bad vibration while driving?
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bad vibration while driving?
i was test driving an fc today, and starting at about 15mph the car started to vibrate pretty bad. it felt like it was coming from the rear of the car, and my first thought was either cv joints, or the wheel bearings. has anyone had this happen in their car? i need to know the problem, because this could be the deciding factor if i'm going to buy this car.
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s4, 5sp, 5lug, and i'm not sure of the year. 145k miles. there are no badges on it besides "mazda" and "rx-7" so i don't know if its a gxl, or gtu or what have ya.
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Ok two possibilitys 1, your rear tranny mount has given up the ghost. Usually unlikely unless you have been flogging the car. 2, you have a bad U-joint either front or rear. THis condtion may or may not clunk when wiggling the U-joints. As in my case the rear U-joint just simply froze up.
Used replacements are easy to get, or you can get a rebuilt driveshaft for about 120-180.
Used replacements are easy to get, or you can get a rebuilt driveshaft for about 120-180.
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