TroutnMuskieHunter

Nice pike.....I can hardly wait to hear the reply about sharing the same Fila shirt and what's all over it!!

I know Paul...it's driving me nuts!!....they have inspected the front end and everything appears to be good!!.....he took it out on the highway for a 30min drive this morning and couldn't feel any vibration .....oh well, at least I'll have new brakes along with the new tires I bough a couple of weeks ago and no BEER money for the upcoming trip

I had the rear diff flushed and oil replaced on May 14th at Mr. Lube.....they used synthetic oil 75W/140 which should be ok.... I'm waiting to hear back from the mechanic...I'll post the end results when i get them!!! Thanks again guys.... Steve

ptmpete....he's not sure if the axle seals are leaking until he pulls the hubs off....he's guessing that there's a leak due to the gear oil smell we both smelt yesterday when I dropped it off....this was the same smell I smelt the day I came home after the vibration started and said I could smell something...

The quote I got was $1200 .....front and rear brakes including replacement calipers and then the rear axle seals..... ...there goes the beer fund And we still don't know if the vibration is even being caused by the brakes....that's the part I have a hard time dealing with!!!!....

Here's an update......I just got off the phone with the mechanic...he took it out for a drive and can't reproduce the vibration ......it was acting up while I drove it to the garage but now it's stopped!!! The front end is good, but the brakes are done including a rear seized caliper....we did smell something again when I dropped it off which turns out to be the rear axle seal that's leaking .........he's going to take it off the hoist and take it for a longer drive to see if he can reproduce the problem.....if he can't I guess I'll go ahead and get the work done that's needed and pray that it's not something else that will come back to haunt me next week while we're heading up to Temagami Can anyone guess what this is going to cost???.......rear axle seals and front and rear brakes Steve

Now that's funny Dan ....I owe you one bud

That was the first thing I checked Bernie ...called the garage this morning and the owner can't look at my truck until later this morning...first thing he thought of was a seized caliper as well......we'll see......I will make sure to post an update as soon as I know what the outcome is!!! I'm praying that it is the wheel bearings so that Whitespinnerbait picks up the tab as he mentioned in his post yesterday!!!!....what a GREAT GUY!!!

Another great outing!!....good job!!

Definately don't take the bananas out......take a bag of Chip's Ahoy out instead...that's the secret weapon right there

yup.....but there's always a bright side to things!!!....I'm glad it happened now and not next week while I'm on vacation, driving on the Trans Canada Hwy, pulling a boat heading North If it is the lower ball joint, I'm not going to be too impressed!!!....I had this replaced under warranty back in 2007 and I've only put on another 30,000KM since then!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I'll have to dig into my beer fund money for the Fall Lakair G2G

Thanks again guys!!.....I hope they can get my truck in tomorrow to take a look and get er done for the trip ....if it is the wheel bearing, any estimates on what a job like this is going to run me

Nice report Rich and good lookin Crappies!! .....The Rideau system is a great waterway to fish for sure and comes close to what the Ottawa R. is

Ok...so I went out and checked a few things on the truckand then realized I MAY have an issue with the driver side front wheel... ....it looks to me that the wheel is on an angle compared to the passesnger side .....what do you guys think???????????? DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER SIDE

I guess the mystery to me is why this happens intermittently.....if it was something that was "broken" or siezed, it should be a repeatable experience everytime I jump in the truck...like I said, this happened once before in March when I was returning from an ice fishing trip...I pulled over to see if i had a flat tire, due to the truck vibrating so bad, and when I got back in and drove off, the truck was good to go I just don't want to get hosed by a service center

Paul, I didn't hit a bump...it just started out of the blue when I was on the Dunrobin Rd coming back from Kanata... Malcolm, I'm heading up June 15th for the week......are you staying at one of Rick's places and is he flying you in??

Thanks ptmpete, I'll try that tomorrow morning....I've never used the E-brake since I've had the truck so that can be ruled out....I haven't had the brakes serviced yet, and it's been 5yrs and 70,000km.....what's the normal interval for brake service???......all these questions ...I've always bought new trucks after the warranty period expired (3yrs) but given the economic circumstances, I've decided to keep this one for a while!! As far as the wheel balancing Tybo, I just had 4 new tires installed and balanced....you would think that they got it right the first time, no???? It's going in the shop tomorrow I hope.....I'll report the outcome for sure!! Thanks guys!!

Great post MrEh!! .....Thanks!!

I just had 4 new tires put on 2 weeks ago.....the vibrating thing comes and goes and the last time it happened was in March when I had the old tires on ...

I know this is going to open up a huge thread of Ford wise cracks but here it goes: I have a 2004 F-150 4x4 with 70,000km and just before I got home yesterday the steering wheel starting vibrating like crazy!!....I slowed right down and the vibration started to go away but when I went back up to 90km it started again....when I got home I could smell something wierd (like burning or something heating up)..... This happened once before a couple of months ago when I travelled down 32kms of dirt road...when i got back on the highway, the steering started vibrating like nuts so i pulled over and checked the tires....when I didn't see anything unusual, I got back on the road and the vibrating disappeared I'm heading up to Temagami next week on a fishing trip and will be trailering a boat up....I'm going to try and get the truck into a local shop tomorrow morning, but just wanted to know if anyone has ever experienced something like this with their Ford!!!....I haven't had good luck with this truck.... In 2007, the truck only had 43,000km and Ford replaced the tie rods, ball joints and upper and lower steeering shaft bearing under warranty.....is this related in any way???? The warranty has long expired.....would you guys take it back to a Ford dealer and pay the $$$$$$$$$ labor rate or to a cheaper local garage??? Ok...so I went out and checked a few things on the truckand then realized I MAY have an issue with the driver side front wheel... ....it looks to me that the wheel is on an angle compared to the passesnger side .....what do you guys think???????????? DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER SIDE Thanks... Steve

Good on ya Bud

Great lookin' trout and scenery!!!!....man does that water ever look crystal clear!!!!

Wow....now that's a nice stringer of eyes there Simon!! ........congrats..

Thanks guys.....she went back into the lake to grow bigger and make more babies I'm not much of a fish eater except for the odd walleye and small specks....