pulsating vibration
pulsating vibration
Hi
There is a pulsating vibration on my bakkie in second gear at about 70 km/h. If the transmission
(C4) change over to 3rd gear at 80 km/h the vibration in gone. The driveshaft was balanced, the transmission mounting is new and the engine and transfercase mountings still look good. The vibration is there even with the rear wheels of the ground. Any suggestion where and how to start looking?
Thanks
There is a pulsating vibration on my bakkie in second gear at about 70 km/h. If the transmission
(C4) change over to 3rd gear at 80 km/h the vibration in gone. The driveshaft was balanced, the transmission mounting is new and the engine and transfercase mountings still look good. The vibration is there even with the rear wheels of the ground. Any suggestion where and how to start looking?
Thanks
Re: pulsating vibration
has the propshaft got a centre bearing? if it does, try keep the centre bearing the same height as the yolk/coupling on the centre bearing. sometimes this requires it to be spaced.
Re: pulsating vibration
Check flexplate/torque converter assembly and pullyes up front.
Is it at a certain revs or only at that speed in that gear? Then it sounds drive train ie gbox propshaft related.
Is it at a certain revs or only at that speed in that gear? Then it sounds drive train ie gbox propshaft related.
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André
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Re: pulsating vibration
Hazard a guess and say the prop-shaft is not balanced properly. I can tell from experience, most prop-shaft manufacturers can't balance shit.
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Re: pulsating vibration
Mopar 440 wrote:Hazard a guess and say the prop-shaft is not balanced properly. I can tell from experience, most prop-shaft manufacturers can't balance shit.
I can second that comment. I messed around doing various things to fix my vibration including having my completely overhauled and balanced prop rebalanced only to have no improvement.
Eventually a friend told me to take the prop to a shop that he trusted and guess what problem gone.
By the way it was like almost 2 or 3 years of pain and much cash parted trying to fix a simple issue. No good tradesman around anymore.
Re: pulsating vibration
Hi
Thanks for all the assistance. The vibration is most noticeable between 2000 and 2200 rpm while stationary or driving. It seems that the vibration match the engine speed. The problem is therefore from the torque converter forward. If I understand correctly the torque converter would cause the vibration from start up. That means that the problem is most likely the flex plate. How does it happen that the flex plate became off balance? Can it be balanced without taking it out?
Thanks
Thanks for all the assistance. The vibration is most noticeable between 2000 and 2200 rpm while stationary or driving. It seems that the vibration match the engine speed. The problem is therefore from the torque converter forward. If I understand correctly the torque converter would cause the vibration from start up. That means that the problem is most likely the flex plate. How does it happen that the flex plate became off balance? Can it be balanced without taking it out?
Thanks
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Re: pulsating vibration
Hi Corno
If it vibrates when stationary, you can look somewhere else. Have you checked the exhaust - maybe a loose baffle in the silencer, or the exhaust manifold is not tightened properly?
If it vibrates when stationary, you can look somewhere else. Have you checked the exhaust - maybe a loose baffle in the silencer, or the exhaust manifold is not tightened properly?
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Re: pulsating vibration
If it vibrates when stationary, you can look somewhere else. Have you checked the exhaust - maybe a loose baffle in the silencer, or the exhaust manifold is not tightened properly?[/quote]
Come Corno - what was the vibration?
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