Pinion would be to grab the yoke on the pinion and see if it had
play. If so the bearings are about to, or have already disingrated.
I read this post the other day and decided not being there I wasn't
going to do the diagnosing. These rear end vibrations could be
anything. OTOH I want to see them replace it without some major
disassembling.
Phil Carrell
--- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, fred hengel <fjh1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> I have been wondering just how the pinion bearing was diagnosed
without
> pulling it.
>
> Its been many years since I did work like this but this sounds a
little
> strange. It will be interesting to see if that really was the cause.
>
> My money was on the drive shaft being reinstalled wrong after
towing.
>
> Fred Hengel
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Phil Carrell
> Date: 02/06/08 21:49:45
> To: Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Diesel-RVs] Re: Vibration when coasting.
>
> It must be a really bad pinion bearing to vibrate, like maybe all
of
> the needle bearings ready to fall out.
>
> Phil Carrell
>
> --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, "David Knight" <dknig288@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Sure did --- now we have something to put in the back of the grey
> matter
> > should we get a vibration in our rigs. Hope not but, one never
> knows.
> >
> > Dave Knight
> > dknig288@
> > HOOK'EM HORNS 1969
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Diesel-
> RVs@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of Chuck & Mary Boros
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:36 PM
> > To: Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Diesel-RVs] Vibration when coasting.
> >
> > Boy did we ALL miscalled that one. Chuck B
> >
> > glenmilender <glenmilender@> wrote: Thanks for the input
> > regarding the viration when coasting. It turned ut
> > to be a pinion gear bearing for those who might run into a
similar
> > problem. The mechanic may be able to change it without pulling
the
> > axles but won't know until he pulls the plate off the front of
the
> axle
> > housing. Glen Milender - Northern Minn - cold as it gets - 96
> Safari
> > Serengeti with a Jeep Gr Cherokee '07 toad.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chuck & Mary Boros
> > 04 Windsor 02 Ford Ranger
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