Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 05:14:55 -0700 From: Craig <CBobchinXXXXXSPAMKILLXXXXnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Shaking at "high" speeds
In article <3d8b343f$1nopsam.wineasy.se>, nospamnopsamks.com says... > When I approach about 90 miles per hour(140 km/h) my 900 T8 1985 starts > shaking. It still runs and I can accelerate further but the dashboard and > the whole car really starts trembling. It's an unpleasant feeling. I rarely > ever reach such speeds as I try to be a law abiding citizen so it's not that > much of a hassle, but I thought it could be an indicator of a larger > problem. > > Or is it just the fact that the car is so old? > > > It could be that your wheels/tires are either out of balance or are worn down. I had this happen once on a '78 Celica I owned. The tires were work and out of balance. replacing & balancing them fixed it. (I was just a kid & starting out driving so I had no prior knowledge of this effect.)