Ian,
I havent seen anyone encourage you to check out the differential mounting pins,
especially the right front.? The symptoms you describe could be caused by a
cracked mount if it has gotten really bad, especially letting your foot off the
accelerator.? A good inspection of the entire rear end is a good idea at this
point.? Let us know what you find.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
2002 Mini Cooper S
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Breyer <ianbreyer@yahoo.com>
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:16 am
Subject: [6pack] rear end vibration
Hi all. I hope you guys can provide some insight.
My 72 tr6 has been shaking pretty bad. It seams to be be coming from the rear
of
the car and is most noticeable when doing 50mph or more especially when I let
my
foot off the accelerator. The car also seams very jumpy around town when I hit
bumps. Incidentally it started after I had the rear wheels off to bleed the
brakes. I thought maybe I hadn't tightened the wheels properly so I took them
off and retightened them. I have checked tire pressure and the tires are pretty
new so I don't really think this is the problem and that the timing of the two
problems was just a coincidence. When I had the wheels off I took a look at the
rear shocks and springs. They are old but nothing looked broken or disconnected
as far as I could tell. I wasn't able to check out the u-joints or rear end.
I am leaning towards having the rear suspension rebuilt as I have all the parts
on hand.
I can't completely rule out the front end as there is some vibration in the
steering column but it feels to me that this is being transmitted to the
steering wheel from the whole car shaking rather than the front end being the
problem. I have driven cars with alignment issues and this feels different to
me.
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Ian
Ian Breyer
72 TR6
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