davidfite1978
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So I just got my 96 Z71 last week and it's got a problem I'm trying to diagnose.
The PO was in the national guard so it sat for periods at a time un-driven. When I bought it, it was in the middle of weeks of snow/ice/cold and it hadn't been driven in 3 weeks. There was a wobble of some type, and I figured it was flat spots on the tires. They were under-inflated and stuck to the ice for weeks. The tires are almost brand new so I had good hopes that they would rebound. I filled them up, but still didn't fix the problem.
You can feel the problem at all speeds, but most noticeably at super slow speeds and from 40-45mph. It's definitely something "round" because you feel it every rotation. The cab just about shakes apart at 45mph. However, if I hit the gas hard, or hit the brake hard when slowing, I don't feel it much at all, if any.
Starting last Friday I noticed a burning smell. Seems to be coming from the driver front wheel.
Then I start doing some testing. I can stop in my driveway completely, then left off the brake so as to idle forward 2-3mph (like normal...). It'll sit there stuck, and then you'll hear a creaking sound, just like you would hear when you're slowly letting off the brake, and then enough idle power builds up and it breaks free and rolls forward.
So now what I'm thinking is that the tires are probably OK, and the problem is a rotor or a stuck caliper. My plan is to replace brakes/rotors/calipers on front this weekend regardless. Only thing left after that is tires.
What do you guys think?
The PO was in the national guard so it sat for periods at a time un-driven. When I bought it, it was in the middle of weeks of snow/ice/cold and it hadn't been driven in 3 weeks. There was a wobble of some type, and I figured it was flat spots on the tires. They were under-inflated and stuck to the ice for weeks. The tires are almost brand new so I had good hopes that they would rebound. I filled them up, but still didn't fix the problem.
You can feel the problem at all speeds, but most noticeably at super slow speeds and from 40-45mph. It's definitely something "round" because you feel it every rotation. The cab just about shakes apart at 45mph. However, if I hit the gas hard, or hit the brake hard when slowing, I don't feel it much at all, if any.
Starting last Friday I noticed a burning smell. Seems to be coming from the driver front wheel.
Then I start doing some testing. I can stop in my driveway completely, then left off the brake so as to idle forward 2-3mph (like normal...). It'll sit there stuck, and then you'll hear a creaking sound, just like you would hear when you're slowly letting off the brake, and then enough idle power builds up and it breaks free and rolls forward.
So now what I'm thinking is that the tires are probably OK, and the problem is a rotor or a stuck caliper. My plan is to replace brakes/rotors/calipers on front this weekend regardless. Only thing left after that is tires.
What do you guys think?