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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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Question friend of mine havin vibrations above 3k in neutral...
12A that vibrates around 3000 rpms... it makes the inside of the car almost sound like when you have a bad diff, that howling sound, that's wha he tld me it's stock btw
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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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more details. perhaps a bad mount or bad wheel bearings. more info
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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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it's in neutral that it does it though he tld me i'll ask him in a few for more details though
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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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I would start by checking your his ignitors, had much the same problem once.
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Pilot Bearing...
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Old May 3, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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try the 4 bolts that hold the clutch fan too.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 07:54 AM
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transmission mount or crossmember as some call it. My car was vibrating bad both in neutral and driving ~3000, replaced that mount, and it was like driving in heaven. Ultrasmootheness.
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Most likely the tranny mount. Mine did the same thing and it fixed it.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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Most likely the tranny mount. Mine did the same thing and it fixed it.
cheap too. my box was touching the chassis hehe.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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sounds like its time for a new engine IF there is loss of power. check the compression
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aight thx guys...he's gonna check the tranny mount 2morrow an i'll let u guys know how it went
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