Well... I guess it's a good thing that I'm about to buy a 14-bolt...
I had mentioned in a previous post that I hit the brakes and it made a crazy "Brrrrrr!!!!" noise accompanied by a wicked shimmy. Looking back, I braked around a turn when that happened.
Well today, around SEVERAL curves in the road I'd get the noise and vibration--without hitting the brakes!!
What's up?
FYI, my truck is a 1986 K5 Blazer, equipped with 10-bolt axles. It was originally a Police Bomb Squad truck. I had always assumed this thing had open diffs front and back, but recently I've read about the automatic lockers such as a Detroit and the noise associated with them locking and unlocking around turns.
Was a locker optional in 1986? Would the fact that it was a police truck make it likely to have had a locker ordered from the factory?
This is driving me insane. Thanks to those that replied concerning the noise and pointed toward the brakes. I did realize that my emergency brake lines in the back are junk and need replacing...
-Jon / jonrpick at yay hoo dot comm