C4 Fibration - Puzzled
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Instructor
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From: Elk Plain WA
St. Jude Donor '11
C4 Vibration - Puzzled
My 86 goes down smooth asphalt pavement at speeds 35-55 and I feel a vibration of some sort.
I just installed brand new tires thinking that the old ones were bad! That helped some but I still feel a vibration in the car.
Where should I look next? I'm starting to think this is a bent wheel or out of balance drive line or ??
Wish I had a known good set of wheel and tire to try, so I could sort this out.
ADMIN HELP: Please move to "C4 - General Discussion"
Any ideas? Thanks!
I just installed brand new tires thinking that the old ones were bad! That helped some but I still feel a vibration in the car.
Where should I look next? I'm starting to think this is a bent wheel or out of balance drive line or ??
Wish I had a known good set of wheel and tire to try, so I could sort this out.
ADMIN HELP: Please move to "C4 - General Discussion"
Any ideas? Thanks!
Last edited by tdf; Aug 4, 2008 at 08:10 AM. Reason: spelling
Le Mans Master
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Well, to start its Vibration with a V. Next, did you watch them to make sure the new tires ballanced out correctly with little or no runout?
Next thing to look at would be U-Joints.
Oh and the C4 section might be more help
Next thing to look at would be U-Joints.
Oh and the C4 section might be more help
Burning Brakes
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I can attest to a u-joint causing a vibration. I had a barely noticeable vibration at ~45 MPH for years and finally solved it when I found a u-joint cap on the drive shaft was just a bit tight. I disassembled, re-greased and put it back together correctly and the vibration was gone.
Now, if you could describe the vibration a bit more there may be other suggestions. Is your vibration just noticeable or is the steering wheel shaking?
Now, if you could describe the vibration a bit more there may be other suggestions. Is your vibration just noticeable or is the steering wheel shaking?
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From: Elk Plain WA
St. Jude Donor '11
Vibration - Not Just in the Steering Wheel
Sorry for the brain fart "Fibration".....LoL
This vibration seems to be felt in the whole car.
Are you guys speaking of the U-Joints in the drive shaft, axles or both? Wouldn't there be noise (Clunking) usually associated with U-Joint failure?
Thanks for the help.
This vibration seems to be felt in the whole car.
Are you guys speaking of the U-Joints in the drive shaft, axles or both? Wouldn't there be noise (Clunking) usually associated with U-Joint failure?
Thanks for the help.
Last edited by tdf; Aug 4, 2008 at 08:36 AM. Reason: add
