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Re: [Roadsters] re intermitant shaking

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, Tim <tputland@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] re intermitant shaking
From: Vince Strazzabosco <vstrazzabosco@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:30:19 -0700 (PDT)
In re-reading my post, I realized that I didn't take into account the
vibration is felt in the steering wheel.  Definitrly somethng in the fornt
end.

With my bad driveshaft u-joint, I could feel the vibes more in my butt
than in the steering wheel.

The driveshaft was fine when I left Watkins Glen
last fall, and I parked the car in the garage for the winter.  When I took it
out for a drive before a road trip to NC, I noticed the vibe.  It's wear
related, and the driveshaft is not bent.

vince

--- On Tue, 6/2/09, Tim
<tputland@charter.net> wrote:

> From: Tim <tputland@charter.net>
> Subject:
Re: [Roadsters] re intermitant shaking
> To: "Vince Strazzabosco"
<vstrazzabosco@yahoo.com>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Date: Tuesday,
June 2, 2009, 5:53 AM
> Since this is a fairly new issue and
> the car has not
been worked on by anyone else in over two
> years, I would hope that my drive
shaft wasn't bent and also
> don't see how it could happen. 
> 
> As far as a
u-joint, is this something that can just
> happen? Or does there need to be
some sort of trauma for
> there to be u-joint issues? 
> 
> Same with the
drive shaft, would there have to have been
> some sort of trauma under the
car?
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> ---- Vince Strazzabosco <vstrazzabosco@yahoo.com>
>
wrote: 
> 
> =============
> For what it's worth, in my BMW 2002 I had a
vibration
> between 25 and 45 mph
> that went away with speed.  I checked all
the wheels
> on a friend's balancer
> and they were fine.  I removed the
driveshaft, and
> found that the rear u-joint
> was binding on one side. 
Picture your wrist moving
> smoothly back and
> forth....now picture it
meeting resistance in the center,
> that's what was
> happening.
> 
> Replaced
the driveshaft, and all vibes are gone.
> 
> vince
> 
> --- On
> Mon, 6/1/09,
Larry Braddock <larrybraddock@ca.rr.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Larry
>
Braddock <larrybraddock@ca.rr.com>
> > Subject: [Roadsters] re intermitant
>
shaking
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Date: Monday, June 1,
2009,
> 3:56 PM
> > If new tires don't fix it, itcould be
> > a bent rim.
> >
> > Larry
> >
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