Vibration at increased Speeds?
07-04-2002, 10:08 PM
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Vibration at increased Speeds?
I have a 1992 Camaro RS 305. When I get up to speeds of 85 and higher my car starts to vibrate. I have new tires, shocks, and struts so I was wondering if it could be the drive shaft? If not what could it be and how do I fix it.
07-05-2002, 03:08 AM
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Car: 88 Firebird WS6
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42
It could be alot of things....
Front wheels out of alignment, loose wheel bearings, bent rim, trashed torque converter, worn u-joints, dented driveshaft, worn slip yoke bushing in the tranny.
Try to use a 'process of elimination' approch. Inspect the driveshaft for damage, try to move it to test the u-joints (there should be very little play in the driveshaft, it's an aquired skill I guess because it will move some, but not because of the u-joints (if that makes sense...)
Also I heard of instances where road tar builds up unevenly on the driveshaft... sometimes a simple cleaning stops it.
Did this just happen out of the blue or was it right after a tire change? Did it progressivly get worse or did it happen all the sudden or right after hitting some bad road?
U joints are cheap but can be a PIA to change. Factory retainers need to be burned out (Plastic) the replacements have the common snapring.
Front wheels out of alignment, loose wheel bearings, bent rim, trashed torque converter, worn u-joints, dented driveshaft, worn slip yoke bushing in the tranny.
Try to use a 'process of elimination' approch. Inspect the driveshaft for damage, try to move it to test the u-joints (there should be very little play in the driveshaft, it's an aquired skill I guess because it will move some, but not because of the u-joints (if that makes sense...)
Also I heard of instances where road tar builds up unevenly on the driveshaft... sometimes a simple cleaning stops it.
Did this just happen out of the blue or was it right after a tire change? Did it progressivly get worse or did it happen all the sudden or right after hitting some bad road?
U joints are cheap but can be a PIA to change. Factory retainers need to be burned out (Plastic) the replacements have the common snapring.
07-05-2002, 10:47 PM
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I just put new tires, struts, and shocks on the car. I noticed it when i bought the car a few years ago, but just thought it was the tires. It only happens when i get up to speeds around 85 mph. I noticed today that when I pushed the clutch in as I was slowing down I could here a clicking noise (maybe the driveshaft). How much does a new driveshaft cost and where can I buy one or get the one I have checked out?
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