vibration problems
11-29-2008, 06:50 PM
#11
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well if it only vibrates at 60 with the clutch pushed in it cant be engine related. You may want to check your axle like port master said. It could also be a bent yoke on the rear differential. Is it making any noises and how bad is the vibration?
Last edited by FORD TOUGH; 11-29-2008 at 07:30 PM.
12-01-2008, 10:23 AM
#12
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No noises. One thing I forgot, it still has the same vibration without the brake drums on. We have checked the yoke at the diff with a dial indicator, no problem. We have also checked the axles with a dial indicator. 60mph is just where the vibration starts. Ii just gets worse faster.
12-01-2008, 11:38 AM
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i have the same probablem, at the same speed. i dont have drums obviously but i replaced my rotors and pads and still have that same problem. i also know its not my engine mounts because when i installed my long tubes, i tightened them back down to spec. i was thinking its my driveshaft but you said you swapped yours out and nothing changed..
12-01-2008, 01:42 PM
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My uncle had a similar problem with his 92 hatch. After he changed his t5 to a tko600 there was a nasty vibration after 60. We checked and dialed everything but couldn't figure it out. Eventually he wound up putting a carbon fiber drive shaft and hasn't had a vibration since. Good luck!
Last edited by cch; 12-01-2008 at 01:45 PM.
12-01-2008, 04:04 PM
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i know u said u replaced the driveshaft but did u check the U joints? my car had the same vibration, it would make your skeleton shake if you held the shifter. all i did was check my U joints and sure enough they were about to grenade. swaped out the whole yoke, u joints, and driveshaft, with the ford racing aluminum one
12-01-2008, 04:12 PM
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i have the same probablem, at the same speed. i dont have drums obviously but i replaced my rotors and pads and still have that same problem. i also know its not my engine mounts because when i installed my long tubes, i tightened them back down to spec. i was thinking its my driveshaft but you said you swapped yours out and nothing changed..
12-01-2008, 04:13 PM
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i know u said u replaced the driveshaft but did u check the U joints? my car had the same vibration, it would make your skeleton shake if you held the shifter. all i did was check my U joints and sure enough they were about to grenade. swaped out the whole yoke, u joints, and driveshaft, with the ford racing aluminum one
12-01-2008, 04:50 PM
#20
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Could the mph not have anything to do with my problem? I have only used that as a place to relate the issue to. Different rpm's dont change the vibration as long as the mph's are above 60. Thanks for any and all ideas. I will take anything I can get.
