just got my new rear end and driveshaft replaced last week under warranty, no questions asked, complained about a whining noise which it had along with a vibration (didnt say it happened over 80, which it did). she's all good now.
MY DREAM said:After a call I made to Mark at SVT help line, he gave me the TSB and SSM #'s to give to my no brain dealer, who then said they ordered a new drive shaft for it. We'll see if that fixes it.
James
TK Doom said:Could you post those here??? TIA!
Yates...Man said:Car had a bad vibe I just knew it was the drive shaft. Vibration was at 80 with F1s and Sumitumos, just put a new set of Nitto's on the car and the Vibe is history. 285's on the back 275's on the front. I also conducted a little experiment that I don't advise everyone to try unless your very careful. But I jacked the back of the car up put it on jack stands, then jacked up the rear suspension without the wheels and put her in 5th gear and spun the car up to 80 then 100 mph. Guess what, no vibration showed up. Of course the jack stands probably absorbed some vibration but it was smooth as silk. Neighbors didn't look too happy when I did this, but I took one for the team possibly dropping the car in the driveway while spinning the tranny up to speed.
Note, I had the tires rotated from front to back balanced twice and marked the rim and tire for slippage and I always had the vibe with the F1's and Sumi tires. Discount tire did a balance match with my rim and tire maybe this solved the problem since their is less weight hanging on one side of the rim.
MY DREAM said:I sure can,
SSM # 17248 This is for the Vibration
TSB # 03-3-6 This is for the car pulling to the left or right.
James
P.S. I am still working on getting this fixed, I am getting the drive shaft replaced next weekend.
TK Doom said:So if someone walks into the dealer and says do SSM # 17248 they will do it?
They already replaced my driveshaft (which fixed the 65 vibe) but the 85 vibe still exists. The 17248 tells them to replace more goodies?
MY DREAM said:I wouldnt "tell" them but I would make them aware of it so they can look into it. The 17248 tells them to ballance the tires, if that does not solve the problem, replace the drive shaft, if that does not work, then replace the pumpkin. My dealer didnt know about it until I called Mark at SVT then I relayed what he told me to the dealer, gave them the number and they looked into it.
James
1/2 bent said:Lol. Holy shit you got some big ones.
Yates...Man said:Car had a bad vibe I just knew it was the drive shaft. Vibration was at 80 with F1s and Sumitumos, just put a new set of Nitto's on the car and the Vibe is history. 285's on the back 275's on the front. I also conducted a little experiment that I don't advise everyone to try unless your very careful. But I jacked the back of the car up put it on jack stands, then jacked up the rear suspension without the wheels and put her in 5th gear and spun the car up to 80 then 100 mph. Guess what, no vibration showed up. Of course the jack stands probably absorbed some vibration but it was smooth as silk. Neighbors didn't look too happy when I did this, but I took one for the team possibly dropping the car in the driveway while spinning the tranny up to speed.
Note, I had the tires rotated from front to back balanced twice and marked the rim and tire for slippage and I always had the vibe with the F1's and Sumi tires. Discount tire did a balance match with my rim and tire maybe this solved the problem since their is less weight hanging on one side of the rim.
MY DREAM said:I'm starting to think its a lost cause. I am hearing alot about the IRS bushings and if we were to put in aluminum bushings the vibe go's away.