[Shotimes] Acceleration shake

[Ian Fisher]

Could be the flux capacitor. Or demons..

Seriously, I've learned that replacing everything
forward of the firewall may actually fix a vibration
issue. Then again it may not..

YMMV

Ian


--- Dave Kegel <d.kegel@comcast.net> wrote:
> Uh, technically I said both.  :)
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Zach Leahy
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 12:00 PM
> To: George Fourchy
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Acceleration shake
> 
> 
> I could believe worn axles,  there is some presence
> when not under
> acceleration, same rythm, but feels more like an
> out-of-balance wheel.
> that would be the reason (and cause it's easy) that
> I am shooting for
> wheels/tires first.
> 
> So far Kegel and Glass say tires/wheels and george
> says axles.  This is
> fun :)
> 
> Z
> 
> On Apr 7, 2005 12:41 PM, George Fourchy
> <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 11:03:45 -0500, Zach Leahy
> wrote:
> > 
> > > It happens under accelration and peaks intensity
> in the 30-50mph 
> > >range. the shake feels very lateral (left right)
> not like an out of 
> > >balance tire,
> > 
> > If it only happens under acceleration, and quits
> as soon as you let 
> > off the gas, it's the axles.  When Lowrider was
> REALLY Lowrider, I had
> 
> > that problem every time I'd get on the throttle. 
> The book says that 
> > worn axles will cause this, as well as axles with
> too much of an angle
> 
> > across the joints, as in a car that is too low in
> front.
> > 
> > George
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