Just teasing, Pinger always brings a lot to the table! Glad you found it too.I'm not 100% sure if there was a weight there. It doesn't immediately appear like a spot where a weight was at first glance. If so I guess you were very much correct!
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Just teasing, Pinger always brings a lot to the table! Glad you found it too.I'm not 100% sure if there was a weight there. It doesn't immediately appear like a spot where a weight was at first glance. If so I guess you were very much correct!
Result! For me that is - someone actually listened to what I said - that's a rarity!UPDATE:
Tried the hose clamps on the driveshaft. 1st test seemed to make it worse. So I flipped it by 180 and added another hose clamp (because 1 didn't make a big difference).
I noticed that the 180 spot I was tightening them down there was the sticker/label was for the drive shaft but it has some rectangular outlines of rust. Not sure if there was a weight there before and it fell off or what.
Put the 2 hose clamps weights tightened down right where that rectangle was and test drove again...
THE VIBRATION IS GONE! (almost entirely, would need to fine tune the weights for balancing to get it perfect).
I can't believe how lucky I got with the placements and how little time it took me. Thanks again to Pinger for his suggestion!
Now I know it was the drive shaft out of balance for sure and can move on from this vibration.
...and possibly a solution too. Given that hose clamps are (or were) an accepted way of balancing a shaft, if you are happy that it's spot on (or can further fettle the positioning a touch more to improve if that's possible) then I don't see the need for professional balancing. Others who know these trucks better may have a different view though.Cheap fix of $4 in hose clamps and some test drives to find and "fix" this problem/vibration. I wonder if I should stick with the hose clamp balancing or if I should get it "professionally" balanced? (~$200)
Yes repair this, it is your axle vent.I noticed while under the vehicle that a hose coming from the top front pass side of the rear diff that goes up and seems to go to a bleed/release valve about half way the hose is almost completely torn.
Of course I don't know how long its been this way but I assume with it allowing "stuff" to get in there it probably has made the rear axle bearings shot?Yes repair this, it is your axle vent.