Interesting low speed vibration, 5KQ and 5KTQ
john at westcoastgarage.net
john at westcoastgarage.net
Wed May 28 14:47:27 PDT 2008
A new one to me, 86 5KTQ has a low speed vibration, feels like a
driveshaft U-joint when leaving from a stop. Throttle position isn't a
factor, only speed. After about 20 MPH, the vibration is gone. Doesn't
matter whether you start out in first or second gear. I thought maybe
we'd disturbed something when we did the clutch, but a phone call from
another customer yesterday is making me rethink that conclusion. In his
87 5KQ, the vibration appeared 7 years after the clutch job, leading me
to believe it may not be related. The driveshaft guy says it's not a
normal symptom of a driveshaft failure, but these aren't something with
which they deal with any real frequency. Any hints/questions/BTDTs out
there that might help me solve this problem? Lotsa miles on both cars, BTW.
TIA, John
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