[6pack] rear end vibration

[Oliver]

had very similar symptoms a few  years ago.  replacing the driveshaft solved 
the problem.  i believe that some bad (very bad) u joints probably 
contributed to the driveshaft being out of true.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Breyer" <ianbreyer at yahoo.com>
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: [6pack] rear end vibration


> Hi all. I hope you guys can provide some insight.
>
> My 72 tr6 has been shaking pretty bad. It seams to be be coming from the 
> rear of the car and is most noticeable when doing 50mph or more especially 
> when I let my foot off the accelerator. The car also seams very jumpy 
> around town when I hit bumps. Incidentally it started after I had the rear 
> wheels off to bleed the brakes. I thought maybe I hadn't tightened the 
> wheels properly so I took them off and retightened them. I have checked 
> tire pressure and the tires are pretty new so I don't really think this is 
> the problem and that the timing of the two problems was just a 
> coincidence. When I had the wheels off I took a look at the rear shocks 
> and springs. They are old but nothing looked broken or disconnected as far 
> as I could tell. I wasn't able to check out the u-joints or rear end.
>
> I am leaning towards having the rear suspension rebuilt as I have all the 
> parts on hand.
>
> I can't completely rule out the front end as there is some vibration in 
> the steering column but it feels to me that this is being transmitted to 
> the steering wheel from the whole car shaking rather than the front end 
> being the problem. I have driven cars with alignment issues and this feels 
> different to me.
>
> Any insight would be much appreciated.
>
> Ian
>
> Ian Breyer
> 72 TR6
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