vibration
02-21-2009, 05:30 PM
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vibration
ok i just cant win
i just had to pay 190 for a new ptu harness and 100 for a maf since both took a dump
car ran great for a day now i am getting some serious vibrations out of my drive shaft. during acceleration only till 25mph then it goes away.
i have been searching and reading.
it is either my u joints or carrier bearing
i believe you can replace both the carrier bearing and u joints correct?
i really do not have the money for a one piece right now
i just had to pay 190 for a new ptu harness and 100 for a maf since both took a dump
car ran great for a day now i am getting some serious vibrations out of my drive shaft. during acceleration only till 25mph then it goes away.
i have been searching and reading.
it is either my u joints or carrier bearing
i believe you can replace both the carrier bearing and u joints correct?
i really do not have the money for a one piece right now
02-21-2009, 05:44 PM
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if it came down to it and i absolutly had to buy a new drive shaft which would be better?
http://www.conceptzperformance.com/C..._Type=300&UID=
no shipping or tax if paid in cash
or
http://www.z1motorsports.com/product...oducts_id=1573
290 shipped
http://www.conceptzperformance.com/C..._Type=300&UID=
no shipping or tax if paid in cash
or
http://www.z1motorsports.com/product...oducts_id=1573
290 shipped
Last edited by rtmorgan; 02-21-2009 at 07:17 PM.
02-21-2009, 05:50 PM
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i bet it's the carrier. it's easy to tell. just grab the ds anywhere and shake it. if it moves any, the carrier is bad. when mine finally went, i could hear it rattle and the car shook terribly. u-joints are more of a vibration. i'm not sure if you can change u-joints on that shaft though. but if i were you, i'd want to look for a used 1 piece. i looked when i was in the market, but i couldn't find one.
anyway, zlover disagrees with me, but i believe that if the carrier bearing goes, the likelyhood that it was caused by a bad u-joint is very likely. not to say that it guarantees that you have a bad u-joint, but it's likely the cause. it was for me anyway. i replaced the carrier then found that i still have a little intermittent shake that i believe is from a u-joint. so for that reason, i suggest a one-piece. this is also the theory that my local z mech supports. he believes it a little more strongly than i do.
anyway, zlover disagrees with me, but i believe that if the carrier bearing goes, the likelyhood that it was caused by a bad u-joint is very likely. not to say that it guarantees that you have a bad u-joint, but it's likely the cause. it was for me anyway. i replaced the carrier then found that i still have a little intermittent shake that i believe is from a u-joint. so for that reason, i suggest a one-piece. this is also the theory that my local z mech supports. he believes it a little more strongly than i do.
02-22-2009, 09:09 AM
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ok crawled under the car today and pushed up on the drive shaft and it is definatly the center support shaft bearing. i also noticed a little grease with dirt on it on my diffy side u-joint.
i think if i spend the money to fix the bearing an u joint will go after and i will need a new shaft any ways so it looks like i will probally just end up getting a one piece and eliminating the bearing all together and free up a few horseys.
ohh btw is the one piece really that much of a difference in feel preformance etc.?
if it that noticeable?
i think if i spend the money to fix the bearing an u joint will go after and i will need a new shaft any ways so it looks like i will probally just end up getting a one piece and eliminating the bearing all together and free up a few horseys.
ohh btw is the one piece really that much of a difference in feel preformance etc.?
if it that noticeable?
02-23-2009, 07:40 AM
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thanks for the imput doms but i live like 30min from coz so no shipping for me and if i have cash no tax either so i am going to have to go with the one at coz (im short on cash due to the ptu incident and maf)
02-23-2009, 07:53 AM
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Yeah do what you gotta do.
I never looked into the COZ driveshafts because I had heard so many good things about z1, and the guys were awesome to deal with.
The shipping is booty, and i think there actually like 50 bucks cheaper when I got mine.
Good luck with it, its a pretty easy swap, should take less then an hour if you know what youre doing.
I never looked into the COZ driveshafts because I had heard so many good things about z1, and the guys were awesome to deal with.
The shipping is booty, and i think there actually like 50 bucks cheaper when I got mine.
Good luck with it, its a pretty easy swap, should take less then an hour if you know what youre doing.
02-23-2009, 08:03 AM
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yeah i took mine out when doing my lutch so i know how it is under there just not im the mood to do it i have been trying all week to get a 79 benz going for my brother. the damn thing has so many leaks.
H.O.A doesnt like leaks lol
H.O.A doesnt like leaks lol
02-25-2009, 05:43 AM
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Dropped a one piece in a few months back cause my center dealy went to **** on me. Had a little vibration at 75+ witht eh new one for a month or so but it smoothed itself out gradually. It's pretty close to perfect now, only starts to vibrate again up around 105.
