Looks great!

 

Yeah, the Mega's are bigger.

 

Yea, those look alright. Glad to see they've stepped up.

 

LOL, yeah. They do still sell the other skinny clamps though. Kind of pointless IMO.

 

On my way to work today, I gave it the beans getting on the freeway. After I returned to a coast, a noise and vibration from hell set in. I needed to be to work, so I just took it home and drove the Escape to work. Can't tell just what the heck is going on. Noise seems to be coming from the pinion area. I noticed it was squeaking in reverse the other day, like a u-joint would do. I'll post a vid in a second. Carnage.


Said video: It's shaky, and windy.... but its all I got.

 

Do you have anymore posts about the noise ? I mean, there has to be more to it right ?

 

Unfortunately, that's all I got for now. I could make 20 threads on it though.... seems to the fad lately, lol.

I am thinking it is a u-joint or pinion bearing, just based off the few miles I drove it.

 

Well it would of helped if I read your post vs just watching the video lol. That's what happens when I'm multi tasking sometimes, sorry about that white.

But, that does sound like a u-joint. Cuz I recall the same noise from a 97, -guy I use to work with. His actually had broken and lost a piece of it. Made that same sort of scraping noise. It was the rear joint. The truck was still drivable though.

 

LOL, no worries. I am pretty certain as well about the issue being a u-joint. The noise sounds like a needle bearing type sound (if that makes sense), and it's a higher pitch squeal than the pinion bearings I've heard. The vibration on acceleration is another thing that says u-joint to me.

I put Precision U-Joints in it about 5 years ago (Precision 447's if I recall correctly). Should have got Spicer in hindsight.

I hate being at work, knowing I've got that thing ailing at home.

 

Hard to believe I'm still using the factory original joints. Btw, how did your hangers look ? Yep, your going to be watching the clock all day now lol.