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Drivetrain rattle/vibration

Reply #15 –
If you have access to an EVA machine, it will give you vibration frequencies, and you can do some simple math and figure out what is giving you your vibration.  The problem for you is going to be getting access to an EVA.
Matt :tg:

Drivetrain rattle/vibration

Reply #16 –
lol, yeah....  it is.  But I think once I get a chance to rotate my wheels around I'll really narrow it down.  thanks
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Drivetrain rattle/vibration

Reply #17 –
ahhh,, i see now,, you can install the rear  and the yoke / either or out of phase perse'

humm,, well,, i stand corrected and will keep that in mind from now on.

by the way,, the ford shop manual says to diagnose a vibration with a big as hose clamp.

make 4 marks on the 12 / 3 / 6 / 9 o'clock positions.
place the buckle of the hose clamp at the 12 o'clock.
if vibration gets worse,
move hose clamp to the 6 o'clock
if it gets better , relocate the buckle to the 3 o'clock or the 9

fine tune the location of the buckle, tighten and leave the hose clamp on.
 

Drivetrain rattle/vibration

Reply #18 –
Thats what I was trying to say all along!  Haha!  And yes, a big ass hose clamp works to balance a d/s, but it's a huge pain to do the trial and error thing.  Hell, its even a huge pain to do it the the EVA machine and a strobe light.  If a vibration is narrowed down to the d/s, its so much easier, and worth the $20 the d/s shop will charge you to rebalance it using welded on weights.
Matt :tg: