jgedde
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- Joined
- May 17, 2016
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- Location
- Middle Island, NY
- First Name
- John
- Vehicle(s)
- 2015 GT Premium PP, M6, Triple Yellow
Latest development in my vibe saga... I'm one of the guys who fixed my own vibe using the hose clamp method. I've been vibe free for a year. That is, until today. I just finished a clutch install (Mantic) so my DS was out.
Put it all back together and guess what? I had vibe!!!
Brought the car home, jacked it up with the intent of adjusting the hose clamp to rid myself of the vibe. I wanted to use a new clamp so I took the clamp off that I had installed a year ago. I figured I'd see what happened without it. Imagine my surprise to find that the vibe was gone with the hose clamp off!
So, now I'm hose clamp and vibe free. All I really did was remove and replace the driveshaft. My theory is now that the center u-joint bracket's location is critical.
Something to try you guys with vibe: get under there and loosen the two 13mm bolts holding the driveshaft center bearing bracket. Allow the whole bracket to find its own location while spinning the driveshaft (neutral with rear wheels off the ground). Find the location for the bracket that results in the least bracket wiggling as the DS is rotated. Re-tighten the two bolts and give her a go...
John
Put it all back together and guess what? I had vibe!!!
Brought the car home, jacked it up with the intent of adjusting the hose clamp to rid myself of the vibe. I wanted to use a new clamp so I took the clamp off that I had installed a year ago. I figured I'd see what happened without it. Imagine my surprise to find that the vibe was gone with the hose clamp off!
So, now I'm hose clamp and vibe free. All I really did was remove and replace the driveshaft. My theory is now that the center u-joint bracket's location is critical.
Something to try you guys with vibe: get under there and loosen the two 13mm bolts holding the driveshaft center bearing bracket. Allow the whole bracket to find its own location while spinning the driveshaft (neutral with rear wheels off the ground). Find the location for the bracket that results in the least bracket wiggling as the DS is rotated. Re-tighten the two bolts and give her a go...
John
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