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Old 03-17-04, 02:34 PM
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Car shakes above 40mph

I dont know why, but my car shakes pretty bad going 40 mph, it just happened today. It shakes my whole car pretty bad and i dont know why, anyone have any ideas? Could it be a U-Joint? How would i check to see if it was a U-Joint.
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It could be a U-Joint, a failing tire, that squirrell you hit, whatever. Check everything.
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Or just a clump of dirt stuck on the inside of a wheel.

You should be able to feel if it's driveline or suspension related.
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check all your lugs make sure they are tight. and do what they said above
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More then likely it's the front U joint on the driveshaft. But you'll need to lift up the car and inspect the entire drivetrain to make sure.
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things to look for to diagnose strange vibrations

1) Is it in the seat or in the steering wheel... If the steering wheel = most like your front wheels... only feel it when you hit the brakes and mostly in the steering wheel = front brakes

If in the seat and not in the steering wheel = drivetrain or rear wheels.. Only feel it in the seat when you hit the brakes= rear wheels

2) grab the shifter.... if the shifter seems to be vibrating more that the rest of the car... drivetrain.. Push in the clutch... still there = clutch, driveshaft, punkin Not there = engine/ flywheel
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my Buddies drive shaft actually came lose on his 88N/A... id check the drive shaft... not sure if you were aware but i dont believe it a replacable U-Joint... good luck!
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i doubt this will help, but i was having some fun in hte snow in my dads car and it started shaking when i got back on clear roads going 45. i pulled over and cleaned out all the snow around the steering thing going to each front wheel and it didnt do it anymore.
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could be the tires...on my dad's accord the steel belts actually separated and there was a nasty vibration in the front end (the belts broke on the front tire)

wheel may be out of balance...valve stem counter balance may have shifted or fallen off
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could be your tires are out of balance check that too to see if the weight is still there
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alright i am going to check all those thing tomorrow, thanx for all the responses if anyone else has any more ideas feel free to let me know what else to look for.
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