ok well im gettin a wicked vibration in 2nd gear that disappears in all other gears and it usaully happens 2500 rpms or higher
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Why do people always suggest junkyard? Wouldn't they be really close to failure? Especially since the car was... junked?
I'm in the same boat. Just replaced my CSB after a strong vibration started occurring at the 2500-3k range (happens in all gears, at all speeds, but mostly under load, especially up-hill). That god rid of about 80% of the vibration, but under heavy load at 2500 it still vibs/thumps a bit, but not nearly as badly. One thing I noticed was motor mounts looked tired, the passenger side one actually looked like it started sheering at the top (ordered a new set from E30 Racer, just waiting for them), so that could also be the cause of the vibration. Tranny mounts are bimmerworld hard rubber, great condition.
Another thing that I noticed while the car was on jack stands was that my driver side rear jack point doesn't settle onto the jack stand, it just hangs about 1 inch in the air. While I was pre-loading the CSB I was staring down the length of my DS and it looked as though it was cocked off to one side, it looked like a good 5° off (very well could have been the poor lighting at the time, and the fact that I hadn't eatin in a good 10 hours). It also looked like the DS was very slightly pulling to the driver side. My driver side door is very hard to open once on jack stands. My carfax doesn't come up with any accident reports, and I'm pretty sure all the body panels are original. I'm considering driving the front end up on ramps (although the exhaust would be nearly impossible to deal with) and preloading while the rear wheels are loaded up. If that doesn't work I'm going to have to order a rebuilt drive shaft, which really effing sucks.
I should also get my rear wheels balanced, got my front ones done before a 500 mile round trip and apparently they were way off. NEVER ENDS!Last edited by Kilomph; 11-22-2008, 08:12 AM.
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Originally posted by accident View PostYou dont need to replace the driveshaft to replace the CSB...
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You dont need to replace the driveshaft to replace the CSB...The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL
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Originally posted by Kilomph View PostWhy do people always suggest junkyard? Wouldn't they be really close to failure? Especially since the car was... junked?
Some people spend thousands on their car just to finally smack it into a wall and die...then the car goes to the 'yard....then someone finds the good goodies, cheap!
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