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still chasing a shake

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all i could see was camera shaking...

i sincerely doubt that a tiny bit if movement (if indeed there is any) in that steering rack is the source of your vibration. More likely to be that wobbly stub shaft you mentioned earlier.

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  • jonathan909
    jonathan909

    Would I be belabouring the obvious to ask if you've checked the wheel balance?

  • 1 Lucky Texan
    1 Lucky Texan

    ^^^^ bad tires too can cause that, swapped wheels back to front?

  • heartless
    heartless

    driveshaft is connected to transmission, which is connected to front diff, which is connected to front axles.. so yeah, it can cause shaking in the steering  

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6 hours ago, heartless said:

all i could see was camera shaking...

i sincerely doubt that a tiny bit if movement (if indeed there is any) in that steering rack is the source of your vibration. More likely to be that wobbly stub shaft you mentioned earlier.

Yes it was hard to hold the camera still while pushing and pulling the tie rod end. There is definitely some movement in the rack so i am replacing it. I ended up buying a new one.

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so im calling it un fixable. at this point ive replaced everything in the front end and still have the shaking. this is including using my brand new snow tires on balanced wheels. theres nothing left to try replacing. anyone wanna buy a car with rebuilt engine and all new suspension and steering components? only down side is it will shake forever with no reason why

12 minutes ago, sirtokesalot said:

so im calling it un fixable. at this point ive replaced everything in the front end and still have the shaking. this is including using my brand new snow tires on balanced wheels. theres nothing left to try replacing. anyone wanna buy a car with rebuilt engine and all new suspension and steering components? only down side is it will shake forever with no reason why

That's crazy.  That would bug me like crazy.  

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3 minutes ago, idosubaru said:

That's crazy.  That would bug me like crazy.  

it does bug me very badly. so much that i went the crazy route of replacing everything and still dident fix it.

3 hours ago, sirtokesalot said:

it does bug me very badly. so much that i went the crazy route of replacing everything and still dident fix it.

I know man. I’ve been following along. That thing is getting me me amped up too. I’ve been there before. should have done what you said - sell it while it’s at least running which it did years ago. Now it’s just a parts car and constant reminder na-na-na-na you never figured me out. Lol

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could engine mounts or trans mounts cause a shake? i dunno what els to think of. i do have another set of engine and trans mounts around

 

If suddenly accelerate, can you hear a 'thump'?

And if you suddenly let off the gas, is there a 'thump'?

If so, it could be engine or trans mounts.

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update its an end to the nightmare shaking. i swapped the driveshaft again for the 3rd time a couple days ago and the shake finally went away. the car drives smoother than it ever has since i got the car over 2 years ago.

Mein Gott.  Did you ever take any of the driveshafts to a driveline shop for balancing?

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