wheel balance was Re: [Shotimes] (no subject)

[Ian Fisher]

I would check to make sure the wheels are balanced.

Ian


> 
> > But now...I think I am faced with a transmission
> rebuild. Maybe
> > someone here can tell me otherwise.
> >
> > I have maintained the car very well...synth oil,
> synth tranmission
> > oil, etc. Never raced, never left much rubber or
> mistreated the
> > transmission, just drove fast when I could get
> away with it.
> >
> > About a month ago I noticed a hum at 65 MPH.
> Thought it was the
> > beginnings of a bad wheel bearing, but my
> mechanic...a good one who
> > has maintained the car since it went out of
> warranty...said no, the
> > wheel bearing were fine. I drove it some more, and
> the hum got worse,
> > plus a subtle shaking or vibrating. Not just at
> 65. either, but at
> > resonance points up and down the speed range.
> >
> > Definitely not engine, definitely not drivetrain.
> Stays exactly the
> > same while coasting either with the clutch in or
> in neutral. My
> > mechanic thinks its a bad front diff, and says
> that it requires a
> > complete transmission rebuild to fix it.
> >
> > Say it ain't so, Joe...
> >
> > I mean...I'll DO it, but it's time for new snows
> (NYC-Maine trips
> > often, year 'round),  the clutch prpbably only has
> about 10K left on
> > it and I have a small oil leak from under the
> valve casing that I
> > want to fix before it gets any worse.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Anybody know how much that kind of work might
> cost?
> >
> > Anybody know of a good transmission guy in the NYC
> area who's worked
> > on this model tranny before?
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> >     S.
> >
> >
> >
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