Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 06:04:36 GMT From: patbnopsamedu (Patrick Boswell) Subject: Re: Viiiiibbbbbbrrrrrrrraaaaaaation
I have a serious vibration coming from my front right suspension. In addition there is a loud "pop" if I have the wheel cranked all the way to one direction while completely stopped and start to accelerate. No mechanic can find what the problem is. The CV joints aren;t broken. cboswell75nopsamail.com On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:50:34 -0500, "Skip" <skipopnopsamrash*mindspring.com> wrote: > >Eff J. Smith wrote in message <76ecf3$a6c$1nopsam.erinet.com>... >>Hello all, >> >>My faithful 89 Turbo Convertible is behaving strangely. At high RPM, it >>shudders and vibrates quite terribly. Most noticeably in 5th between >>3000-3500 RPM. the car stops shaking when I release the accelerator. Back >on the accelerator, more shaking >> >I think this points to the 'drivers' or cv joints in your drive train. I >had similar problems with my 88 900t. The joints were sloppy due to wear and >would actually spin 'out of round' causing the vibrations. I was told of >two options, you can choose depending on your time frame, pocketbook and >needs. Option one, replace or rebuild the worn parts of the drive train, >probably about $200.00 per side at a shop. Option two, you can swap the >drivers (l & r) and then essentially you will be using the joints in >'reverse' when you are in a forward gear, thus eliminating the slop by using >new surfaces, you will then have slop in reverse but how many of us race in >reverse? The second option will buy you some time before replacement but is >not a 'real' fix. The cost there is more like $150.00 because it's just >labor to pull and swap the parts. One thing I can say is that it won't get >better, only worse, if this is your problem. I'm sure someone else here has >had similar experiences and may have other options. Good Luck > >
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