projekteg

dude, i had the same problem a couple months ago, it feels like the whole car is rocking side to side and the faster you go the faster it gets, do you notice your shifter shaking too? any ways i replace a rim and tire, a spindle, and the driver side axle before i realized it was my intermediate shaft :P

imadouche

---- how hard was it to do?

imadouche

yeah it was aligned

projekteg

you just have to take your driver side axle off, the there are three bolts that hold the bracket for the intermediate shaft, after you get those off, you just pull it out of the tranny, my frien let me do it at his shop, so i had access to a lift, i may be a pain in the *** on jackstands :P

imadouche

i have a brand new tranny in my garage that ive been meaning to put in for a while but i still am not sure it thats it because the steering wheel only shakes from 65 to 70 before and after that it is fine that is why i think it is the axles like it is speed wobble or something and at 20 to about 25 mph it rocks back and forth whether im slowing down or speeding up its like sitting in a rocking chair

88crxSi

yah to mention, did u check hubs/spindles as well.. could have made a hub an oval shape and that would cause a bump one way and then the other way at the normal sidee of the hub.

imadouche

ill check it out if you havent noticed though im praying that it is axles cause when i put the new tranny in im probably getting new ones but that wont be for another month and a half

Chacko

This could be potentially one of three things as far as I see it.

1) Bad wheel/tire on either side (from runout)
2) Bad axles
3) Car is falling out of alignment

Get your car lifted and look at the rod in between your two axles by the side of the transmission (this is your inter. shaft) see if its leaking grease or has any torn boot damage. It may be an internal problem (not visible).

Try starting the car with it secured on jackstands, get a friend that you can trust to turn the wheels side to side (and accelerate lightly on the gas). While the wheels are turning pay attention to strange clicking sounds or sounds of compression in the shaft. If it doesn't sound 'normal' then replace it. Do not do this for an extended period of time you can cause damage to your suspension components.


I'd have your cars alignment checked out again as well; it may be falling out of alignment quickly do to a bad suspension part or perhaps a suspension part that is not secured to factory specifications.

Lastly you can check your 'wheel' out for damage by having someone pry off the tire (at a shop) and inspecting it for any warping. It may be easiest to have them put it on the machine that is used for balancing tires and see if you can visually notice any 'bouncing' in the wheel. This will very easily cause your whole car to shake.

Good luck.

projekteg

dude just get some cheap remanufactured axles from advanced auto parts, they're like 50 bucks each and they have a lifetime warranty, whenever one of mine starts to go, i just take it out and take it up there and get a new one for free. been doing this for about a year now.

Turbodelsolman

Besides the curb you just hit, has your car ever been in a accident?