Wheels won't balance
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Got it into the mechanic, he replaced both u-joints and also worked on the rear drum brakes. Some of the vibration is gone but some of it's still there, I'll try installing hub centering rings and if that doesn't fix it I'm selling it and buying a Ford. Every GM car I have owned seems to give me nothing but trouble.
I wish I could be of more help. After I retired from working full-time, I worked for several years for Advance Auto Parts, as a delivery driver. We had a couple of Colorados in the store's fleet, and we drove them continuously. From the best of my knowledge, we had few problems with them, especially in terms of vibrations.
In the case of our trucks, we naturally had OE wheels, which "center-up" on the hubs of the axles in the rear, and hub bearings in the front. You mention aftermarket wheels in one of your posts, and tapered lugs in another. If I recall correctly, the "Black Rock" wheels would use OE style lug nuts. Are these what you have?
One other thing, again if I recall correctly, many of the aftermarket steel wheels have an offset that is figured around full size trucks. Their backspacing is around 3.5-3.75", whereas the OE wheels are more of a "front drive" wheel, have a backspacing around 4.5-5". If your wheels don't have the correct backspacing, and if your tires have an "aggressive" tread pattern (you didn't mention what kind of tires you have), this could be the cause of your problem.
FWIW, I personally owned a 2005 GMC Canyon, same truck, essentially, but mine was a 4 wheel driver. I had 3 different wheel/tire combinations on it, while I owned it, and didn't experience any vibration problems.
In the case of our trucks, we naturally had OE wheels, which "center-up" on the hubs of the axles in the rear, and hub bearings in the front. You mention aftermarket wheels in one of your posts, and tapered lugs in another. If I recall correctly, the "Black Rock" wheels would use OE style lug nuts. Are these what you have?
One other thing, again if I recall correctly, many of the aftermarket steel wheels have an offset that is figured around full size trucks. Their backspacing is around 3.5-3.75", whereas the OE wheels are more of a "front drive" wheel, have a backspacing around 4.5-5". If your wheels don't have the correct backspacing, and if your tires have an "aggressive" tread pattern (you didn't mention what kind of tires you have), this could be the cause of your problem.
FWIW, I personally owned a 2005 GMC Canyon, same truck, essentially, but mine was a 4 wheel driver. I had 3 different wheel/tire combinations on it, while I owned it, and didn't experience any vibration problems.
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I wish I could be of more help. After I retired from working full-time, I worked for several years for Advance Auto Parts, as a delivery driver. We had a couple of Colorados in the store's fleet, and we drove them continuously. From the best of my knowledge, we had few problems with them, especially in terms of vibrations.
In the case of our trucks, we naturally had OE wheels, which "center-up" on the hubs of the axles in the rear, and hub bearings in the front. You mention aftermarket wheels in one of your posts, and tapered lugs in another. If I recall correctly, the "Black Rock" wheels would use OE style lug nuts. Are these what you have?
One other thing, again if I recall correctly, many of the aftermarket steel wheels have an offset that is figured around full size trucks. Their backspacing is around 3.5-3.75", whereas the OE wheels are more of a "front drive" wheel, have a backspacing around 4.5-5". If your wheels don't have the correct backspacing, and if your tires have an "aggressive" tread pattern (you didn't mention what kind of tires you have), this could be the cause of your problem.
FWIW, I personally owned a 2005 GMC Canyon, same truck, essentially, but mine was a 4 wheel driver. I had 3 different wheel/tire combinations on it, while I owned it, and didn't experience any vibration problems.
In the case of our trucks, we naturally had OE wheels, which "center-up" on the hubs of the axles in the rear, and hub bearings in the front. You mention aftermarket wheels in one of your posts, and tapered lugs in another. If I recall correctly, the "Black Rock" wheels would use OE style lug nuts. Are these what you have?
One other thing, again if I recall correctly, many of the aftermarket steel wheels have an offset that is figured around full size trucks. Their backspacing is around 3.5-3.75", whereas the OE wheels are more of a "front drive" wheel, have a backspacing around 4.5-5". If your wheels don't have the correct backspacing, and if your tires have an "aggressive" tread pattern (you didn't mention what kind of tires you have), this could be the cause of your problem.
FWIW, I personally owned a 2005 GMC Canyon, same truck, essentially, but mine was a 4 wheel driver. I had 3 different wheel/tire combinations on it, while I owned it, and didn't experience any vibration problems.
I know it's not the most reliable diagnostic tool, but let me ask you this. Do you feel the vibrations through your hands (the steering wheel), or your butt (through the seat)? Through the steering wheel usually indicates the shake is rooted in the front of the vehicle, through the seat, is from the firewall back...
EDIT.....I was just re-reading this discussion, after posting the above, and I had a stroke of "memory recovery". When I took delivery of my Chevy S-10, which I owned prior to my Canyon, it had a subtle but noticeable vibration. Under warranty, the dealer re-balanced the driveshaft, changed all 4 tires (Michelins), and fiddled with some other odds and ends, with no success. Finally, out of frustration, I took the drive shaft out myself, and took it to a local driveshaft repair shop. They found it to be out of "true", and all the re-balancing or u-joint changing in the world, wasn't going to cure the vibration. They made up a new shaft, and the vibration immediately disappeared. After that, I had to fight GM, a little bit, to get them to cover the cost of the new shaft under the warranty, but they did. Maybe your truck has a bad driveshaft....
EDIT.....I was just re-reading this discussion, after posting the above, and I had a stroke of "memory recovery". When I took delivery of my Chevy S-10, which I owned prior to my Canyon, it had a subtle but noticeable vibration. Under warranty, the dealer re-balanced the driveshaft, changed all 4 tires (Michelins), and fiddled with some other odds and ends, with no success. Finally, out of frustration, I took the drive shaft out myself, and took it to a local driveshaft repair shop. They found it to be out of "true", and all the re-balancing or u-joint changing in the world, wasn't going to cure the vibration. They made up a new shaft, and the vibration immediately disappeared. After that, I had to fight GM, a little bit, to get them to cover the cost of the new shaft under the warranty, but they did. Maybe your truck has a bad driveshaft....
Last edited by leadfoot4; Aug 31, 2015 at 06:25 AM.
