Car shakes REAL bad over 60mph...

Chris_H · 07-14-2001, 10:00 PM

To tell you the truth, I don't know if it does it at those speeds in another gear. the car ran fine when I was driving it in the city, and in traffic. No problems there. It was only when I got out on the interstate, and in 5th gear. I suppose I should take it out right now and see if I get the same results in 4th gear that I do in 5th, but I really don't want to do that to the car if I don't have to. Thats what gets me, is that it did pretty good in the city, but once I got it up to 60mph on the freeway, it started acting up. I figured ifi t was the flywheel, it would do it at the same RPM in any gear, but according to the tech guy at Jegs, the driveshaft would do it at any RPM and not the flywheel. I tend to feel it would be the driveshaft at certain speeds, kind of like flat spots on a tire. Once it is in a certain speed range, the tires will bounce around some. So to be honest I really don't know what the problem is here. You guys are helping out a lot, because I am still pretty new to this.

Chris

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07-14-2001, 10:00 PM	#11
Chris_H Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: New Mexico Posts: 488	To tell you the truth, I don't know if it does it at those speeds in another gear. the car ran fine when I was driving it in the city, and in traffic. No problems there. It was only when I got out on the interstate, and in 5th gear. I suppose I should take it out right now and see if I get the same results in 4th gear that I do in 5th, but I really don't want to do that to the car if I don't have to. Thats what gets me, is that it did pretty good in the city, but once I got it up to 60mph on the freeway, it started acting up. I figured ifi t was the flywheel, it would do it at the same RPM in any gear, but according to the tech guy at Jegs, the driveshaft would do it at any RPM and not the flywheel. I tend to feel it would be the driveshaft at certain speeds, kind of like flat spots on a tire. Once it is in a certain speed range, the tires will bounce around some. So to be honest I really don't know what the problem is here. You guys are helping out a lot, because I am still pretty new to this. Chris