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Re: Intermittent grinding noise rotational
Doone #737688 June 29th 2018 8:13 am
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Hi Doone,

Ha! Yes. Definitely wide open spaces 'round here. Uh Oh, that song is stuck in my head now.

I should add, the bad AC clutch bearing gets worse and sounds like a box of rocks. That bearing carries the load when the AC is off. When the AC is on, the front bearing inside the compressor is load bearing.

I've gone through 2 rebuilt bad alternator bearing failures lately on the 120 amp in the B350. Not sure if I should buy new, but the $150 looks better in my pocket, and to me it's only time that I spend working on the Van. I'm getting better at it, But it is getting old...

On the lift situation, I've found a tire shop that I Iike here, spent some money, well, a lot of money with 3 Vans and a Mexican Dodge, and stop in occasionally. They do it for me, but it is Texas...

Catch them when it's slow, see if they'll do you a solid. Doesn't hurt to ask. Good Wrenching Doone!

Re: Intermittent grinding noise rotational
Doone #737696 June 29th 2018 9:49 am
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Thanx again, when starting out in drive it sounds a little like turning a disc with a hi spot on a lathe, then the hum comes on at around 25 mph. Took it up to 40 and put it in neutral no load on the eng or drive shaft and the hum is there and decrases with speed. Back in D and increases with speed thats why I think its in the driveline.possibly u joints. The one on the front looks fresh, the rear one looks o e, rusty and dry.


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Re: Intermittent grinding noise rotational
Doone #737703 June 29th 2018 3:47 pm
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Mechanic says rear ujoint, as I suspected, he will change out both for 200 incl parts. Im gonna let him do it, have used him b4, he is a good honest general mech.


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Re: Intermittent grinding noise rotational
Doone #737734 June 30th 2018 7:39 am
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Good deal, glad it's a simple fix. You've got a good Mechanic. Who's not afraid to work on Vans. Big Plus. Perfectly OK to give him a Shout out on here, Doone.

My tire shop's owned by an Electrical Contractor here in Levelland. The Flatands. Was Flatland Tire LOL.

They have a heavy Diesel shop there too. They'll do anything there. Pretty shrewd Businessman, place is packed with all his trucks. Not afraid to work on Vans either.

Van ON!

Re: Intermittent grinding noise rotational
Doone #737812 July 02nd 2018 7:45 am
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Thanx pardner. We didnt have to test drive more than 10 feet and Doug said its your rear u joint. Theres nothing like a good general who has experience. I guess those new shocks lifted the angle of the shaft a little bit and brought on what was due to happen anyway.


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Re: Intermittent grinding noise rotational
Doone #737981 July 06th 2018 5:47 pm
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Hey Wedgy it was only the rear joint 1 hr 100 incl parts, back on the road again no noise and vibration gone. wish they were all this easy peasy.


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