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Drive shaft going?

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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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Drive shaft going?

My friend has an 86 and it vibrates the whole car pretty bad between 3 and 4 k rpms. Is this from the u joint in the drive shaft or what could it be? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 01:29 AM
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Up to this point its not been that irritating but now that he's getting ready to mod i think this is something that should be addressed first. Btw he recently had his clutch replaced. He's either going to get a driveshaft or the corksport exhaust. thanks
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 12:28 PM
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Does it vibrate 3/4000 in each gear or only in 4th,5th?
Vibrate when engine speed increased to 3/4000 in neutral?
You can do a search on driveshaft vibration in 2nd generation.....Lots of information
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 12:33 PM
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If it turns out to be the ujoint, i got a driveshaft that has a new ujoint for sale
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 02:30 PM
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Is the vibe RPM dependant or speed dependant?

If it is speed dependant, then it's probably the driveshaft.

If it's RPM dependant, it's something else.
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 10:27 PM
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I tend to think its more speed dependant. At about 40 or 50 mph.
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