Topic: truck shakes bad

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ok. so i hit a big pothole and broke a motor mount, engine was sitting up on bolt cockeyed. awesome. got it fixed and did new brakes also. now my truck shakes extremely bad when i get over 40 mph. engine and tranny mostly. maybe its the timing? any ideas? i searched and couldnt fing anything on the subject. thanks.

[bigarms23]

how are your driveshafts and u joints

[dot 1 [OP]]

great. front is out right now and rear is new stuff.noticed that passenger side tie rod end is bent to hell, this may have something to do with it? just took it for a ride and it didnt shake at all up to 70mph, but it will in the morning.

[OOPS]

Since you did not state what year your truck is I was thinking it was a solid axle. But then you said the right side tierod was bent I am guessing it is IFS, which is it?

[dot 1 [OP]]

81 4by4. solid axle, sorry about that.  arent the little guys that hook to the steering knuckle called tierod ends? forgive me, im the new guy.

[OOPS]

81 4by4. solid axle, sorry about that.  arent the little guys that hook to the steering knuckle called tierod ends? forgive me, im the new guy.

Yes that is the name of them. Have one bent has changed the toe on your alingment. Do you still have the stock push/pull steering?

Here is a link for the FSM (factory service manual). It will help you identify the parts and trouble shoot your problem.

http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/

[dot 1 [OP]]

yeah i still have stock steering. when i say shake i mean it shakes so bad you cant even go anywhere. i dont know what would make a handsome little pickup shake so bad? poor little fella.

[dot 1 [OP]]

alright, the spot where the drag link hooks to the knuckle arm has like an inch of play in it and is in bad shape. this would make the Black Fear shake the way it does i believe. thanks fo the link oops. hopefully this is it cause i hate driving my chevy.

[83yota]

its just scared. calm it down. you did not let a woman drive it did you? thats what happened to mine. except mine was so scared that it $h!t a rod.

[dot 1 [OP]]

too dirty for my woman to get near.

[OOPS]

alright, the spot where the drag link hooks to the knuckle arm has like an inch of play in it and is in bad shape. this would make the Black Fear shake the way it does i believe. thanks fo the link oops. hopefully this is it cause i hate driving my chevy.

There are adjustments on both ends of the draglink. You can also get rebuild kits for the DL ends. dealer item I think, do not know I have never bought one.