FW: Driveline Vibration Issue

Don Becker · 12-11-2008, 11:33 AM

[Source unknown] Driveline Vibration Issue - Possible Root Cause

This guy ran over a mattress and decided to keep going. The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough to put a tear in the gas tank, the subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought this vehicle to its knees.

It had still managed to drive 30 more miles decently with a 60lb tangle wrapped around the driveshaft.

He complained that the vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving it high speeds.

This is what the dealership found..............

Shark Bait · 12-11-2008, 12:43 PM

I used to deal with stuff like this back when I was turning a wrench. It always went something like this:

Me: Wow. These bearings are shot. Did you ever grease them?
Driver: Grease them?
Me: It is in the operator's manual.
Driver: Operator's manual?
Me: Didn't you notice any kind of vibration changes in the equipment?
Driver: Oh yeah.... I guess that I do remember a weird sound and a shimmy starting a couple of days ago.
Me: And you didn't think to stop and check it out or at least tell me?

Driver: <insert blank look here>

Good equipment operators are so hard to find.....

Basskit · 12-11-2008, 12:44 PM

OMG!!!

That a good one!!

Don Becker · 12-11-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shark Bait

I used to deal with stuff like this back when I was turning a wrench. It always went something like this: . . . .

Growing-up in the garden equipment business it went something like this:

Me - - good morning, how may I help you?
Customer - - I loaned my mower to my neighbor and now it won't run. It's only a year old.
Me - - (checking it over) Gee, it seems to be seized-up. (checking oil level) Wow, there's no oil in here. The oil is supposed to be here at the top of the reservoir filler and you only have a (sticking my pinkie finger into the oil pan and showing him the very black oil dot on that finger) trace at the very bottom.
Customer - - (very indignant) Well! It had oil in it when it was new, didn't it?

CATCH AND EAT · 12-11-2008, 01:24 PM

Don, I think that one has a fuel filter problem. Driveline looks pretty good.

WOW!

baltz526 · 12-11-2008, 01:26 PM

must be a dodge

OutTrolling (ot) · 12-11-2008, 01:28 PM

That looks like a "how to do it yourself spring removal" from a mattress. Is there really that much spring material in a mattress?????????? WOW!!!

bkedman · 12-11-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OutTrolling (ot)

That looks like a "how to do it yourself spring removal" from a mattress. Is there really that much spring material in a mattress?????????? WOW!!!

Must have been a California King

Chug · 12-11-2008, 01:39 PM

I hope the owner of that mattress Jumped off? Nah, Might be stuck in the Fan Blades.

Could be reason Truck is over heating..

Too funny.. so true on how people drive!!..

adobe wall · 12-11-2008, 06:05 PM

That is a great one!

I deal with warranty issues on class 8 trucks. Some of our dealers send us some pretty spectacular pics from time to time. A log truck with a full load of logs that burned when the driver tossed a cable high over the load and hooked an overhead powerline....

regards, aw

baitsauce · 12-11-2008, 06:16 PM

Don't know why but this reminds me of the joke with the punch line of:

"OK lady, it's your elk! Just let me get my saddle off of it!"

Don Becker · 12-11-2008, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adobe wall

. . . . Some of our dealers send us some pretty spectacular pics from time to time. A log truck with a full load of logs that burned when the driver tossed a cable high over the load and hooked an overhead powerline....

regards, aw

I've seen that one . . .

Don

SouthSantiamSlayer · 12-11-2008, 09:22 PM

Hahahaha some people are just not too bright...
This is something my brother would do.
He's real book smart... not too street smart though..

Don Becker · 12-11-2008, 10:08 PM

'Anyone wanting to try this our on a somewhat smaller scale; I see there's a free twin mattress over on the Classifieds.

Just be sure to post-up your result photos. Don

tenmile · 12-11-2008, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baltz526

must be a dodge

???? please elaborate......

Seefood Man · 12-12-2008, 05:36 AM

Talk about being wrapped tight

I have a friend that did almost the same thing with the remains of a barbwire fence.

HntnFsh · 12-27-2008, 10:19 AM

I gotta get under my truck and check for one of those mattresses.I have a heck of a vibration.

Maybe snow packed in the wheels.Plus I have a ujoint going out.

I hate changing ujoints on Toyotas.

Cliff D. · 12-28-2008, 08:23 AM

Reponse of building owner when told of problem, "I haven't had to spend a dime on that elevator in 79 yrs. , i don't see why i should start now !!

jokester · 12-28-2008, 10:05 AM

I'm surprised the drive shaft didn't fall off before he ran out of gas

That's a lot of extra stress on those u-joints

Other people's kids...

-jokester

Fast Water · 12-28-2008, 12:51 PM

Now you know what happens when your muffler bearing blows out.

Box springs?? Naw.

Muffler bearing.

TEC · 12-28-2008, 03:12 PM

Just imagine the stereo that pickup must have.

Silver Bullets · 12-28-2008, 03:39 PM

I wondered where my cable chains went!

Don Becker · 12-28-2008, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEC

Just imagine the stereo that pickup must have.

Now, I think you might just have the answer there!

Don

12-11-2008, 11:33 AM	#1
Don Becker Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Beaverton, OR, USA Posts: 11,992	FW: Driveline Vibration Issue [Source unknown] Driveline Vibration Issue - Possible Root Cause This guy ran over a mattress and decided to keep going. The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough to put a tear in the gas tank, the subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought this vehicle to its knees. It had still managed to drive 30 more miles decently with a 60lb tangle wrapped around the driveshaft. He complained that the vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving it high speeds. This is what the dealership found.............. __________________ Oregon Master Hunter. Life-member, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Member: Oregon Hunters Association & Oregon Firearms Federation. ODFW Volunteer. From the day you're born 'til you ride in a hearse, 'ain't nothin' so bad it couldn't have been worse. Give up on perfectionism, welcome to an “imperfect world.” Life is a zigzag, not a straight line (authors unknown).

12-11-2008, 12:43 PM	#2
Shark Bait Chromer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Newberg Posts: 791	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue I used to deal with stuff like this back when I was turning a wrench. It always went something like this: Me: Wow. These bearings are shot. Did you ever grease them? Driver: Grease them? Me: It is in the operator's manual. Driver: Operator's manual? Me: Didn't you notice any kind of vibration changes in the equipment? Driver: Oh yeah.... I guess that I do remember a weird sound and a shimmy starting a couple of days ago. Me: And you didn't think to stop and check it out or at least tell me? Driver: <insert blank look here> Good equipment operators are so hard to find..... __________________ At what point was it decided that it was intellectually honest to blame an inanimate object for the actions of a human being?

12-11-2008, 12:44 PM	#3
Basskit Coho Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lebanon Posts: 92	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue OMG!!! That a good one!! __________________ Basskit Member OHA, Member RMEF, Life Member BASS

12-11-2008, 01:24 PM	#5
CATCH AND EAT King Salmon Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: S.E. Portland Posts: 19,606	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue Don, I think that one has a fuel filter problem. Driveline looks pretty good. WOW! __________________ SHUT UP AND FISH! Recall, recall, recall!!!!!!!!!!!!

12-11-2008, 01:26 PM	#6
baltz526 King Salmon Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: lapine oregon Posts: 11,258	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue must be a dodge __________________ OHA LIFE MEMBER, LAPINE OREGON. the hunt begins. http://www.oregonhunters.org/ click on application to print

12-11-2008, 01:28 PM	#7
OutTrolling (ot) Steelhead Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newberg, Or Posts: 397	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue That looks like a "how to do it yourself spring removal" from a mattress. Is there really that much spring material in a mattress?????????? WOW!!! __________________ Old Fishermen Never Die, They Just Smell That Way!

12-11-2008, 01:39 PM	#9
Chug Ifish Nate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yamhill Co. Posts: 2,793	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue I hope the owner of that mattress Jumped off? Nah, Might be stuck in the Fan Blades. Could be reason Truck is over heating.. Too funny.. so true on how people drive!!.. __________________ - "UVA UVAM VIVENDO VARIA FIT! "

12-11-2008, 06:05 PM	#10
adobe wall Ifish Nate Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,686	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue That is a great one! I deal with warranty issues on class 8 trucks. Some of our dealers send us some pretty spectacular pics from time to time. A log truck with a full load of logs that burned when the driver tossed a cable high over the load and hooked an overhead powerline.... regards, aw

12-11-2008, 06:16 PM	#11
baitsauce Tuna! Join Date: May 2004 Location: The People's Republic of Eugene Posts: 1,625	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue Don't know why but this reminds me of the joke with the punch line of: "OK lady, it's your elk! Just let me get my saddle off of it!" __________________ Nothing stops a drive faster than a turnover. -John Madden

12-11-2008, 09:22 PM	#13
SouthSantiamSlayer Tuna! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lebanon, Oregon Posts: 1,467	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue Hahahaha some people are just not too bright... This is something my brother would do. He's real book smart... not too street smart though..

12-11-2008, 10:08 PM	#14
Don Becker Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Beaverton, OR, USA Posts: 11,992	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue 'Anyone wanting to try this our on a somewhat smaller scale; I see there's a free twin mattress over on the Classifieds. Just be sure to post-up your result photos. Don __________________ Oregon Master Hunter. Life-member, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Member: Oregon Hunters Association & Oregon Firearms Federation. ODFW Volunteer. From the day you're born 'til you ride in a hearse, 'ain't nothin' so bad it couldn't have been worse. Give up on perfectionism, welcome to an “imperfect world.” Life is a zigzag, not a straight line (authors unknown).

12-12-2008, 05:36 AM	#16
Seefood Man Ifish Nate Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Woodland Posts: 2,990	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue Talk about being wrapped tight I have a friend that did almost the same thing with the remains of a barbwire fence.

12-27-2008, 10:19 AM	#17
HntnFsh Ifish Nate Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toledo Wa Posts: 3,367	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue I gotta get under my truck and check for one of those mattresses.I have a heck of a vibration. Maybe snow packed in the wheels.Plus I have a ujoint going out. I hate changing ujoints on Toyotas.

12-28-2008, 08:23 AM	#18
Cliff D. Tuna! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colton Posts: 1,276	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue Reponse of building owner when told of problem, "I haven't had to spend a dime on that elevator in 79 yrs. , i don't see why i should start now !!

12-28-2008, 10:05 AM	#19
jokester King Salmon Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Forest Grove, OR Posts: 8,223	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue I'm surprised the drive shaft didn't fall off before he ran out of gas That's a lot of extra stress on those u-joints Other people's kids... -jokester __________________ TEAM PURIST TEAM POP TART Fishing is always good...catching is just a bonus Romans 8:28

12-28-2008, 12:51 PM	#20
Fast Water King Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: S.W. Washington Posts: 9,896	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue Now you know what happens when your muffler bearing blows out. Box springs?? Naw. Muffler bearing. __________________ Mark Lower Columbia CCA Join CCA RFA Ifish Member #2421 For in the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. - Baba Dioum

12-28-2008, 03:12 PM	#21
TEC Steelhead Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 268	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue Just imagine the stereo that pickup must have.

12-28-2008, 03:39 PM	#22
Silver Bullets Chromer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 698	Re: FW: Driveline Vibration Issue I wondered where my cable chains went!

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