slughunter Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Bought a 93 chevy blazer 2-door (full size) to make into a muddin truck. But in the description it says that it rumbles a little when droven. Now what I wanna know is: Is the problem in the drive shaft and U-joints or is it in the transmission? he said that the transmission was just servised last year so Im not sure what the deal is. what do you guys think it could be? -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Could be a simple u-joint Shane, those will make some noise and if he hasn't changed them they are probably do. I would do both the front and rear. If they are the original ones you have to heat them up and melt the plastic out of them for removal. The new ones come with clips and are greaseable. Some of the new ones that came straight off the assembly line never had greaseable u-joints. If its a simple u-joint job that is not hard to do. Being a mudd boggin truck some rumble too may be because of the tires on it, the bigger they are the more road noise they generate especially an aggressive tread. They tend to hum down the road. Good luck Shane and have fun in the mud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Don't forget Carrier bearings...........Good chance they could be out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Being a mudd boggin truck some rumble too may be because of the tires on it, the bigger they are the more road noise they generate especially an aggressive tread. They tend to hum down the road. Its not a mud truck yet, totally stock at this point. Its gonna be my little project. Im really hoping that its the U-joints cause they arnt as big of a deal as the transmission. I guess Ill just find out when I pick the truck up. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Yep, chances are it's either the u-joints or a wheel bearing. The chances of it being in the tranny is slim to none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetucker Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 how bad is it?I had my rodeo do that after i put a lift kit in it and put some aggressive tires on it!!I guess it could be anything without know what your description of rumbling is!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 DAVET your rumbling is most likely from the your joints as well. When you lift a vehicle, you put alot of stress on the driveline if you didn't get the extensions for the driveshafts or have the pinions rotated to get as close to the stock angles as possible....also gonna be the tires too, but that is a fun rumble....As for the Chevy, I'd definitely check the u joints, they are over 10 years old and Northern vehicles tend to get a harsher life with the weather, you should see the undercarriage of my '05 Hemi, ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 ....Sounds like the U-joints to me, too....maybe water /sand got in there? ...I had big,bias-ply tires on my Suburban , and it rumbled as well.-Sounded like a bus! ...That rig sounds like it is going to be fun!(although I've never wanted to do anything like that) -Can you show us a picture?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Im not gonna buy the truck anymore. I talked to the guy on the phone and the real truth came out about it. It has way more problems that what I want to deal with. So im on the market again for a different mudder. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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