serious vibration over 55 mph...PLEASE HELP

[dezel29]

hey guys, just took a holiday trip to ohio, about 900 miles...about 3/4 way into georgia the car started shaking like a tire had seperated. pulled over and the tires are perfect. took it back on the highway and still doin it. but not constant, it does it then it doesnt. it starts at 55 and stops around 75...though it has come and gone over that speed also.

when u disengage the clutch it stops. i just rebuilt the clutch master before we left. no other problems other than that. this thing will shake u to death.

98 GS, 5 sp....the whole car shakes, not just the steering wheel, the wife popped her head out thw window to check the tires and nothing odd there.

please help, thanks

 

[kqodprez]

Dude make sure that the transmission is bolted on tight!!! The same thing happened to me and I found out that little 10mm bolt at the back of the tranny had fell out. This led to the transmission shifting and eventually destroying the clutch plate. So make sure you check the tranny and the BJ's!!!

 

[dezel29]

any updates

well i have been all through this car, had it at the shop gettin checked too...the only thing anyone can find wrong is the drivers side hub is starting to wear. so i plan on putting a new one on this weekend hopefully and pray that is it.

 

[eclipse_spyder_]

I am having the same problem with my 98 eclipse spyder..Any suggestions on what is could be? im pretty sure its my two back tires that are worn down real bad and im looking at replacing them with some nitto gens

 

[1995gsx20g]

Dude make sure that the transmission is bolted on tight!!! The same thing happened to me and I found out that little 10mm bolt at the back of the tranny had fell out. This led to the transmission shifting and eventually destroying the clutch plate. So make sure you check the tranny and the BJ's!!!

+2 my car came with a blown clutch and didnt come with the 10mm bolt so thats how that happened.


- good choice because its not worth paying to get them balanced when they are bald. new tires should take care of it. it will handle like a dream for like 7k then its ehh. its just how it goes

 

[wraoffroad]

It sounds like bad ball joints or a bad wheel bearing for the problem to show up at different speeds. when my wheel bearings went bad it shook at around 55

 

[Metalpunk68]

Jack Up the car and try and pull the tires back and forth if theres play chances are its your wheel bearings..trust me ive had a DSM from hell everything that could break did break ...also this may seem stupid but make sure your wheels arent loose

 

[sickficious]

Definitly a broken tire belt try taking tire off and put it on back until you get money up to change tire.....i just went threw this garbage Damn potholes !