damn, im still having axle problems i think Options

[urbandork]

when i give it gas going around 20 to 40 i have a really bad vibration on my passenger side... i think the axle may be to long..... all the celica axles i got from autozone and other places where to short so i got a celica output shaft and put on a camry outer shaft which happen to be longer.... i think it was to long and put to much strain on the inside cv joint and now the bearings are all jacked up.

theres no grinding noise with the shaking just a mean vibrations.....

any thoughts???

[LewFX]

if you ever let me ride, i woulda trouble shooted your prob

[urbandork]

lol you can sit in my car and feel the vibrations....

[urbandork]

well i ordered a factory new toyota axle hopefully it will be the right size

[xs94st]

im sure it will be..keep us posted on how it goes.

take pictures of your old axle n post em so we can take a look..maybe a visual inspection would help figure out what happend.

[Jaws4God]

any luck? i'm having a vibration as well.. we did find the pass. side axle bracket without any bolts, so we mounted that back but today I still feel it..

friend said he noticed I only had 1/2 of the counterbalance? make any sense??

[Jaws4God]

*HELP NEEDED*

replaced both drivers and passenger axles.. still getting a vibration when driving.. it goes away when I put the clutch in.. friend thinks I need a clutch kit.... anyone got some ideas??

[urbandork]

well i ordered a factory new toyota axle hopefully it will be the right size

it was the right size.


jaws the vibration i was feeling was due to the pass axle being to long


i assume when say that you still get "a vibration when driving.. it goes away when I put the clutch in" your rolling when the clutch is in right? does it only vibrate when u give it throttle, when u let off the throttle, or both? and is the vibrations rpm dependent??? I assume that the vibration is only when ur rolling right? and not when ur sitting still and reving it?

what kind of vibrations is it? does it vibrate the steering wheel or does it vibrate the whole car?

have you check ur motor mounts?

[Jaws4God]

jaws the vibration i was feeling was due to the pass axle being to long

ahh ok well i know that isn't mine cuz my axles were never replaced before, so it started with those and I still feel it with the new

i assume when say that you still get "a vibration when driving.. it goes away when I put the clutch in" your rolling when the clutch is in right? does it only vibrate when u give it throttle, when u let off the throttle, or both? and is the vibrations rpm dependent??? I assume that the vibration is only when ur rolling right? and not when ur sitting still and reving it?

what kind of vibrations is it? does it vibrate the steering wheel or does it vibrate the whole car?

have you check ur motor mounts?

Yes, that is correct, its when i'm rolling.. don't feel anything will just stopped and engine running

it varies, sometimes it will vibrate only when i give it gas then if I let off, it goes away.. but then others it doesn't matter what i'm doing with gas pedal, I can feel it..

it seems to be mostly a consistant vibration, def not related to RPM's... but doesn't seem to increase with road speed..

i mostly feel it at my feet / at the pedals.. when i road, same thing, I could feel it at the floorboards.. I visually checked the motor mounts but i'm not an expert so its hard to say if they are ok or not..

thank you all for the help.. I just need some direction on what it could be so I don't replace half the car to find out its something like a spark plug loose

[purplegt4]

maybe wheel bearings or ball joints?

[Bitter]

put the front of the car up on jackstands and engage 2nd gear, bring it upto about 25-30mph and feel if the vibration is still there.

with the car up, take off both front wheels and run 2 lugnuts down the studs to hold the rotors in place, again bring the speed upto about 25-30mph.


this will tell you if its a wheel/tire issue, a bearing or suspension issue, or a driveline/clutch/engine issue.

[nnesto]

i had a bad vibration, and i got the clutch done and it took care of it.

[Jaws4God]

i had a bad vibration, and i got the clutch done and it took care of it.

can you describe what was happening??

just picked up clutch kit.. working on it this weekend.. hope it fixes the problem

This post has been edited by Jaws4God: Oct 23, 2007 - 5:58 PM

[trdwasiq]

check ur tires... + aligemnt.. and axel bushing...

[Jaws4God]

i had a bad vibration, and i got the clutch done and it took care of it.

Bingo!! My friend and I got the tranny out.. the center of the clutch was loose.. and could move around.. just got it done today, drove around and seems to be fixed