JB3
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I started this thread in general realizing this might be the more appropriate sub-forum.
I have a JLUR with BFG 35s and Mopar lift; I have 5k miles on it now and I’ve developed a vibration that the dealership cannot seem to isolate.
As backstory, I had a vibration that caused me to go into the dealer to see if I could do the obvious “fix” of a rebalance. This didn’t help. The day after the balance work was done, I have a u-joint complete fail at the driver front wheel. This failure caused some collateral damaged to the front axel and the I believe the ABS system was partially or fully damaged. The vehicle was at the dealer for 20 days and I just got it back yesterday after being told they warranty replaced the damaged parts above and I need to pay for an alignment. The dealer also called about a potential issue over the phone saying I has a small dent in the rear drive shaft but it was not replaced under warranty.
So I finally get the vehicle back after paying for a balance and an alignment and having warranty replacement work done and the net result is the vibration is still present. The problem shows itself around 45+ mph and seems to be at it’s worse between 50-65mph. The vibration is coupled with an increase in “noise” at HWY speeds.
The dealership is saying well it “might be” my rear drive shaft but looking at it, the “damage” seems to be minimal or non-existent. Clearly, I don’t want to replace the rear drive shift on my dollar especially if it isn’t the issue.
To the forum, does this sound like this could be a rear drive shaft issue? Is a small dent, smaller than a quarter and with barely noticeable depth, capable of producing this symptom? Are there other likely sources of the vibration and noise? What are the thoughts about pushing harder for warranty replacement? Lastly, if you had to pay for the shaft out of pocket, I would assume it would be the best time to upgrade that component and it seems like a lot of JK people like Tom Wood’s shafts.
I have a JLUR with BFG 35s and Mopar lift; I have 5k miles on it now and I’ve developed a vibration that the dealership cannot seem to isolate.
As backstory, I had a vibration that caused me to go into the dealer to see if I could do the obvious “fix” of a rebalance. This didn’t help. The day after the balance work was done, I have a u-joint complete fail at the driver front wheel. This failure caused some collateral damaged to the front axel and the I believe the ABS system was partially or fully damaged. The vehicle was at the dealer for 20 days and I just got it back yesterday after being told they warranty replaced the damaged parts above and I need to pay for an alignment. The dealer also called about a potential issue over the phone saying I has a small dent in the rear drive shaft but it was not replaced under warranty.
So I finally get the vehicle back after paying for a balance and an alignment and having warranty replacement work done and the net result is the vibration is still present. The problem shows itself around 45+ mph and seems to be at it’s worse between 50-65mph. The vibration is coupled with an increase in “noise” at HWY speeds.
The dealership is saying well it “might be” my rear drive shaft but looking at it, the “damage” seems to be minimal or non-existent. Clearly, I don’t want to replace the rear drive shift on my dollar especially if it isn’t the issue.
To the forum, does this sound like this could be a rear drive shaft issue? Is a small dent, smaller than a quarter and with barely noticeable depth, capable of producing this symptom? Are there other likely sources of the vibration and noise? What are the thoughts about pushing harder for warranty replacement? Lastly, if you had to pay for the shaft out of pocket, I would assume it would be the best time to upgrade that component and it seems like a lot of JK people like Tom Wood’s shafts.
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