Got A Work Van On GovDeals Today!

[Robin97396]

That $640 truck seems to be sucking up a lot of money.

You are technically aware of how to align the driveshaft to eliminate the vibration?

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Kubla

Going to go pick up my $250 rebuilt drive shaft for my $640 gov deals pick up truck and hope that fixes my vibration issue, next up is the replacement of the Swiss cheese like bed, found a used one with no rust, $550 installed, then a steering wheel

You sound like me- my gov deals Ram pickup needs a brake line.

I only have a little rust around the rear wheel wells, but it looks crappy. They sell rust-repair panels that tack-in and look great.

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by Kubla

Going to go pick up my $250 rebuilt drive shaft for my $640 gov deals pick up truck and hope that fixes my vibration issue, next up is the replacement of the Swiss cheese like bed, found a used one with no rust, $550 installed, then a steering wheel

I just love GovDeals beaters. Even if I spend as much time wrenching on them as driving them!

[EastCoastCB]

The dodge is still more robust and reliable than the Chevy Z71 to the left. Its in the process of being lemoned. Shaun's lawyer filed a lawsuit.

old pump. Man, it had a LOT of play in that bearing, but never leaked and always did its job. Never fully failed, thankfully. Caught this one in time!





fan and new fan clutch installed




Shroud and everything pretty much buttoned back up.


Shaun, my right hand man and bus driver extraordinaire


All done, just burping the system of air.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

The dodge is still more robust and reliable than the Chevy Z71 to the left. Its in the process of being lemoned. Shaun's lawyer filed a lawsuit.

Sweet looking red truck. What's wrong with it? Anything you can fix?

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Sweet looking red truck. What's wrong with it? Anything you can fix?

No, even chevy can't fix it.
Its got a host of problems. It dies, everything sucks, etc.
Been to the dealer for major work 8 times.

New stuff SUCKS.

[EastCoastCB]

Took the van for a good 15 mile run. Ran it hard.
Temp stays right where its always stayed. No leaks.

It did idle a little rough at first, but the tank was low and it had sat for a month. A couple cans of seafoam and 5 gallons for now, and it seems to be all smoothed out. I'll run the concentrated gas/seafoam for a few gallons then fill the tank and do one more bottle of seafoam.
This thing has a HUGE fuel tank!

[cadillackid]

super duper to have your work van back on the road!!!! that thing will be a trooper now!!! youve fixed about all that ever goes wrong with those things!!..

does shaun by any chance have issues with flared and really crappy transmission shifts as well as a vibration when it goes into 'V4' mode?

asking becasue a friend of mine has been in and out of negotianns with GM on his 2015 silverado for crap.. whats wierd is my silverado was perfect other than crappy A/C.. its lease was up and i wanted a dodge so i ditched it..

-Christopher

[Kubla]

Drive shaft had a bad u-joint and center bearing and the balance weights had come off, no driveline vibration with it now

[Robin97396]

Nice. I've tried driving them without the weights. It's ugly.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

Nice. I've tried driving them without the weights. It's ugly.

This is cool. Guy reminds me of someone....what show was it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj78G4wtXKE

[EastCoastCB]

Driving around after work today the van did great. Goes to its operating temp and stays right there. Success!

I'm still getting a bit of a whine from the rear end. From 50-55 if I accelerate it lets out a whine. Goes away if I let off. What yall think?

[cadillackid]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

Driving around after work today the van did great. Goes to its operating temp and stays right there. Success!

I'm still getting a bit of a whine from the rear end. From 50-55 if I accelerate it lets out a whine. Goes away if I let off. What yall think?

were the ring and pinion gears new? i cant remember.. Numerically higher (lower ratio) rears tend to be a little noisier .. it also could be if the gears arent new that when they put iot back together they used the same spacing and set up that it was before and didnt measure the pinion depth and position right/ left of the ring gear?

or the pinion bearing was bad for awhile and caused a bit of a different wear pattern on the gears so even set up correctly they wont be perfect..

I never worried unless a whine was really loud...

-Christopher

[EastCoastCB]

Makes sense. The r+p is the original stock stuff.
Its fairly loud. I'll take you for a ride and show you next time I see you.

[cadillackid]

they may just need to pop the punkin cover and move the carrier a little.. i can never remember on these things whuch direction it needs to go for whine on power vs off... usually whine on power and off power ends up being pinion depth not set right...

ultimately the whine is how the gear teeth are meshing.. when setting these up I always had a paste i put on the gears.. you rotate, shim or adjust (manufacturer different).. paste - spin, and when you get the pattern to match the manufacturer spec.. and your pinion depth matches spec you are good..

its a bit of an art to set up a rear to be nice N quiet..

-Christopher

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

they may just need to pop the punkin cover and move the carrier a little.. i can never remember on these things whuch direction it needs to go for whine on power vs off... usually whine on power and off power ends up being pinion depth not set right...

ultimately the whine is how the gear teeth are meshing.. when setting these up I always had a paste i put on the gears.. you rotate, shim or adjust (manufacturer different).. paste - spin, and when you get the pattern to match the manufacturer spec.. and your pinion depth matches spec you are good..

its a bit of an art to set up a rear to be nice N quiet..

-Christopher

I'll take it over to the guy who rebuilt it and see if he'll adjust that. Thanks

[Tango]

Or...you can do what I saw a used car dealer do years ago. Pull the back plate off and pack it full of bananas. Skins and all. Really quieted that whiner down. And he swore that the "oil" was good for the gears.

[Robin97396]

I was always told the used car guys would pack a rear end full of sawdust to quiet it down.

[cadillackid]

or maybe just pour a bottle of lucas in it....

[Brewerbob]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

or maybe just pour a bottle of lucas in it....

You get that witchcraft out of here. I'm with Robin. I've only heard of sawdust and that was from my old man's days.