2Greeby7
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- 2003 Sport Trac XLT 4x4
Hello all,
Well really got some bad news today and realized I was right. Here is some history on the matter.
Bought my Sport Trac earlier this year, well lets say my dad picked it up for me while I was at Military school so I had to work with him and the seller Via Email. So I never got to drive or really see too much of the truck before hand. I saw that it was T-boned earlier around 2007 but everything since then had been "Fixed". My dad was able to tell me that the rims were pretty beat up and he could tell what side the truck had been hit because that rim was the most banged up and the inner splash guard was missing but the frame looked ok and it should be good to go. So I told him to use my money and get it.
Well since then I have changed a lot on my truck, and have noticed since the first time I drove it that the passengers side wheel (Rear) was shaking. I was pretty convinced that the rim wasn't balanced or bent (Side the truck was hit back in 07). So I got to school and around VT for about a month with it and finally got her home. I put new rims on and noticed it still had that shake and my friends would tell me they could see it shake and it looked almost as if the tire was about to fall off
So I brought it to my tire guy and he said the studs on the DRIVERS side rear tire looked as if the tire had come off at one point... odd... but the passengers side looked to be fine so they weighed and balanced that tire again.
So... I still have the shaking and you can still see my wheel wobble. I did a lot of searching the internet and found a lot of "Broken or bent" axle threads and it sounded a lot like my problem. This got me pretty worried to be honest. So I mentioned this to my dad and we had it brought down to the shop again and the mechanic confirmed that the axle was indeed "Bent or broken". Great... but...
I can not feel the wobble at lower speeds <50MPH but the wobble is present just about all speeds. However when you have the truck in the air there is no play in the axle on that side like it is snapped. Which leads me to believe it is bent on the Passengers side rear.
So my plan is to open up the pumpkin this weekend and see if there are any shards of metal or any obvious signs of something wrong and go from there. Any suggestions or ideas? I have a feeling I will be replacing that axle, I am a wrench head and like a challenge however I have never done any gearing or rear end work such as this by my self.
Hope someone can help! Thanks!
Well really got some bad news today and realized I was right. Here is some history on the matter.
Bought my Sport Trac earlier this year, well lets say my dad picked it up for me while I was at Military school so I had to work with him and the seller Via Email. So I never got to drive or really see too much of the truck before hand. I saw that it was T-boned earlier around 2007 but everything since then had been "Fixed". My dad was able to tell me that the rims were pretty beat up and he could tell what side the truck had been hit because that rim was the most banged up and the inner splash guard was missing but the frame looked ok and it should be good to go. So I told him to use my money and get it.
Well since then I have changed a lot on my truck, and have noticed since the first time I drove it that the passengers side wheel (Rear) was shaking. I was pretty convinced that the rim wasn't balanced or bent (Side the truck was hit back in 07). So I got to school and around VT for about a month with it and finally got her home. I put new rims on and noticed it still had that shake and my friends would tell me they could see it shake and it looked almost as if the tire was about to fall off
So I brought it to my tire guy and he said the studs on the DRIVERS side rear tire looked as if the tire had come off at one point... odd... but the passengers side looked to be fine so they weighed and balanced that tire again. So... I still have the shaking and you can still see my wheel wobble. I did a lot of searching the internet and found a lot of "Broken or bent" axle threads and it sounded a lot like my problem. This got me pretty worried to be honest. So I mentioned this to my dad and we had it brought down to the shop again and the mechanic confirmed that the axle was indeed "Bent or broken". Great... but...
I can not feel the wobble at lower speeds <50MPH but the wobble is present just about all speeds. However when you have the truck in the air there is no play in the axle on that side like it is snapped. Which leads me to believe it is bent on the Passengers side rear.
So my plan is to open up the pumpkin this weekend and see if there are any shards of metal or any obvious signs of something wrong and go from there. Any suggestions or ideas? I have a feeling I will be replacing that axle, I am a wrench head and like a challenge however I have never done any gearing or rear end work such as this by my self.
Hope someone can help! Thanks!
