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Old 03-02-2004, 11:50 AM
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Speed determined shaking

I have a strange case of shaking that occurs between 60-90mph, then goes away above 90mph. It's not the rotors, they're new. It's not the balance, I just had it done. What could it be?
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Old 03-02-2004, 11:54 AM
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alignment, cv axles, tranny (worst case scenario) bearings, cant think of anything else my mind went back
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Old 03-02-2004, 12:53 PM
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Tires..........
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Old 03-02-2004, 02:53 PM
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u know i have a similar problem except it does it once i turn on overdrive. i have brand new tires, new control arm, new axles and a new tranny from a '94 GXE. but this vibration even did it when i had my old tranny and it still does it when i swapped it out with the '94 tranny. after i turn on the overdrive and step on the gas it stops and when i cruise it'll come back so i let go of the gas and then step on it and it goes away. it only does this when i activate overdrive though. so up to this point i still don't know what the hell it is???
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Old 03-02-2004, 06:43 PM
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On my winter set of wheels one of the tires was flat to i just used a bunch of fix-a-flat and its been fine. But that stuff made my car shake from 65-75. I didnt want to get a new tire cause they are just winter tires.
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Old 03-02-2004, 08:41 PM
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Tranny and tires have been checked and they are least probable to cause this. Axles aren't busted either. Alignment is moderately off, so are the bearings because there is a slight humming noise. I don't want to change bearings yet since it's expensive and noise still tolerable.

I was wondering if there's a known specific problem that causes shaking in a certain speed range?
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Old 03-02-2004, 09:15 PM
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CV shafts may be on its last mile. usually the tires cause this/ balance.... but if you are sure its not tires then check the CV's. easy to replace not much money. my mech did them for me $160 each side installed. 1/2 hr to install each side. thats the only other thing that causes this at certain speeds
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