mrwibble
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 01:27 PM |
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weird vibration tin top
Help?!
Had a vibration from nearside of car when decelerating at low speed for a few weeks now. started off very occasionally, now I hear it regularly. Past
week i've made myself believe its pulling to the right so decided to get underneath it and have a look.
Had a look at the TREs today, I can't tell anythings the matter with them, but i guess you might not?
MOT in July mentioned "slight play in steering" they didn't seem at all worried, but today I can't find any, wondered how the
garage would check this?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 01:30 PM |
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dry cv joint?
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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jossey
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 01:33 PM |
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goto a open carpark and reverse slowly with the full lock on and see what noise you get you will know if its a CV joint.
Also jack it up and see what play is in it.
it will either be a wishbone or cv joint.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 01:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jossey
goto a open carpark and reverse slowly with the full lock on and see what noise you get you will know if its a CV joint.
Also jack it up and see what play is in it.
it will either be a wishbone or cv joint.
certainly no nasty crunching noises as i reverse with lock on, i do this daily. might have to take it somewhere with some ramps.
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jossey
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 01:43 PM |
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well thats me out of idea's :O)
beaten by the cube....
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 01:44 PM |
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hah, thanks for the reply though!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 03:36 PM |
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I take it you're going in a straight line, but:
What speed does the vibration start, and are you braking, engine braking or coasting?
Not that I'd have a clue but I think someone might be able to shed more light on it
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britishtrident
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 03:37 PM |
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Wishbone/track control arm inner bush or outer ball joint ----
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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hughpinder
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 03:43 PM |
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Whats the tyre wear like? Not the wear limit ridges is it (that just a bit of noise rather than vibration though).
Is it only at low speed?
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mrwibble
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 04:22 PM |
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Hi, yes its just slow speed. Engine braking in second I notice it 20-25mph. and only on certain road conditions, seems to happen when downhill. but
there is a patch leaving work which i notice it alot. Don't have any issues with tyre wear, although as its pulling to the right now, if its not
sorted i think it could later on. plenty of thread on tyres, doesn't seem to me to have the right frequency to be tyre related.
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scrappy_7
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 07:05 PM |
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try looking for play in the drop link arms
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dray13dad
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 07:17 PM |
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What car is it!!
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mrwibble
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 07:31 PM |
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hah! mk1 focus
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dray13dad
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 09:20 PM |
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Things to check,
tyres do get eaten on focus (tend to go egg shape and tread lift.check the inner cv joint on n/s tri coupling type of joint with needle roller and
they drop out,or if that sort of vibration maybe worth checking o/s driveshaft centre support bearing.
hope this helps.
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bertie_bas205
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| posted on 24/11/11 at 10:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mrwibble
hah! mk1 focus
Bushes.....
Or, there is a bearing on one of the driveshafts..... common to go...
Bertie
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