Rumble strip vibration

[flintknapper]

Thank you for your knowledge! I am going to have the driveshafts balanced and replace the u joints ( just because ) if there is a superior brand of u joint please let me know. This may end up being a springtime project . My only heated garage space has a 73 vette with 32 coats of laquor so it never sees a cold or rainy day.

OEM U-Joints for this application for sure.

Love to see that Vette. I can imagine that lacquer paint job is a mile deep. Nothing shines or looks as deep as multi-coats of laquer paint properly applied and sanded between coats. Final coat cut and buffed will knock you out! But it needs to stay out of the sun and weather.

My favorite year models are actually the two years proceeding yours '71-'72 but yours is no doubt a nice one.

Friend of mine has Alan Bean's (Astronaut) original '69 Vette. Easily a 7 figure vehicle now.

 

[Senbukan]

OEM U-Joints for this application for sure.

Love to see that Vette. I can imagine that lacquer paint job is a mile deep. Nothing shines or looks as deep as multi-coats of laquer paint properly applied and sanded between coats. Final coat cut and buffed will knock you out! But it needs to stay out of the sun and weather.

My favorite year models are actually the two years proceeding yours '71-'72 but yours is no doubt a nice one.

Friend of mine has Alan Bean's (Astronaut) original '69 Vette. Easily a 7 figure vehicle now.View attachment 2587914View attachment 2587915

 

[Senbukan]

OEM U-Joints for this application for sure.

Love to see that Vette. I can imagine that lacquer paint job is a mile deep. Nothing shines or looks as deep as multi-coats of laquer paint properly applied and sanded between coats. Final coat cut and buffed will knock you out! But it needs to stay out of the sun and weather.

My favorite year models are actually the two years proceeding yours '71-'72 but yours is no doubt a nice one.

Friend of mine has Alan Bean's (Astronaut) original '69 Vette. Easily a 7 figure vehicle now.View attachment 2587914View attachment 2587915

If you zoom you can see the 24k gold flecks in the paint . It has 4oz of gold in the paint .

 

[Senbukan]

If you zoom you can see the 24k gold flecks in the paint . It has 4oz of gold in the paint .

Alan Bean's vette super cool!!!

 

[Senbukan]

Bad U-joints on one of the driveshafts. What speed does the vibration occur and does the vibration get more intensity as speed increases?

 

[Senbukan]

It happens at any speed. I dont think it gets worse but i immediately slow down and it stops

 

[clx16]

If you can have a sensation as to which side or corner that would help. I've had that happen on vehicles with bad tie rod ends, as well as vehicles with tire defects. Grabbing the tire and trying to rock it back and forth might help tell you something, running your hand on the tread of the tires might help you narrow it down, and jacking up one tire at a time to see if you can get any movement with your hands pushing/pulling at 9 and 3 o'clock. any kinda pull both before it starts or during would be interesting too. Then of course there are those nuts that everyone should be checking fairly regularly under the steering knuckle.

 

[Senbukan]

If you can have a sensation as to which side or corner that would help. I've had that happen on vehicles with bad tie rod ends, as well as vehicles with tire defects. Grabbing the tire and trying to rock it back and forth might help tell you something, running your hand on the tread of the tires might help you narrow it down, and jacking up one tire at a time to see if you can get any movement with your hands pushing/pulling at 9 and 3 o'clock. any kinda pull both before it starts or during would be interesting too. Then of course there are those nuts that everyone should be checking fairly regularly under the steering knuckle.

It doesn't really seem to be side specific but if I was going to guess I'd say it probably feels more from the left than the right

 

[Senbukan]

It doesn't really seem to be side specific but if I was going to guess I'd say it probably feels more from the left than the right

It seems to happen on deceleration not acceleration. It is more left side as well