Date:         Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:35:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Vibration in '85 Westy
Comments: To: Dave <dboan@BLUECRAB.ORG>
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Check your front trans mount - this can cause problems similar to this.
Also, rotate your tires to see if the problem changes. Or, at the very least,
spin each tire on the van with it jacked up, and look for lumps in the tread.
A broken belt can also cause vibration, but should be very noticeable if
moved to the front. It should also have been caught during balancing, but
not always...

On 28 Sep 2003 at 16:26, Dave <dboan@BLUECRAB.ORG> wrote:

> I have an '85 Westy with a persistent vibration in both the car body and
> the steering wheel that starts at about 45mph.
>
> It has been a problem for about a year and slowly getting worse.  I
> wrote about it a few months ago after I installed Go Westy alloy wheels
> and the vibration did not go away.  I got some good feedback from this
> list that if I was sure the wheels were balanced then I needed to look
> at the suspension.  My mechanic says the wheel bearings, cv joints etc
> are all in good shape and referred me to a good tire shop.  They found
> two of my new wheels out of balance and did a "forced balance", meaning
> moving the tire on the rim.  That helped, but it is still there.  One
> odd thing - it is worse when accelerating and decreases when I take my
> foot off the gas pedal.
>
> I am guessing I have bad motor mounts.
>
> Has anyone ever run into anything like this?
>
> BTW, I have four steel 14" rims if anyone wants to come and get them.
>
> Dave Boan
> dboan@bluecrab.org
> Easton, MD
>

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Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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