Drivetrain vibration

[Outlaw]

Has anyone experienced drivetrain vibration on these trucks?

Let me explain.

My 04 gets this real good shimmy in the back end of the truck. It's not consistant. Sometimes you'll feel it at 50 and sometimes 60+. Like I can drive the same road to work 5 times and won't feel it every time. It gets very bad when pulling a trailer.
Very strange.

It's a crew long bed 4x4. It's been doing this since about 40k. But seems to be getting worse.

I put new tires on it last March and thought I had a bad tire. but the tires are wearing evenly and my experiences, tires are either bad or good. It wouldn't come and go like this.

I also put brakes on all around and turned the drums and rotors.


I don't want to whine but I'm getting a little frustrated with this truck. It goes to the sqealer Friday for the valves, again. I suppose I will ask them about this issue too.

[durrell]

Sounds like the carrier bearing. Mine has done it since I've had it.

The bearings go out commonly and create a vibration around 45-50. Mine seems to do it when it's shifting up from 4th to 3rd gear.

[Outlaw]

Originally Posted by durrell

Sounds like the carrier bearing. Mine has done it since I've had it.

The bearings go out commonly and create a vibration around 45-50. Mine seems to do it when it's shifting up from 4th to 3rd gear.

Yeah that sounds about right. Thanks for the tip.

[XE_KING]

yeah or the cv joints are going... mine did that when the cv's went out

[Outlaw]

Originally Posted by XE_KING

yeah or the cv joints are going... mine did that when the cv's went out

God I hope not since it only has 60k on the clock! Nissan would be ashamed.

Hey Durell,

Can the carrier bearing be changed with backyard mechanics or does it need a special Nissan dealer only tool?

[XE_KING]

Originally Posted by Outlaw

God I hope not since it only has 60k on the clock! Nissan would be ashamed.

Hey Durell,

Can the carrier bearing be changed with backyard mechanics or does it need a special Nissan dealer only tool?

Well mine went out at 64k.. I said the same thing! but I got new cv's and a driveline ballance for right around $100.. the CV's fell apart in the guys hand! they were so bad!!! lol mine started as a small shimmy.. then over the next few months it got so bad!!!! felt like my truck was comming apart!

[Outlaw]

Originally Posted by XE_KING

Well mine went out at 64k.. I said the same thing! but I got new cv's and a driveline ballance for right around $100.. the CV's fell apart in the guys hand! they were so bad!!! lol mine started as a small shimmy.. then over the next few months it got so bad!!!! felt like my truck was comming apart!

Wow! Do you off-road alot? The most dirt my truck has ever seen is a service road to the cabin to get firewood. My truck is mostly a highway vehicle.

What did they "ballance" in the driveline?

[XE_KING]

no my truck has been in dirt maybe 3 times.. some low speed logging roads... they said it just happens sometimes.. IDK??