocious
Post Whores Make Me Sick
I'm very pleased to announce that my 'shudder from a stop' that I've been chasing for the past 1.5+ years is officially GONE!! The solution was right under my nose the entire time!
For those of you who aren't familiar... Since I bought my truck it has shuddered every time I started accelerating from a stop. When I was looking to buy the truck, my brother drove it and suggested that it was because the truck was lifted but the center driveshaft support bearing (some people call it a carrier bearing) did not get dropped down after the lift. So I bought some shims and shimmed it down a bit, the problem got BETTER but it never went away.
Finally I found a driveline shop in Sacramento and they said they'd look at my driveline angles for free (great shop). So he had a look a couple weeks ago and told me I could use every bit of another 1/2" worth of shims. So I put in another 1/2" and it got DRASTICALLY better, but it was still there. So I went down and bought some longer bolts and put ANOTHER 1/4" shim in there. The driveshaft is DAMN near straight and the shudder is GONE!! SEE YA SUCKER!!
I am so freakin jazzed you guys have no clue. Imagine your teeth chattering every time you leave a stop sign/red light/parking spot/etc. It got real old REAL fast. Some of you might remember me saying "I'm real close to selling this truck." Well put your check books away Larry and Brad, it's here to stay now
Special thanks to Tony and ESPECIALLY Brad. Tony you know your stuff with lifted trucks and your expertise over the phone was ALWAYS helpful.
Brad, your patience with me on the phone (hour after hour) and your ideas and motivation to get my truck FIXED were really the catalyst behind this repair. I had pretty much given up the battle before you came along; you're the one who kept me driven. Couldn't have done it without you buddy, I owe you big. Take a trip out to California and I'll treat you to a real nice dinner, thats a promise.
Anyways, what's a Skandocious post without any pictures, right?! Here ya go!
Yeah it's got a full inch + 1/8" worth of shims in there. And no that's not my bike. So don't bother trying to make any hippie jokes
For those of you who aren't familiar... Since I bought my truck it has shuddered every time I started accelerating from a stop. When I was looking to buy the truck, my brother drove it and suggested that it was because the truck was lifted but the center driveshaft support bearing (some people call it a carrier bearing) did not get dropped down after the lift. So I bought some shims and shimmed it down a bit, the problem got BETTER but it never went away.
Finally I found a driveline shop in Sacramento and they said they'd look at my driveline angles for free (great shop). So he had a look a couple weeks ago and told me I could use every bit of another 1/2" worth of shims. So I put in another 1/2" and it got DRASTICALLY better, but it was still there. So I went down and bought some longer bolts and put ANOTHER 1/4" shim in there. The driveshaft is DAMN near straight and the shudder is GONE!! SEE YA SUCKER!!
I am so freakin jazzed you guys have no clue. Imagine your teeth chattering every time you leave a stop sign/red light/parking spot/etc. It got real old REAL fast. Some of you might remember me saying "I'm real close to selling this truck." Well put your check books away Larry and Brad, it's here to stay now
Special thanks to Tony and ESPECIALLY Brad. Tony you know your stuff with lifted trucks and your expertise over the phone was ALWAYS helpful.
Brad, your patience with me on the phone (hour after hour) and your ideas and motivation to get my truck FIXED were really the catalyst behind this repair. I had pretty much given up the battle before you came along; you're the one who kept me driven. Couldn't have done it without you buddy, I owe you big. Take a trip out to California and I'll treat you to a real nice dinner, thats a promise.
Anyways, what's a Skandocious post without any pictures, right?! Here ya go!
Yeah it's got a full inch + 1/8" worth of shims in there. And no that's not my bike. So don't bother trying to make any hippie jokes
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