[Shotimes] Vibration or picky...again

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

"I have not" should be "I have now"....you probably guessed...damn, I'm so irritated these days with vibration and speeding ticket not giving me a break.

Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html

----- Original Message -----
From: cmichaelo@optonline.net
Date: Monday, March 21, 2005 10:34 am
Subject: Re: RE: [Shotimes] Vibration or picky...again

> I have not completed all measurements of runout on rim, hub, and 
> rotor.  Lateral and radial.  Everything is within spec. No 
> wobbling when spinning the front tires in the air. 
> 
> The tires are new (Pilot Sport 235/40-18). I have solid subframe 
> bushings. And TPR everywhere. New Koni/Intrax. New strut bearings. 
> Strut tower braces. Relatively new inner and outer tie rods and 
> relatively new LCAs.
> 
> However, on the road, I CONTINUE to have a vibration at around 65-
> 70mph, predominantly in the steering wheel.
> 
> ...and THE VIBRATION IS NOT ALWAYS THERE????
> 
> It's driving me nuts.
> 
> Could it be something that is not related to the rotating stuff, 
> but rather could it be 
> - the wheel bearing, though the push-and-pull-on-the-top-and-
> bottom-of-the-wheel wriggle test passes with flying colors.
> - LCA, but wouldn't that show up in the wriggle test?
> - steering rack?
> 
> I suppose the LCA could be sort of loose, e.g., maybe it has come 
> loose at the subframe, but not enough that I can move it, but 
> enough that it may show up on the road where the weight of the car 
> makes it move in and out?
> 
> Has any of you had any trouble with vibration due to the steering 
> rack?
> The rack is 11y old now, and has 130k on it.
> 
> Also, as a reminder, I did have a bent rim about 50k ago.  It not 
> only bent the rim it also warped it laterally and even destroyed 
> the strut mount. The hub, as mentioned above, seems to have 
> survived though. The studs are fine too.
> 
> Any other advice?
> 
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
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