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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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To those of you that have had the bad balancer...did it cause a vibration in the engine that you could feel at a specific rpm?
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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No. When mine went bad, it just wobbled enough to throw the belt at high RPM. No engine shake for me.
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Mine self destructed and tore the ring off the hub but didn't vibrate even after that happened.
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Originally Posted by scott1974
To those of you that have had the bad balancer...did it cause a vibration in the engine that you could feel at a specific rpm?
auto or manual?

Rolling or at a stop?
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auto or manual?

Rolling or at a stop?
manual.

rolling or stopped. Clutch in or out.
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I noticed some vibration around 2000rpm to 2200
Manual, rolling or stopped
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my vibration is in an A4 a random occurrence usually at a stop.
My car will feel like i suddenly have a large cam in it.

I have produced it while rolling with light pedal throttle while costing down to lower rpm/speed.

it of course stops when i take it out of OD at the light.
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Originally Posted by Got uid0
my vibration is in an A4 a random occurrence usually at a stop.
My car will feel like i suddenly have a large cam in it.

I have produced it while rolling with light pedal throttle while costing down to lower rpm/speed.

it of course stops when i take it out of OD at the light.
I have a 98 A4 and I've had a similar issue while at a stop. I also just had the belt get thrown the other night. I think I better go investigate my harmonic balancer.
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