Jean-Paul Lacroix wrote:
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> Hello fellow listers,
>
> Wanted to share my recent experience with you all. My 1973 TR6 recently
> developed a wicked shudder/vibration. It doesn,t increase/decrease with
> engine RPM although it's severity/volume increases with road speed. My
> initial thought was a bad U joint (all 6 on the car are original). Upon
> inspection, all U joints appeared tight & solid. One was less tight than
> the rest, so I replaced it (driver side outboard). The vibration
> persisted. <snip>
Paul,
Just a thought, are you sure that you havn't lost any of your wheel
weights. I had a flat fixed on one of my front tires and the mechanic
forgot to replace a (rather large) weight. The car developed a bad
vibration at about 50 MPH that came up through the steering wheel. The
problem went away as soon as the wheel was rebalanced.
On another note, I had a similar situation where I needed to cut an
exhaust pipe to remove the steering rack. Instead of replacing the pipe,
I made a clean cut with a hacksaw and then when I was done with the
repair placed a short length of new "sleeve" pipe over the cut and
secured it with two exhaust clamps. It is not the cleanest repair, but
will work until the pipes need to be replaced in the near future.
Good Luck
Dan Pruzan
71 Stag
Santa Clara, CA
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