Re: Vibration under acceleration

From: Tony Sarro (tonyms@acadiacom.net)
Date: Mon Jun 08 1998 - 23:07:09 EDT


My truck did the same thing. It would shake really bad at any speed. I
could go around a left hand corner and not touch the steering wheel. The
front tires had a large separation...no big deal I wanted new tires and this
gave me a damn good reason.
Tony Sarro
tonyms@acadiacom.net
-----Original Message-----
From: NugentMD@gte.net <NugentMD@gte.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 9:27 PM
Subject: DML: Vibration under acceleration

>Had the engine checked out - no problems found. The garage suspects
U-joints.
>Symptom: vigorous shaking at a rate about equal to as fast as you can shake
your fist up and down 6" or so.
>Could a torque converter give this symptom? Happens worst at about 2000rpm
in second or about 30 mph.
>
>Aside from tire balance, what else should I check?
>
>See my page for details on the truck
(http://home1.gte.net/nugentmd/dakota.htm) - thanks.
>
>Mike
>Kent, WA
>



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