Alright I need a little bit of help before I spend a bunch of money on unnecessary parts before I got brand new steer tire put on my would feel like the right front tire was bouncing around 45-55 now I have the néw tires on balanced 3 axle alignment they said my kings were good shocks were good now my Steering wheel shakes at 45 - 50 load it will not shake unload it’s pulling the to the right not real hard but like after 3-5 seconds a vibrations or a bouncing feeling in the rear while load
Freightliner bounce and shakes
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Electric Chicken
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Check those steer axle spring shackle bushings too.
No they haven’t the guy at the tire shop said that he don’t think that the problem but imma take someone else to get them checked
they are good I checked those
Electric Chicken
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Is your 5th wheel nice and tight? I had mine rebuilt and it was a world of difference. Without firm clamping around the kingpin, the trailer can do its own little thing back there and move the truck around.
I'm spitballing anything and everything I've had affect my handling.
Electric Chicken
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And sometimes it's just the road doing it. Crowns, ruts, ripples, expansion joints, etc.
Electric Chicken
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And grease everything. Shackle bushings, kingpins, tie rods, steering box, trailing arm, U-joints, s-cams, etc. Everything.
It can all be tight on inspection but going down the road, it's metal on metal without grease.
It can all be tight on inspection but going down the road, it's metal on metal without grease.
Lots of possibilities.
Did they check the shocks or did you? In other words, were they removed, or simply a visual for leaks? I personally will usually just add the cost of new shocks into the cost of new tires unless it's an issue where one or the other is basically new due to chasing a problem as you are now.
Another possibility is your "new" tires. Mounted poorly, or just not quality tires possibility. A new tire can be junk, and lots of tire guys are not tire guys anymore. Did the steers take any weight to balance? If so, how much?
A good MD Alignment shop will likely find your problem pretty quickly. Chad in Kansas City is the most highly recommended overall, the owner and his son do quality work in Iowa, and I personally have had good results in Glendale, AZ (Arizona Laser Alignment Systems). Linked to you to the folks in Arizona, everyone else is easily found from the MD Alignment website.
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