BRUN
12-04-2007, 17:49
took it exhaust place today as i needed a slight hole/split welding up on my centre silencer
i told him about me having my cambelt/headgasket done and subsequent vibration so he said he would have a look, and the exhaust needed a fiddle with anyway
anyway, afterwards, he said he had sorted it, it was vibratin on the back axle, even though i thought it wasnt i was a happy man, not the case though in reality, although he has managed to raise the centre section a bit for me, and weld the holes up, the vibration is still a problem
i told him i thought it was coming from up front, he had a look and said everything had loads of clearance, which is exactly what i thought when i looked under it for the second time, and exactly what Andy @ GDI said when i picked the car up and we had a look at it on his ramps
this really does feel/sound like exhaust, but it isnt, or doesnt seem to be when you look underneath, Mark @ GDI seemed to think i might have warped discs, as it does come on when i brake, but after driving for a while i can get it to do it by just backing of the throttle especially in 2nd, and it does it every time in reverse whether hot or cold
ive moved the engine 1/2" forward as stan suggested and that didnt fix it either
im gonna take it to my usual mechanic and get him to have a look at it, the only thing i can think of now is to replace engine mounts, as maybe they are past it and allowing it to move a lot more than it should do, but looking at it running and rocking it using my hands it doesnt appear to move anymore than normal, but i suppose when its running and in gear it could be different, anyone agree with my theory ???
i told him about me having my cambelt/headgasket done and subsequent vibration so he said he would have a look, and the exhaust needed a fiddle with anyway
anyway, afterwards, he said he had sorted it, it was vibratin on the back axle, even though i thought it wasnt i was a happy man, not the case though in reality, although he has managed to raise the centre section a bit for me, and weld the holes up, the vibration is still a problem
i told him i thought it was coming from up front, he had a look and said everything had loads of clearance, which is exactly what i thought when i looked under it for the second time, and exactly what Andy @ GDI said when i picked the car up and we had a look at it on his ramps
this really does feel/sound like exhaust, but it isnt, or doesnt seem to be when you look underneath, Mark @ GDI seemed to think i might have warped discs, as it does come on when i brake, but after driving for a while i can get it to do it by just backing of the throttle especially in 2nd, and it does it every time in reverse whether hot or cold
ive moved the engine 1/2" forward as stan suggested and that didnt fix it either
im gonna take it to my usual mechanic and get him to have a look at it, the only thing i can think of now is to replace engine mounts, as maybe they are past it and allowing it to move a lot more than it should do, but looking at it running and rocking it using my hands it doesnt appear to move anymore than normal, but i suppose when its running and in gear it could be different, anyone agree with my theory ???