[Shotimes] Passenger side half-shaft question

[Michael]

I've been experiencing a slight vibration at 70 mph.  It kind of bothers me, cause I've replace just about every suspension component and balanced my wheels. The only thing I have not replaced yet are the half-shafts and front wheel bearings. The wheel bearings show no signs that they are worn. A mechanic has confirmed this.

How do I go about diagnosing this further? Are there other things that can cause vibration at 70 mph? (Rotors are new too. Front and rear.) Could a worn outer tie rod cause this?


94MTX,green,BOS+

 --- On Sat 08/30, Carl Prochilo < gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org > wrote:
From: Carl Prochilo [mailto: gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org]
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 15:21:01 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Subject: [Shotimes] Passenger side half-shaft question

Jon Zane will appreciate this one.  For a long time I've experienced a<br>vibration problem at high speed that wasn't cured by wheel balancing. <br>Most of the hardware has been replaced in the front-end, including the<br>driver's side half-shaft.<br><br>While I had the car on jack stands with the wheels still on, I locked the<br>driver's side front wheel and applied the e-brake.  Then ran the car in<br>second gear and observed the rotation of the passenger-side wheel.  I<br>pointed a flashlight at the axle, and I can see a definite wobble and a<br>slight hop in the wheel.<br><br>Time to replace the axle, right?  In other words, I assume an out of<br>balance tire won't cause the axle to wobble...<br>-- <br>Thanks and Cheers,<br>Carl Prochilo<br>92 Ultra Red Crimson - 201K<br>_______________________________________________<br>Shotimes mailing list<br>Shotimes@autox.team.net<br>http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes<br>

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