Do you drive around with your front hubs locked?

 

j-martin~ I recently changed the fluid in the rear, I noticed the spiders were a bit sloppy on the shafts too so I bet the axle is the problem. The funny thing, the truck has been doin real good since I started this thread

93flatbed~ No, the only time I lock the hubs in is when I'm prety sure theres a chance I'll be using 4x4. Not on the highway. I think the front axle spins sometimes while I'm driving, but its always free when I check it.

I have wheel bearings, spindle bearings, and kingpin stuff to put in as soon as I have a chance. I'll see if that helps too.

Thanks a bunch everyone for the ideas, I'v got a good list of things to narrow down now.

 

What's really fun and exciting is when a transmission or rear end locks up tight at freeway speed.

 

That would suck! I read something about a bearing in the getrag that could drop and lock it in gear or something too.. Would'nt be no fun.

Im going to recheck the yoke nut on the rear this weekend.

 

It should be 200 ft. lbs, 375ft lbs is for the first time when you use crush sleeves

 

Ok thanks, should I get new crush sleeves if the nut is loose?

 

No you won't find them anywhere, dana used them to set pinion depth. Shims are used now by driveline shops. You'll need to use a light duty socket to fit down there and torque it to 200-250ft lbs with a hand torque wrench or 175-200 with a impact torque

 

Ok, thanks for the info

 

Today the truck was doing the "bind up" thing again. The 4x4 shifter rattles more when its doin it. That was something I forgot to say.

 

Whats the oil and play in the transfer case seem like?

 

10W-30 with some lucas for oil. There is some play, I put this transfercase probably 6 months ago because in 4low I had just front wheel drive sometimes with the original t-case.

Anyways, the truck had the binding problem before I changed the t-case also.

 

Well should be gear oil but if it were there before...

Earlier in the thread you had said something about there being no heat anywhere when it was binding. If it was in the rear end it would take a long time to show any excessive heat, if it were binding harder then it would heat up faster. Binding that you can feel slowing your truck is friction and friction causes heat.

 

Are the motor and transmission mounts good? Just a thought, maybe the mounts are allowing lateral movement...Mark

 

I had thought the same but he says they check out, definately interested to see what is causing this

 

I'm always a day late and a dollar short, as my mom used to say......Mark