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Old 03-19-2008, 10:48 PM   #11 (permalink)
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ball? what do you mean ?
Not to familiar on how Chevys are setup but I'm assuming one of your driveshafts, probably the front one, has a Double Cardon Joint. Two u-joints and a CV ball in between them. When the ball goes bad and starts to seize up you either get a vibe, harmonic, or what us jeepers call "Angry Sparrows" cause it sounds like a bird from hell has decided to nest underneath.

Pull the front shaft and see if it goes away, else its something else. Easiest way is to just unbolt it at the diff and type it up somewhere. Make sure you stay in 2WD.

You might have a bad shock. The shocks on the Heep are adjustable, when I set them too soft I get a minor vibe in the back at speed. But once stiffened up, the vibe goes away.

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Old 03-19-2008, 11:14 PM   #12 (permalink)
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yeah ill need them when im walking back to town cuz I didnt fix the vibe.


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did you lift the truck? Lifting would change the pinion angle and sometimes that cause funny vibrations/noises from the drive shaft.

What about a bad inner axle bearing in the rear diff? My guess is that something in the rear end is going down. Bearing, gear, etc.
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is it a new brand or tread pattern on the tire
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OMG! I have a 1995 Chevy Cheyenne 4X4 and found the carrier bearing bad. It is in the driveline.

You have a Metro too! LOL
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yeah haha thats pretty rare, well i took the truck in and they said it was a common problem with chevy in the driveshaft, said there was nothing they could do about it unless i wanted to buy a new one, and it wouldnt hurt it to drive it that way, wish i had a 98 metro instead of a 93 though haha
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wish i had a 98 metro instead of a 93 though haha
Wish I had a pre-1995 instead of a 1998, but yeah

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