Drive shaft hard vibration at take off with a few people in the back. Could it be the carrier bearin

Hi guys wondering if any of u have had a experience with the drive shaft, sounds like it bounces and rattles. Makes a banging noise. Only with load in the back and if i accerate fast. Could it be the carrier bearing?

 

that or u-joints would be the first thing to check.

 

Just had all three replaced last week. Maybe bad install? Or bad parts?

 

did a shop put the ujoints in? Possibly but if you havent changed the carrier bearing Id do that.

 

Yes had them replaced at a shop. Im gonna take the truck back. So they can check the carrier bearing maybe just replace it so i know its all been replaced. And all new

 

Thanks wilcam

 

I had an issue with mine. Started making ticking noise driving between 25-65 and then around 85-90 (long drives on an empty highway in a middle of nowhere) i would get crazy vibration from the rear end. Could not figure out wtf. Dealer took half of the truck apart trying to figure out, but could not. Take it to another shop, they replace the carrier bearing and u-joints. No help. Back to the dealer. Dealer claims that replacement parts non-oem, even though they were. I tell them to replace with OEM and try. They put on OEM ones and the same story continues.....

Finally, they figured it out. There is a balancing spring welded inside the drive shaft tube. It fell off and was bouncing around. They ended reluctantly giving me a whole new drive shaft, u-joins and carrier bearing.


Take the drive shaft to the shaft shop and have them check the balancing of it. But I guess you could try the carrier bearing first. Mine actually cracked the internal bearing ring 3 days after I put on the lift.

 

Mine is only at take off but yes i think its def something todo with tge driveshaft and its components. I will replace tge carrier bearing and have the shaft checked for balance. Thank you guys very helpful.