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Offline canacudaa

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Vibration question
« on: April 14, 2007 - 09:13:23 AM »
ANyone have any ideas? My car vibrates pretty badly between 100 and 110 mph. I have taken the drive shaft off and reversed it and still does the same. I have a freshly rebuilt trans(727) and cant figure it out. would a poor alignment job do this?




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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2007 - 10:45:49 AM »
When the transmission blew up was the U-joint damaged ? The driveshaft might just be unbalanced.

Does it still vibrate at 130?  :naughty:

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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2007 - 04:42:49 PM »
at whatever rpm you are at, at 110mph, does it vibrate at that same rpm in a different gear? Engine/trans mounts, converter bolts, flexplate to engine bolts could also contribute.
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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2007 - 10:51:30 PM »
could be axles or wheels & tires too

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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2007 - 03:37:34 AM »
could be axles or wheels & tires too

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  Can you narrow this for us? Does it vibrate under your seat, or do you feel it in your steering wheel? It could be a U-joint, or as simple as an out of balance tire.


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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2007 - 03:48:33 AM »
Did't one of the last guys with this problem put his car up on jackstands, remove wheels & found that the vibration went away?
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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2007 - 04:59:43 AM »
In my opinion, if the vibration is only between 100 and 110 mph, if we're looking at only wheel balance and alignment, I would say wheel balance because if it has an alignment issue, it would continue to vibrate even after 110 mph.

But as MEK said, where is the vibration coming from?  Through the steering wheel would indicate front end.  Through the body could be rear wheels or u-joint issues, etc...

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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2007 - 08:59:07 AM »
High speed vibes can come from a variety of sources. The faster it spinds, the more effect a small issue has and th bigger the shake. Stress goes up as a square of RPM. So, if the trans was replaced, and the mount was not right, or good, or is plain rubber as opposed to Urethane, or the engien mounts were pried into place and the engine doesnt sit right, or the engine sits too high as opposed to the trans, or the rear has sagged, or the pinion is off, or the driveshaft is close, but not quite long enough, or the U joints were replaced, but not centered after they were hammered in, you will have a vibration. If it's the usual thrumming sound that seems to make the whole car shake, but that goes away totally at lower speeds, my moneys on Ujoint or pinion angle issue. How much of the slip yoke is showing out the back of the trans with the car on it's tires? Where is the pinion snubber in relation to the floor pan with the car on it's tires?

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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2007 - 08:26:44 PM »
ITs obly between 100 and 110. The vibreation is moreso under the seat, and no it does not vibratge at any other rpm. The car is going for fresh paint and wheels anyway so We'll see when its finished if the vibe still continues.
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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2007 - 09:50:18 PM »
Did the torque converter get changed? Is it balanced correctly?
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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2007 - 12:47:41 PM »
yes it did get changed but the weights were welded on. If it was the TC, wouldnt it vibrate all the time?

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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2007 - 01:48:50 PM »
yes it did get changed but the weights were welded on. If it was the TC, wouldn't it vibrate all the time?
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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2007 - 11:13:21 PM »
I would tend to believe it is a rear tire balance issue since you feel it in the seat. Do you have custom wheels with stick on weights only on the inside?  Although this type of balancing looks cleaner, it's not as effective as having weights on both sides of the wheels. I would have them balanced by a garage that has a machine (tire balancer)  with road force capability. These balancers have a large roller that comes down against the tire as it's spinning an puts about 700 lbs of pressure against the tire to simulate it being on the road. It will tell the technician the best place to index the tire and wheel, i. e. the best position for the tire to be on the wheel. If it's a balance issue, this should do the trick. Alignment issues usually do not cause vibrations unless the tie rod ends are bad or some other steering component is bad.
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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2007 - 07:03:57 AM »
Does it go away over 110? Or does it just start at 100-110?

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Re: Vibration question
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2007 - 06:14:40 PM »

  IT starts very lightly at about 80, then gets bad between 100 and 110. Then totally dissapears after that. from 110 to 140 shes all cool, no vibes whatsoever.