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04-23-2010 #4
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Did this problem recently appear or has the car always done this ?,
if it has always done this it could be that the engine was improperly balanced and would be more apparent at different engine speeds (the same as tires that are out of balance will vibrate worse at different speeds, it could also be pinion angle or driveshaft balance but that would'nt explain the vibration at idle, it probably has something to do with engine balance or the clutch disc, if the engine was externally balanced the harmonic balancer could have slipped and effected the balance or a balancing weight could have come off of the flywheel. as far as the clutch disc goes, look to see if a piece of the facing has come off of the hub, that would also cause an imbalance at idle with the car out of gear. Take your car out of gear while standing still and bring the engine up to 3000 rpm and see if the vibration increases and then drive the car to 3000 rpm and push in the clutch and see in the vibration is reduced, in either case if it does these things your problem is probably from the clutch forward, if it does'nt do this the problem is probably from the drive shaft back but i doubt that this will be the case, hopefully I did'nt confuse you, I know what I am trying to say but might not be explaining this in a non confusing way, haha.
Good luck, Dale
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