Colorado B.S. Thread

@Squeaky Penguin they made a movie about you.

 

Am I the only one that sees it?

 

Nope!

 

Hitting the trails hard I see

 

I see what you did there. Nicely done, very nicely done.

 

Add a current picture as well!

 

thanks guys, guess it already sold so it's no longer gonna be an issue

 

Recently I started getting a squeak coming from under the truck when I'm in gear and apply power, similar to the noise of a squealing belt. If I let off the gas the noise goes away. It also feels like my driveline vibrations have gotten worse. Before it was a little bit during takeoff, but now I can feel it while cruising around not just from under the seat but also in the steering wheel. I can get under there and look at some things, maybe throw a Gopro down there and drive around, but are there some things I should be looking at in particular? I can try greasing the u-joints, but maybe it's the carrier bearing going bad? Hopefully it's not something major. Thoughts? @thefatkid

 

Look for broken or missing seals on the u-joints, signs of grease slinging everywhere from one being busted. They will typically shed a little grease when freshly lubed, but you don't want to see a thick clump on the body. Twist the two halves of the shaft against each other. You should get just a little movement of the shaft against the ring and pinion in the diff, but the two halves shouldn't have any play against each other...they should be tight. Completely toasted u-joints you might be able to tell while it's on the truck, but you might consider taking it off the truck and seeing how freely they move. If they are really loose, I'd replace them. They should be on the snug side versus totally flopping around.

For the center bearing, look to see if it's cracked or rotted or separated from the metal sleeve. Push up and down and side to side. There should be a little flex in the rubber, but it should be firm and should not have a lot of play.

 

Bass Pro online is doing 6 months for orders $125 and up. Basically charges you 1/6th the purchase for 6 months for anyone needing another reason to spend money there

 

This is what you dont want it to look like...two of the four ends were completely missing the needle bearings and were rounded out. It was loud...the play in the u-joint was obvious. Easy diagnosis in my case...hardcore neglect.

Is the squealing a separate issue from the vibrations or do you think they are related?

 

I'm hoping they're related but I'm not certain. It's hard to hear the noise unless there are things nearby to reflect the sound back into the cab so I have no idea how long it's been going on.

 

Damn... I was looking forward to beer and standing around acting like I was helping.

 

I'll have a job for you soon, then. I'll be swapping diffs in my truck in the next month and doing shit to make the front locker work with any luck. I also wanted to do my clutch and shit but IDK about that

Might have to do some work on the girlfriend's TJ too

 

Now she is officially a "girlfriend" huh? Things are moving quickly.....

 

You know what they say,

"First comes love, then comes marriage, then come Jake without a truck to wheel in because he has to stay home and work on the house and fix the sink and do all that shit that keeps @CharlieCafe from getting to ride anymore."

 

And if we all know one thing, it's that Wulf will always be stuck working on that jeep.

 

I met her 3 years ago, we've been hanging out for the last year and had been talking about it for a while before starting to date soo it's not quite like I'm jumping into things with someone I just met

 

Allegedly