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Re: Front End Mystery



Roger:

Want to team up?  I have an 86 Coupe GT with some similar symptoms.  My vibration 
started a week ago, but only when I was backing off the throttle. Now it is any time 
about 55-60 MPH.  Brake pedal pulses back at me, but seems to stop after a moment. 
I have a new LF bearing, and the RF checks out OK. All wheels balanced 3 weeks ago.

One thought was bushings--perhaps the suspension geometry is changing due to play from 
the worn bushings, and until load changes and the susp. sets up again, there is 
vibration?  I dunno, I'm pretty stumped.  Love to hear any feedback on this subject.  

Going to my mechanic tomorrow I hope, and will be looking into this. 

>     I have a 1983 5KS with a problem tahhas baffeled me.  When first using
>my car in the morning I get a strange vibration coming from the front end.
> It feels like a very out of balance tire but occurs at very low speed
>(20-30MPH). Upon breaking I get a pulsing throught the break pedal feeling
>like ABS gone wild.  The problen sorts itself out after a few minutes and
>repeated breaking.  This morning I took the wheel off, started the car and
>put it in gear (Don't try this at home). All seems normal except for an
>occasional clicking sound.  I would say CV joints , but the tell tale signs
>are not there (no clicking going around corners), I'm think the wheel
> bearing
>might be shot but they were replaced jus a few thousand miles ago, and the
>rotors do not appear warped.  I'm stumped, anybody out there have any
>experience with somthing like this.
>
>Roger
>83'5Ks (136,000 miles and still running strong except for this vibration
> and
>many other things which I will not go into now, But it still looks great)
Jonathan Monetti
86 Coupe GT, 82k

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