U-Joint Needles Freezing Up?
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U-Joint Needles Freezing Up?
Has anyone heard of the needles in a U-Joint (Axle) freezing up to where it would cause a rhythmic vibrations or symptoms of out of balance wheels?
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St. Jude Donor '08
Can't say that I have and I live where it snows (Phila, PA area.
I could see if you had snow or ice that accumulated on your rims but not the u-joints.
What kind of vehicle is it ?
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Sorry-98 Vet A4, 20,000 miles, and I would ;assume the freezing up would be due to heat or damage-not cold.
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St. Jude Donor '08
You could have bad ball joints or maybe wheel bearings. Did you have wheels balanced lately (forced balanced).
If not this may be your problem.
I would take the vette to a good alignment shop and have them inspect the suspension and alignment settings. It's obvious the first place you took it to did know much about C5's.
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That is part of the problem, they were forced balanced and were worse coming out than going in...
Excuses-1. No susposed to run non-runflats if car was designed for run flats, 2. Might have frozen needle bearings?????
Excuses-1. No susposed to run non-runflats if car was designed for run flats, 2. Might have frozen needle bearings?????
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St. Jude Donor '08
Sounds like you need to find another shop and ask the previous shop for a refund.
