Front-end vibration?

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

Quoting ATS - Patrick Bureau <ats@longcoeur.com>:

> Well I did this to a buddy-mechanic, and he states it's the inner cv joint..
> DOH! I guess remans cv joint (even newly built) can suck at times..
> 
> 
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - Canuck in Texas


Good luck with the repair, Pat....  :-)

David


> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Utley [mailto:mr.utility@highstream.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:26 AM
> To: ats@longcoeur.com; Patrick Bureau
> Cc: Allyn; ats@longcoeur.com; stetson@unrealexpectations.ath.cx; 'scirocco
> list'
> Subject: Re: Front-end vibration?
> 
> Quoting Patrick Bureau <longcoeur@yahoo.com>:
> > 
> > One note that may indicate a problem, when I had the
> > car tested for emission on the roller machine, the car
> > moved up and down on the right side on the rolling
> > machine, the tech told me it was probably a bad cv
> > joint, but I have replaced it since, along with shocks
> > and springs since.... maybe this last clue (if you
> > actualy read all my mumbo jumbo thoughs) is the key,
> > maybe I need to ask my buddy at teh test center to
> > slap it back on the roller to see if it is still doing
> > it. (unable to determin if it does it when I drive
> > (not like the hod raises or not when I drive it, but
> > on the roller it moved up/down about 1/2-1")
> 
> That's it right there...  More than likely someone has already offered a 
> comment on this, however I think that is your trouble.  The hub-centric
> ring, 
> the wheel, or the tire is out of round...  Put the sucker up on jacks, and 
> carefully put the car in 4th or 5th and see where the vibration is from 
> underneath...  All the usual fine print included, don't do this unless you 
> know what you are doing, etc. etc...
> 
> Good Luck,
>   David
> 
> 
> David Utley
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