[6pack] Strange Vibration

[Robert Lang]

Hi,
When trying to sort out a vibration that "might" be related to tires/wheels, it is a really easy step to work with another TR owner to swap on the tires / wheels to see if the problem follows the tires / wheels. My tires and wheels have been on a number of cars up here in the northeast! That said, if you feel a vibration in your seat and not through the steering wheel, it's drive line. Period. My Dad's TR6 had similar vibrations and they were cured when I switched in new axles. Note that there are options with axle replacement and there are stock-like axles available for less than $150 from the big three, or at least there were. I also got rid of several different rear end clunks at the same time.If money is no object - the alternatives such as the GoodParts CV conversion are an excellent choice and you'll probably NEVER have to worry about them ever.Regards,Bob LangTR6s 

    On Friday, August 26, 2016 3:08 AM, RW via 6pack <6pack at autox.team.net> wrote:
 

  Hi Sloane, 
 I sympathize with you. I've been going through the exact same thing since I rebuilt my TR6 10 years ago. When it first started happening, right around 50mph, I could feel it slightly in my seat. All the universal joints, all the suspension parts and links were new from my frame off. I rotated the brand new tires and rebalanced which didn't seem to help. I bought replacement steel wheels, dial indicated them and and remounted the tires on the best I had with no change. I purchased some Minilites, no change (but I wanted to get those anyway and the car looks cool). I replaced the rear hubs with Goodpart hubs. A slight change in the seat vibration but still there. After a couple more years, the vibration got steadily worse and the front end started vibrating quite noticeably at 50. I ended up removing the front wheel hubs and truing them up in my lathe. No change. I've now replaced just about everything and was at the end of the line until I mentioned it to a friend of mine with a Six a few states away who I see occasionally at TR events. He had the same problem and went through similar trials and tribulations until he rebuilt the  steering rack. That cured it for his case. Thats now on my list for the winter months as a last resort to try. 
 
 I'm not saying this is your problem but it might be something to consider. Have any other 6pack members experienced anything similar with their steering racks?
 
 Ron
 
 On 8/25/2016 3:27 PM, John Cyganowski via 6pack wrote:
  
   If our tires are worn out I think I would get new ones now. An alignment might not be a bad idea either.  These are thinks that should be done regardless and it will eliminate them as the source of the vibration and may eliminate the vibration altogether. 
  John Cyg CC52927LO 70 Damson  
  
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