goodoldboy
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as opposed to good vibes... Passengers tell me its not that bad but im pulling out what little hair i have left.
Its a KZJ 95 auto 203 000 miles 265770 Cooper AT3s every suspension bush has been replaced , top & bottom ball joints & most if not all of the UJs . My mechanic has had the props off & says he can find no play.The steering rack has just been out to fix a leak & its all good , no issues with the bushes.A steering rack inner end joint has been replaced & this caused wear on about 20% of the tyre.The fronts were worn quite a bit more than the rears - 8 MM tread left as opposed to about 12.The front tyres are now on the back.The front outer CVs have been done recently & a leak on the diff - where the driveshaft goes in has been done.It was weeping as opposed to pissing out & my mechanic said the over half a litre (estimated) of oil came out & was pretty clean.
It seems to me that the vibe is there from low speed & is worse at 60 MPH above & below this speed , under load its hardly noticeable , of course on the flat with wind resistance its under load. The worst vibes are on lifting off the throttle , especially going down hill .On heavy breaking its especially bad with some judder felt through the steering wheel. to me it also seem worse on left handers. the spannerman is thinks its a badly worn tyre but im not so sure.My mates at the tyreshop say that if its the carcase badly out of balance the vibes would increase with speed - i tend to agree with them. My own suspicion falls on the front diff , maybe one of the bearing shot as that might explain my feeling that the vibes are worse on LH bends , the body roll unloading one side , a bit like a wheel bearing .There is noticeable backlash in the transmission but you have to be quite heavy lifting on/off the throttel to provoke it - its more of a mild thump than a massive clonk or as sever as a badly worn UJ. Alonso is a good mechanic , old school & trustwothy - he said that repairing the steering rack leak was easy & quick & only booked down an hour to change the cam belt - so any input from the club would be welcome.
Its a KZJ 95 auto 203 000 miles 265770 Cooper AT3s every suspension bush has been replaced , top & bottom ball joints & most if not all of the UJs . My mechanic has had the props off & says he can find no play.The steering rack has just been out to fix a leak & its all good , no issues with the bushes.A steering rack inner end joint has been replaced & this caused wear on about 20% of the tyre.The fronts were worn quite a bit more than the rears - 8 MM tread left as opposed to about 12.The front tyres are now on the back.The front outer CVs have been done recently & a leak on the diff - where the driveshaft goes in has been done.It was weeping as opposed to pissing out & my mechanic said the over half a litre (estimated) of oil came out & was pretty clean.
It seems to me that the vibe is there from low speed & is worse at 60 MPH above & below this speed , under load its hardly noticeable , of course on the flat with wind resistance its under load. The worst vibes are on lifting off the throttle , especially going down hill .On heavy breaking its especially bad with some judder felt through the steering wheel. to me it also seem worse on left handers. the spannerman is thinks its a badly worn tyre but im not so sure.My mates at the tyreshop say that if its the carcase badly out of balance the vibes would increase with speed - i tend to agree with them. My own suspicion falls on the front diff , maybe one of the bearing shot as that might explain my feeling that the vibes are worse on LH bends , the body roll unloading one side , a bit like a wheel bearing .There is noticeable backlash in the transmission but you have to be quite heavy lifting on/off the throttel to provoke it - its more of a mild thump than a massive clonk or as sever as a badly worn UJ. Alonso is a good mechanic , old school & trustwothy - he said that repairing the steering rack leak was easy & quick & only booked down an hour to change the cam belt - so any input from the club would be welcome.
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