https://www.jbtoolsales.com/steelman-97202-wireless-chassis-ear/

That's good makes a lot easier working out of a pickup. It was a clean-looking truck. on the chassis years I guess they pick up different vibrations and readings and send it back to the central unit and you can diagnose from there. $200 would probably be cheaper than three or four hours at dealer

Thank you Ryan

No problem brother, that is exactly right. You can go with a cheaper on that is wired but I'm not fond of exposed wires while driving, lol.

A diag at a dealership will normally run you 1-1 1/2 hours.

Visually inspect your U-Joints for free play and your yoke at the rear diff as well.

Keep us updated

Yes sir thanks to both of you goys!

It sucks that you have that issue, but it is a great question man.

Goys for the win

It's hard to diagnose something like this over the net. If @Brenten.Ryan-AZ can't find a tsb or anything on it I would be happy to take a ride in it with you and see what we came up with. One of the reasons I quit working on cars is because of having to diagnose shitty problems like this but with that said I do have plenty of experience doing it. My initial thoughts are driveline forsure but sometimes a quick test drive with the right person may reveal the issue or at least give a good starting point. Chassis ears are a great invention and makes noise diagnosis so much easier. Wish I owned a set. I was spoiled as a dealership tech and they where always a special tool that was provided.

@JesseJames do you live near him to help out with it? If so, that's great.

I grabbed a set a while ago for a couple side jobs I was doing around the neighborhood. I don't use them all too often but they prove their worth when the opportunity arises. I'm definitely not experienced enough to feel it out with my asscheeks haha

*my butt

Yes we where actually together last weekend ha would have been a good time to check it out. I haven't been a tech for 4 years now. I was a Nissan tech for 8 years and spent at least 6 of those years doing electrical engine drive ability noise diagnosis and repair.

Yes it's a crazy problem. So far it is not been anything but a nuisance. Like I said it doesn't really affect the way it drives it tracks trade steering wheel doesn't shimmy it's definitely situated right beneath the center console

@JesseJames yes maybe at the next meet up we'll take a ride in it

Sometimes you can have a problem of a messed up bushing that could be causing a vibration and/or noise. @Deleted User anytime man.

@JesseJames you may have been out for 4 years but your 8 years in the field trumps my less than a year with Freightliner haha

I'm still finishing my program with UTI and starting my qual program with Cummins.

I'm much more proficient with body electrical and drivability than this.

@Brenten.Ryan-AZ Hey at least your going into heavy trucks and diesel repair. 08 to 10 was hard on us automotive guys and it seemed like the diesel guys where impervious to the recession. I know work on heavy equipment. All I do know though is change tires on them. So no diagnosis or repairs just change the tire and go. Most of my days are spent driving my sterling boom truck all over the place.

Hey man, I thought tires were a bitch to deal with in class 8's but fuck that noise.. haha kudos to you for dealing with those. 👍

I'll be heading to Anchorage for a field service position on Cummins power generation sideonce I'm done with my training.

Plenty of money to be made on heavy equipment side

What I thought was big

@JesseJames Badass

@Brenten.Ryan-AZ ha I would rather change those pan tires over those semi truck tires any day. My truck does all the hard work. With semi tires you have to do them by hand. I have to do some semi tires here and there but mostly Otr

Otr-off the road

Ah, I didn't know that. Haha

The tires on the machine in the photo weigh roughly 3k to 4K each

Fixing the motorcycle, looks weird naked

What is that, a Sportster?

It's of Japanese origin forsure.

Sportster has a v twin design engine.

Mmmmmmm

@Deleted User alright negro, I'm going to guess misfiring at high speeds. Cylinder 6 is probably the one too, which would be from the front of the truck, bank 2 right side, number 2 cylinder which is the 2nd one from the front. Check the plug, if it's ok, look to see if any other are misfiring. If you don't see any abnormal build up it's still probably the number 6 cylinder ignition coil, '09 to 14 are notorious for it. The one I bought Tuesday had the same problem, except mine shook at around 45ish. I just swapped the plug and the tube, not the ignition coil. And that fixed mine.

The guy at auto zone knew exactly what problem I was having, I upgraded the spark plugs as well

If this ends up not working I'm going to swap the ignition coil on cylinder 6.

@John O - Kawasaki Ninja 500

@Deleted User what engine do you have in that Ford?

302. Same as the Mustangs

Thanks, looking for related TSB's now.

Ty i appreciate it

No present TSB's for that specific concern brother.

Yours is a one piece drive shaft, correct?

Yes

have the other gentleman look at it when you both meet, if he can't solve it grab those Chassis ears and I'll walk you through vibration orders to get it under wraps.