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Alex Rodriguez - 22 Feb 2005 19:40 GMT

Recently I started to get a vibration in a 1988 Accord. The car has 65k miles
on it. I'm pretty sure the vibration started suddenly and was not something
that gradually got worse. As you approach 55mph the vibration starts to be
noticeable. Sometimes the vibration will go away for a little bit and then
come back. I did notice that if I accelerate, the vibration goes away until
I reach a steady speed, then the vibration comes back. I already tried
swapping the wheels front to back and also got all the wheels balanced, the
vibration is still present, although it seems to have lessened a bit after the
balance. This weekend I'm going to take a closer look at the car. Anyone
have an ideas on where to start looking? TIA
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Alex

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Bror Jace - 23 Feb 2005 03:26 GMT

Alex,
Speed-specific vibrations often have to do with wheel imbalance. You
might have thrown a wheel weight, for example

I've also experienced this when I park with my wheels slightly buried
in a snow bank. Enough snow/ice sticks to the wheel in one spot and
re-freezes. That extra weight on a wheel can produce a vibration which
will shake a filling loose at certain speeds between 40-60mph.

Good luck,

--- Bror Jace

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Alex Rodriguez - 23 Feb 2005 18:56 GMT

>Alex,
>Speed-specific vibrations often have to do with wheel imbalance. You
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>re-freezes. That extra weight on a wheel can produce a vibration which
>will shake a filling loose at certain speeds between 40-60mph.

Thanks, but I don' think that is it. First thing I did was swap the front
tires with the rears. No difference. Next thing I did was get all 4 tires
balanced. A very minor improvement.
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Alex

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