Hi Guys, I am experiencing vibration under acceleration (well my Z is) its auto, feels like drive train..any suggestions as to what it is?
maybe tailshaft bearing? dont hold me to this, but possibly tailshaft bearing? one of the zeds I looked at a couple months back had the same problem and mechanic diagnosed as a tailshaft bearing. hope this helps.
Get these things checked out..... Centre Bearing Uni Joints Gearbox mount My car had vibration issues, and it was found to be bad uni joints. However, the zed uni joints are not replaceable so I got a new one piece tail shaft. Vibrations gone. Also, you'd be surprised how a bad wheel alignment can cause vibrations. Get that checked too. Cheers
If all else fails try the harmonic balancer see if it's ok. Doubt that't anything wrong with it, but check all options befor you leap into anything. But if i had a guess it would be the tailshaft bearing. Easy to do yourself if you have a little knowledge. Good luck!
have you had a heavy duty clutch installed recently? I started to have vibration problems when I had the clutch upgraded. Will be getting under to make sure the centre bearing hasn't gone soon too.
Check the rear mount.....>> Hasn't sagged, as this alters the drive shaft angle and can cause vibration.
Thanks one and all Thanks lidz,JEDI-77, SEAD,raZorTT and WYKKED for you kind contributions...i will get someone to see if they can isolate the problem...but now i have something to go on.
You might want to consider.....>> Heading along to the Queensland Tech Day on the 22nd. There should be more then a few people who could offer first hand advise without charging you a minimum hourly fee. For all the details CLICK HERE
Don ... you know where to go with it! And the tailshaft uni-joints ARE replaceable. I had mine done 18months ago along with rear mount & centre bearing. It costs about the same as a one piece tailshaft. Cheers, Rob.
are they really??? I was certain they were one piece with the tailshaft...ie, you had to cut them off?? Cheers
Yes, cost me $240.* Any competent workshop can do it, or send t/shaft into a truck w/shop. The old uni's are cut off & new Hardy Spicer serviceable uni's are welded back on & t/shaft assembly is then rebalanced. (* Does not incl. exhaust sys R&R, plus new centre bearing.) Your engine bay looks awesome Mark :thumbsup:
you learn something every day.... I figured you could cut them off, just didnt go that step further to think you can weld them back on..:embarrassed: Cheers P.s Thanks for the engine bay comment.. Still got more to do before its complete...
