[Shotimes] Vibration or picky...again

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

Tom,

That sounds just like my problem. Sometimes the vibration is at 65mph. Sometimes at 70mph. Sometimes not there at all.

I have not checked the axle nuts yet.  The reason I have not is that I installed new axle nuts only 2,000 miles ago.  And I did tighten them to spec back then.

But I will check them again.

If it's a bad wheel bearing, shouldn't there also be some noise?

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

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Smith <tjsmith@monmouth.com>
Date: Monday, March 21, 2005 3:56 pm
Subject: Re: RE: [Shotimes] Vibration or picky...again

> Michael,
> 
> I had a very similar problem in my car. Ended up being a
> combo of wheel bearings ( I did not tighten the axle nut
> to ~200lbs) and I did not crank the tie rod axle nut down
> enough. Drove me crazy on long drives. It would start up
> then stop? Only happened at certain speeds, and would
> be different each time I got into the car from a rest.
> 
> If you see any type of grease on inside of the wheel (poke
> your head/hand around the tire) along the wheel bearing
> area, just replace your bearing, the will not get better
> with mileage.
> 
> Tom 91+
> 
> 
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 cmichaelo@optonline.net wrote:
> 
> > 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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