6th Gen ('00-'05): Viabration in axle?
#1
Viabration in axle?
Hello Gang. I have noticed a slight but annoying vibration in my '01 SS MC. When I accelerate moderately to hard and turn the steering wheel to the right I pickup a vibration from the front. The vibration goes away if I steer straight or to the left. I am thinking it's int the left front drive axle. Have any of you experienced something like this? How hard is it to change the axle?
#3
Thanks Mike. I will give it a try myself. I just had the car inspected yesterday at a good friend/mechanic's shop and ask him to double check that. He jacked it up again and inspected it like you said. He said it felt good. I will try it myself tonight, how much play should I feel?
Last edited by GTHSS; 08-28-2014 at 11:29 AM.
#6
Good Morning Mike. I rolled my SS into my shop yesterday to change the oil and check the hub. I could not get any play out of the hub. It felt like a new one. I did notice that the axle boot or cv joint boot closest to the trans-axle is cracked and has been leaking. I may plan to replace the hub and joints when I replace the boot. Do you think that's overkill?
#7
I had a similar issue on my 03 SS. I can't recall which way exactly is vibrated but when accelerating and esp on turning I think was to the right I would get an annoying vibration. Let off the gas and vibration went away. But soon as applied any throttle the vibration came back. It got worse and worse over time.
I went to visually look at the axles and all boots were intact, couldn't feel and obvious slop in the wheels. But once jack the car up on stands I could tell maybe 1/4 inch play in the hub bearing. So I decided to change both hubs while I had the tools out and both axles too. You can buy new complete axles for like $65 each. Versus taking the axle out any ways and trying to replace the boot and grease and still have wore joints.
Maybe a little overkill but the job was done right and no more vibration
I think in parts I had like $250 between both hubs and both axles. I did it myself took like 3 hours start to finish.
I just figured if the one side was starting to wear, the other wouldn't be far behind lol
I went to visually look at the axles and all boots were intact, couldn't feel and obvious slop in the wheels. But once jack the car up on stands I could tell maybe 1/4 inch play in the hub bearing. So I decided to change both hubs while I had the tools out and both axles too. You can buy new complete axles for like $65 each. Versus taking the axle out any ways and trying to replace the boot and grease and still have wore joints.
Maybe a little overkill but the job was done right and no more vibration
I think in parts I had like $250 between both hubs and both axles. I did it myself took like 3 hours start to finish.
I just figured if the one side was starting to wear, the other wouldn't be far behind lol
Last edited by Aerocoupe86; 08-31-2014 at 07:22 AM.