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Sloane,
I can't comment on your specific vibration, but you did mention the
tire situation.
Echoing John C. here; I put a set of Yoko Avid Touring-S tires on my
original steel wheels a while back, and it made a huge
difference. It eliminated the vast majority of vibrations, shimmy,
thumping, and generally improved the handling too. Ok-- the latter
we might expect, merely due to new treads anyway... but I was amazed
how much smoother and quieter the car was especially in the region of
45-60 mph. My hubs and front suspension and u-joints are pretty much
original, too.
If nothing else, you might more easily detect some other more subtle
problems if you do the new tires first-- which you will do sooner or
later, anyway. I know there are other similar comments by listers in
the archives. Good luck,
--Glenn / San Diego
74.5
At 06:48 PM 8/23/2016, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>
>This summer the Six has developed a strange vibration. I'll try to describe.
>
>
>Seems to come and go, mostly around 50-ish mph. Feel it in the
>seat-of-pants. Doesn't really feel like a U-joint but I'm not sure.
>Rear hubs were rebuilt a couple years ago. Rear axle U-joints were
>replaced with hub rebuild, but drive shaft U-joints haven't been
>done. Seems like one of the drive shaft U-joints may have been done
>years before but can't remember. Front end was rebuilt about 5
>years ago, not sure if front bearings were done then, think so.
>Tires are near end-of-life. Need to be replaced due to age and tread
>is thin but just haven't done it yet. No accompanying noise, just a
>new strange tingle in the butt. (haha)
>
>
>Any ideas?
>
>
>Sloane
>
>69 Six
>
>72 Spit
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<font size=3>Sloane,<br>
I can't comment on your specific vibration, but you did mention the tire
situation.<br><br>
Echoing John C. here; I put a set of Yoko Avid Touring-S tires on
my original steel wheels a while back, and it made a huge
difference. It eliminated the vast majority of vibrations,
shimmy, thumping, and generally improved the handling too. Ok-- the
latter we might expect, merely due to new treads anyway... but I was
amazed how much smoother and quieter the car was especially in the region
of 45-60 mph. My hubs and front suspension and u-joints are pretty much
original, too.<br><br>
If nothing else, you might more easily detect some other more subtle
problems if you do the new tires first-- which you will do sooner or
later, anyway. I know there are other similar comments by listers
in the archives. Good luck,<br><br>
--Glenn / San Diego<br>
74.5 <br><br>
At 06:48 PM 8/23/2016, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Guys,<br><br>
This summer the Six has developed a strange vibration. I'll try to
describe. <br><br>
<br>
Seems to come and go, mostly around 50-ish mph. Feel it in the
seat-of-pants. Doesn't really feel like a U-joint but I'm not sure. Rear
hubs were rebuilt a couple years ago. Rear axle U-joints were replaced
with hub rebuild, but drive shaft U-joints haven't been done. Seems like
one of the drive shaft U-joints may have been done years before but can't
remember. Front end was rebuilt about 5 years ago, not sure if
front bearings were done then, think so. Tires are near end-of-life. Need
to be replaced due to age and tread is thin but just haven't done it yet.
No accompanying noise, just a new strange tingle in the butt.
(haha)<br><br>
<br>
Any ideas? <br><br>
<br>
Sloane <br><br>
69 Six<br><br>
72 Spit</font></blockquote></body>
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