Originally Posted by Lager
I believe what you are experiencing is a misfire under a load situation,usually caused by a spark misfire. There is no Classic wheel bearing vibration causing such a problem,, they just get noisey. Under heavy accel, a worn inner CV joint can and will cause a vibration as you described,, But its usually noticable from a standing start. Balancer belt of time makes the engine feel vibratey all the time.. accel, cruise or shut me off. Your Shocks dont have nothing to do with it,, Honest. Before you go back to your dealer and show your lack of knowledge by the way of an attitude.. I would try and explain and DEMONSTRATE the problem to a QUALIFIED technician, and I would insist on a personal test drive,If you have been there before and paid for an attempted repair and it didnt correct the problem,any Diagnostic work/Time should be free of charge..You as a consumer have many rights,, The most important Is the right to be treated fairly !!!
A misfire is an interesting point that I never thought about :thinking: , but since the vibration happens at 50-70 in any gear(anywhere from 2500rpm -5000rpm) going up or down hills or on a flat surface, I find it hard to believe. Also, the plugs, cap, rotor, wires and coil, and ecm are all new.
As for taking a tech for a ride, I did, even let him drive the car, he felt the vibration, but after almost 2 days in the shop, he came back w/ "balancer belt" which I knew was bullshit, and inner cv on the drivers side, which did actually seem to be bad when I pulled it out.
I replaced the drivers tie rod endlast night, but the vibration seems to still be there. I had the car up on jack stands and ran it up through the gears w/ the tires on and the tires off. The vibration is definately worse w/ the tires on, but still there with the tires off. I think I am going to take it to have the wheels balanced...as this point I am baffeled, the only other thing I can think of is that the new(10k old) passengers remanufactured axle is bad or there is an internal trans problem. Anyone ever see the carrier bearings go on a 5spd?