[Shotimes] Passenger side half-shaft question

[Carl Prochilo]

Mike,  I still haven't had any luck in this area, but as others state,
don't go fishing for bad axles.  It is quite possible that your balanced
tires may still be at fault.  As an example, one tire can have tread
separation resulting in a hop.  If you jack up the front end and let the
engine spin the wheels, you should be able to see if the tire is uniformly
round.  I'll post back on this topic again once I get the problem
resolved, which is taking much longer than I care to admit.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson - 201K

>
> 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 -
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