blade970
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- Apr 4, 2009
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Billings,
Montana
So, I am driving along(interstate) and I hear a loud noise, crap thundering under my car, just sounded like rocks being kicked around so no biggie.
Pull off at the exit about 45 miles down, press on the brake and the car starts shaking like a doped up squirrel. Maybe super warped rotor? Wheel freaking out?
Pull into a gas station and check the sitch.
Remove all 4 wheels, check rotors, replace wheels, head towards my destination.
The car is still shaking like mad, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, get on the interstate, 5th gear...
Shaking starts to die around 75 mph, and is only intermittent between 60 and 75.
Finish the 25 miles to the cabin, not really wanting to see what happens tomorrow.
When I go to head home, same thing, super shaky. The power feels like it went through the floor too.
Rev the car up, boost fine. 13 lbs all day. And at full boost I feel like I would lose a race to my 1990 Sunbird with a bad cylinder.
The car is a 1990 talon AWD, no mods that would affect anything, engine still sounds great, no misfires, no codes, great compression. I looked under the car and everything seems to be fine.
My only guess is maybe the transfer case went? So it is still putting some power to the front wheels through the transmission allowing the vehicle to be driven? But every time I heard of Xcases dying the rear tires locked up and people's cars almost killed them. Can an Xcase just stop working and spin freely without catching the driveshaft?
Ideas?
Please and thanks.
~Michael
Pull off at the exit about 45 miles down, press on the brake and the car starts shaking like a doped up squirrel. Maybe super warped rotor? Wheel freaking out?
Pull into a gas station and check the sitch.
Remove all 4 wheels, check rotors, replace wheels, head towards my destination.
The car is still shaking like mad, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, get on the interstate, 5th gear...
Shaking starts to die around 75 mph, and is only intermittent between 60 and 75.
Finish the 25 miles to the cabin, not really wanting to see what happens tomorrow.
When I go to head home, same thing, super shaky. The power feels like it went through the floor too.
Rev the car up, boost fine. 13 lbs all day. And at full boost I feel like I would lose a race to my 1990 Sunbird with a bad cylinder.
The car is a 1990 talon AWD, no mods that would affect anything, engine still sounds great, no misfires, no codes, great compression. I looked under the car and everything seems to be fine.
My only guess is maybe the transfer case went? So it is still putting some power to the front wheels through the transmission allowing the vehicle to be driven? But every time I heard of Xcases dying the rear tires locked up and people's cars almost killed them. Can an Xcase just stop working and spin freely without catching the driveshaft?
Ideas?
Please and thanks.
~Michael